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Mark 9:30-50

30Going onἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831from thereG2547,they passedπαρεπορεύοντοpareporeuontoG3899throughδιὰdiaG1223τῆςtēsG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056.ButG2532Jesusdid not wantοὐκ ἤθελενouk ēthelenG3756 G2309ἵναinaG2443anyoneτιςtisG5100to knowγνοῖ·gnoiG1097,

31becauseγὰρgarG1063He was teachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321HisαὐτοῦautouG846τοὺςtousG3588disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101καὶkaiG2532.He toldG2036themαὐτοῖςautoisG846ὅτιhotiG3754, “TheὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444will be deliveredπαραδίδοταιparadidotaiG3860intoεἰςeisG1519thehandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444καὶkaiG2532.They will killἀποκτενοῦσινapoktenousinG615Himαὐτόν,autonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532ἀποκτανθεὶςapoktantheisG615afterμετὰmetaG3326threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250He will riseἀναστήσεται.anastēsetaiG450.”

32ButδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they did not understandἠγνόουνēgnoounG50thisτὸtoG3588statementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487,andκαὶkaiG2532they were afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399to askἐπερωτῆσαι.¶eperōtēsaiG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846about it.

33ThenΚαὶKaiG2532they cameἦλθονēlthonG2064toεἰςeisG1519CapernaumΚαφαρναούμ·KapharnaoumG2584καὶkaiG2532.While Jesus wasγενόμενοςgenomenosG1096inἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614,He askedἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905themαὐτούς·autousG846, “WhatτίtiG5101were you discussingδιελογίζεσθε;dielogizestheG1260onἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wayὁδῷhodōG3598?”

34ButδὲdeG1161οἱhoiG3588they were silentἐσιώπων·esiōpōnG4623,forγὰρgarG1063onἐνenG1722theτῇtēaG3588wayὁδῷhodōG3598they had been arguing aboutπρὸς ἀλλήλους διελέχθησανpros allēlous dielechthēsanG1256 G4314 G240whichτίςtisG5101of them was thegreatestμείζων.¶meizōnG3173.

35ΚαὶKaiG2532Sitting downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523, JesuscalledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455theτοὺςtousG3588TwelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427andκαὶkaiG2532saidλέγειlegeiG3004αὐτοῖς·autoisG846, “IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100wantsθέλειtheleiG2309to beἔσταιestaiG1510firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413,he must beG1510thelastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078of allπάντωνpantōnG3956andκαὶkaiG2532theservantδιάκονος.diakonosG1249of allπάντωνpantōnG3956.”

36ThenκαὶkaiG2532He hadλαβὼν ἔστησενlabōn estēsenG2983 G2476a little child standπαιδίονpaidionG3813αὐτὸautoG846amongἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722 G3319themαὐτῶν,autōnG846καὶkaiG2532.Taking the child in His armsἐναγκαλισάμενος αὐτὸenagkalisamenos autoG1723 G846,He saidεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖς·autoisG846,

37“Whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302welcomesδέξηταιdexētaiG1209oneἓνhenG1520τῶνtōnG3588of theseτοιούτωνtoioutōnG5108little childrenπαιδίωνpaidiōnG3813inἐπὶepiG1909MyG1473τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686welcomesδέχεται·dechetaiG1209MeG1473,andκαὶkaiG2532whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302welcomesδέχηται,dechētaiG1209MeG1473welcomesδέχεταιdechetaiG1209not onlyοὐκoukG3756MeG1473,butἀλλὰallaG235theτὸνtonG3588Onewho sentἀποστείλαντάaposteilantaG649MeG1473.”

38ὁhoG3588JohnἸωάννης·IōannēsG2491saidἜφηEphēG5346to HimαὐτῷautōG846, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we sawG3708someoneτιναtinaG5100elseG3739 G3756 G190 G1473driving outἐκβάλλονταekballontaG1544demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140inἐνenG1722YourσουsouG4771τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,andκαὶkaiG2532we tried to stopἐκωλύομενekōluomenG2967himαὐτὸνautonG846,becauseὅτιhotiG3754 G3756he does not accompanyG190usG1473.”

39“Do notμὴmēG3361stopκωλύετεkōlueteG2967himαὐτόν·autonG846δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588,”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedεἶπεν·eipenG2036. “ForγάρgarG1063ἐστινestinG1510no oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762whoὃςhosG3739performsποιήσειpoiēseiG4160a miracleδύναμινdunaminG1411inἐπὶepiG1909MyG1473τῷtōG3588nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686canδυνήσεταιdunēsetaiG1410turn aroundταχὺtachuG5035andκαὶkaiG2532speak evil ofκακολογῆσαίkakologēsaiG2551MeG1473.

40ForγὰρgarG1063whoeverὃςhosG3739isἔστινestinG1510notοὐκoukG3756againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596usG1473isἐστιν.estinG1510forὑπὲρhuperG5228usG1473.

41IndeedγὰρgarG1063,if anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302givesποτίσῃpotisēG4222youὑμᾶςhumasG4771evena cupποτήριονpotērionG4221of waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204becauseὅτιhotiG3754you bearἐν ἐστε,en esteG1510 G1722the nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686of ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771ὅτιhotiG3754,he will never loseοὐ μὴ ἀπολέσῃou mē apolesēG3756 G3361 G622hisαὐτοῦ.autouG846τὸνtonG3588rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

42ButκαὶkaiG2532if anyoneὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302causesσκανδαλίσῃskandalisēG4624oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778τῶνtōnG3588little onesμικρῶνmikrōnG3398whoτῶνtōnG3588believeπιστευόντωνpisteuontōnG4100inεἰςeisG1519Me to stumbleἐμέ,emeG1473,it would beἐστινestinG1510betterκαλόνkalonG2570for himαὐτῷautōG846to haveμᾶλλον εἰmallon eiG1487 G3123a largeὀνικὸςonikosG3684millstoneμύλοςmulosG3458hungπερίκειταιperikeitaiG4029aroundπερὶperiG4012hisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸνtonG3588neckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137andκαὶkaiG2532to be thrownβέβληταιbeblētaiG906intoεἰςeisG1519theτὴνtēnG3588seaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281.

43καὶkaiG2532IfἐὰνeanG1437yourσεseG4771ἡhēG3588handχείρcheirG5495causes you to sinσκανδαλίζῃ σου,skandalizē souG4624 G4771,cut it offἀπόκοψον αὐτήν·apokopson autēnG609 G846.It isἐστίνestinG1510betterκαλόνkalonG2570for youσεseG4771to enterεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525 G1519τὴνtēnG3588lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222crippledκυλλὸνkullonG2948thanἢēG2228to haveἔχονταechontaG2192twoδύοduoG1417τὰςtasG3588handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495andgoἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565intoεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588hellγέεννανgeennanG1067,intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588τὸtoG3588unquenchableἄσβεστον.asbestonG762fireπῦρpurG4442.

45καὶkaiG2532IfἐὰνeanG1437yourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588footπούςpousG4228causes you to sinσκανδαλίζῃ σε,skandalizē seG4624 G4771,cut it offἀπόκοψον αὐτόν·apokopson autonG609 G846.It isἐστίνestinG1510betterκαλόνkalonG2570for youσεseG4771to enterεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525 G1519τὴνtēnG3588lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222lameχωλὸνchōlonG5560thanἢēG2228to haveἔχονταechontaG2192τοὺςtousG3588twoδύοduoG1417feetπόδαςpodasG4228andbe thrownβληθῆναιblēthēnaiG906intoεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588hellγέεννανgeennanG1067.

47AndκαὶkaiG2532ifἐὰνeanG1437yourσουsouG4771ὁhoG3588eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788causes you to sinσκανδαλίζῃ σε,skandalizē seG4624 G4771,pluck it outἔκβαλε αὐτόν·ekbale autonG1544 G846.It isἐστινestinG1510betterκαλόνkalonG2570for youσέseG4771to enterεἰσελθεῖν εἰςeiselthein eisG1525 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932τοῦtouG3588of GodθεοῦtheouG2316with one eyeμονόφθαλμονmonophthalmonG3442thanἢēG2228to haveἔχονταechontaG2192twoδύοduoG1417eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788andbe thrownβληθῆναιblēthēnaiG906intoεἰςeisG1519τὴνtēnG3588hellγέεννανgeennanG1067,

48whereὅπουhopouG3699‘theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ὁhoG3588wormσκώληξskōlēxG4663neverοὐouG3756diesτελευτᾷteleutaG5053,andκαὶkaiG2532theτὸtoG3588fireπῦρpurG4442is never quenchedοὐ σβέννυται.ou sbennutaiG3756 G4570.’

49ForγὰρgarG1063everyoneπᾶςpasG3956will be saltedἁλισθήσεταιhalisthēsetaiG233with fireπυρὶpuriG4442.

50τὸtoG3588Saltἅλας·halasG217isgoodκαλὸνkalonG2570,butδὲdeG1161ifἐὰνeanG1437theτὸtoG3588saltἅλαςhalasG217losesγένηται,genētaiG1096its saltinessἄναλονanalonG358,withἐνenG1722whatτίνιtiniG5101will you seasonἀρτύσετε;artuseteG741itαὐτὸautoG846?HaveἔχετεecheteG2192saltἅλαhalaG217amongἐνenG1722yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438,andκαὶkaiG2532be at peaceεἰρηνεύετεeirēneueteG1514withἐνenG1722one anotherἀλλήλοις.¶allēloisG240.”

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