Mark 9:2-29

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AfterG3326 sixG1803 daysG2250 JesusG2424 took withG3880 Him PeterG4074, JamesG2385, andG2532 JohnG2491, andG2532 led them upG399G846G1519 a highG5308 mountainG3735 by themselvesG2596G2398G3441. There He was transfiguredG3339 beforeG1715 themG846. 3HisG846 clothesG2440 becameG1096 radiantlyG3029G4744 whiteG3022, brighter than any laundererG1102 onG1909 earthG1093 couldG1410 bleach themG3021. 4AndG2532 ElijahG2243 and MosesG3475 appearedG3708 before themG846, talking withG4814 JesusG2424.

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PeterG4074 saidG611G3004 to JesusG2424, “RabbiG4461, it isG1510 goodG2570 for usG1473 to beG1510 hereG5602. Let us put upG4160 threeG5140 sheltersG46331—oneG1520 for YouG4771, oneG1520 for MosesG3475, andG2532 oneG1520 for ElijahG2243.” 6ForG1063 they were allG1096 so terrifiedG1630 thatG1063 Peter did not knowG3756G1492 what elseG5101 to sayG611.

7ThenG2532 a cloudG3507 appearedG1096 and envelopedG1982 themG846, andG2532 a voiceG5456 cameG1096 fromG1537 theG3588 cloudG3507: “ThisG3778 isG1510 MyG1473 belovedG27 SonG5207. ListenG191 to HimG846!” 8SuddenlyG1819, when they looked aroundG4017, they sawG3708 noG3765 oneG3762 withG3326 themG1438 exceptG235G3440 JesusG2424.

9As theyG846 were coming downG2597G1537 theG3588 mountainG3735, Jesus admonishedG1291 themG846 not to tell anyoneG1334G3367 whatG3739 they had seenG3708 untilG1487G3361G3752 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 had risenG450 fromG1537 the deadG3498. 10So they keptG2902 thisG3588 matterG3056 toG4314 themselvesG1438, discussingG4802 whatG5101 it meantG1510 to riseG450 fromG1537 the deadG3498. 11AndG2532 they askedG1905 Jesus, “Why do theG3588 scribesG1122 sayG3004 thatG3754 ElijahG2243 mustG1163 comeG2064 firstG4412?”

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He repliedG5346G846, “ElijahG2243 does indeedG3303 comeG2064 firstG4412, and he restoresG600 all thingsG3956. WhyG4459 thenG2532 is it writtenG1125 thatG2443 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 must sufferG3958 many thingsG4183 andG2532 be rejectedG1847? 13ButG235 I tellG3004 youG4771 thatG3754 ElijahG2243 has indeed comeG2532G2064, andG2532 they have doneG4160 to himG846 whateverG3745 they wishedG2309, just asG2531 it is writtenG1125 aboutG1909 himG846.”

14When they returnedG2064 toG4314 theG3588 other disciplesG3101, they sawG3708 a largeG4183 crowdG3793 aroundG4012 themG846, andG2532 scribesG1122 arguingG4802 withG4314 themG846. 15As soon asG2112 allG3956 theG3588 peopleG3793 sawG3708 Jesus, they were filled with aweG1568 andG2532 ranG4370 to greetG782 HimG846.

16“WhatG5101 are you disputingG4802 withG4314 themG848?” He askedG1905.

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SomeoneG1520 inG1537 theG3588 crowdG3793 repliedG611, “TeacherG1320, I broughtG5342G4314 YouG4771 myG1473 sonG5207, who hasG2192 a spiritG4151 that makes him muteG216. 18WheneverG3699G1437 it seizesG2638 himG846, it throws him to the groundG4486G846. He foams at the mouthG875, gnashesG5149 his teethG3599, andG2532 becomes rigidG3583.2 I askedG2036 YourG4771 disciplesG3101 toG2443 drive it outG1544G846, butG2532 they were unableG3756G2480.”

19“OG5599 unbelievingG571 generationG1074!” Jesus repliedG611. “How longG2193G4219 must I remainG1510 withG4314 youG4771? How longG2193G4219 must I put up withG430 youG4771? BringG5342 the boy toG4314 MeG1473.”

20SoG2532 they broughtG5342 himG846, andG2532 seeingG3708 Jesus, theG3588 spiritG4151 immediatelyG2112 threw the boy into a convulsionG4952G846. He fellG4098 toG1909 theG3588 groundG1093 and rolled aroundG2947, foaming at the mouthG875.

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Jesus askedG1905 the boy’s fatherG3962, “How longG4214G5550G1510G5613 has thisG3778 beenG1096 with himG846?”

“FromG1537 childhoodG3812,” he saidG2036. 22“It often throwsG4178G906 himG846 intoG1519 the fireG4442 or intoG1519 the waterG5204, tryingG2443 to killG622 himG846. ButG235 ifG1487 You canG1410 do anythingG5100, have compassionG4697 onG1909 usG1473 and helpG997 usG1473.”

23“IfG1487 You canG1410?” echoedG2036 JesusG2424. “All thingsG3956 are possibleG1415 to him whoG3588 believesG4100!”

24ImmediatelyG2112 theG3588 boy’sG3588G3813 fatherG3962 cried outG2896,3 “I do believeG4100; helpG997 myG1473 unbeliefG570!”

25WhenG1161 JesusG2424 sawG3708 thatG3754 a crowdG3793 had come runningG1998, He rebukedG2008 theG3588 uncleanG169 spiritG4151. “You deafG2974 andG2532 muteG216 spiritG4151,” He saidG3004, “IG1473 commandG2004 youG4771 to comeG1831 outG1537 andG2532 neverG3371 enterG1525G1519 him againG846.”

26After shriekingG2896 andG2532 convulsing him violentlyG4682G4183, the spirit came outG1831. The boy becameG1096 likeG5616 a corpseG3498, so thatG5620 manyG4183 saidG3004, “He is deadG599.” 27ButG1161 JesusG2424 tookG2902 himG846 by theG3588 handG5495 and helped him to his feetG1453G846, andG2532 he stood upG450.

28AfterG2532 Jesus had goneG1525 intoG1519 the houseG3624, HisG846 disciplesG3101 askedG1905 HimG846 privatelyG2596G2398, “WhyG3754 couldn’tG1410G3756 weG1473 drive it outG1544G846?”

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Jesus answeredG2036, “ThisG3778 kindG1085 cannotG1410G1722G3762 come outG1831, exceptG1487G3361 byG1722 prayerG4335.”4