New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 9

The Transfiguration

1And Jesus was sayingἔλεγενelegenG3004to them, “TrulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, there are someτινεςtinesG5100of thoseG3588who are standingἑστηκότωνhestēkotōnG2476hereG5602whoοἵτινεςoitinesG3748will not tasteγεύσωνταιgeusōntaiG1089deathθανάτουthanatouG2288untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193they seeG3708the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316after it has comeἐληλυθυῖανelēluthuianG2064with powerδυνάμει.¶dunameiG1411.”

2SixἓξhexG1803daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterμετὰmetaG3326,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424tookπαραλαμβάνειparalambaneiG3880with HimPeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andJamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385and JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,and broughtἀναφέρειanaphereiG399them up on a highὑψηλὸνhupsēlonG5308mountainὄροςorosG3735by themselvesἰδίαν μόνους.idian monousG2398 G3441.And He was transfiguredμετεμορφώθηmetemorphōthēG3339beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715them;

3andHis garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096radiantστίλβοντα,stilbontaG4744and exceedinglyλίανlianG3029whiteλευκὰleukaG3022,as noοὐouG3756laundererγναφεὺςgnapheusG1102on earthγῆςgēsG1093canδύναταιdunataiG1410whitenλευκᾶναι.leukanaiG3021them.

4ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243appearedG3708to them alongσὺνsunG4862with MosesΜωϋσεῖ,MōuseiG3475;and they were talkingσυλλαλοῦντεςsullalountesG4814with JesusἸησοῦ.IēsouG2424.

5PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidλέγειlegeiG3004to JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424, “Rabbiῥαββί,rhabbiG4461,it is goodκαλόνkalonG2570for us to be hereὧδεhōdeG5602;let us makeποιήσωμενpoiēsōmenG4160threeτρεῖςtreisG5140tabernaclesσκηνάς,skēnasG4633,oneμίανmianG1520for You, and oneμίανmianG1520for MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,and oneμίαν·mianG1520for ElijahἨλίᾳĒliaG2243.”

6For he did not knowG3609whatτίtiG5101to answerἀποκριθῇ,apokrithēaG611;for they becameἐγένοντο.¶egenontoG1096terrifiedἔκφοβοιekphoboiG1630.

7ThenG2532a cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507formedἐγένετοegenetoG1096,overshadowingἐπισκιάζουσαepiskiazousaG1982them, anda voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456cameἐγένετοegenetoG1096out of the cloudνεφέληςnephelēsG3507, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is My belovedἀγαπητός·agapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,listenἀκούετεakoueteG191to Him!”

8AllG1819at onceG1819they lookedπεριβλεψάμενοιperiblepsamenoiG4017aroundG4017and sawG3708noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762with them anymoreG3765,exceptG1508JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424aloneμόνονmononG3441.

9As they were comingG2597downG2597from the mountainὄρουςorousG3735, HegaveG1291them ordersG1291not to relateδιηγήσωνταιdiēgēsōntaiG1334to anyoneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367whatἃhaG3739they had seenG3708,untilεἰ μὴ ὅτανei mē hotanG1487 G3361 G3752the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444roseἀναστῇ.anastēaG450from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.

10TheyseizedἐκράτησανekratēsanG2902uponthat statementλόγονlogonG3056,discussingσυζητοῦντεςsuzētountesG4802with oneG1438anotherG1438whatτίtiG5101risingἀναστῆναι.anastēnaiG450from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498meantἐστινestinG1510.

11They askedἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905Him, sayingλέγοντες·legontesG3004, “Why is itthat the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004thatElijahἨλίανĒlianG2243mustδεῖdeiG1163comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064firstπρῶτον;prōtonG4413?”

12And He saidἔφηephēG5346to them,“ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243does firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413comeἐλθὼνelthōnG2064and restoreἀποκαθιστάνειapokathistaneiG600allG3956thingsπάντα·pantaG3956. And yethowπῶςpōsG4459is it writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125ofthe SonυἱὸνhuionG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444thatHe will sufferπάθῃpathēG3958manyπολλὰpollaG4183thingsG4183and be treatedG1847with contemptG1847?

13But I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243hasindeedG2532comeἐλήλυθεν,elēluthenG2064,and they didἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160to him whateverὅσαhosaG3745they wishedἤθελονēthelonG2309,justκαθὼςkathōsG2531as it is writtenγέγραπταιgegraptaiG1125of him.”

All Things Possible

14When they cameἐλθόντεςelthontesG2064backto the disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101,they sawG3708a largeπολὺνpolunG4183crowdὄχλονochlonG3793aroundπερὶperiG4012them, and somescribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122arguingσυζητοῦνταςsuzētountasG4802with them.

15ImmediatelyG2117,when the entireπᾶςpasG3956crowdὄχλοςochlosG3793sawG3708Him, they wereamazedἐξεθαμβήθησανexethambēthēsanG1568and beganrunningπροστρέχοντεςprostrechontesG4370up to greetἠσπάζοντοēspazontoG782Him.

16And He askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905them,“WhatτίtiG5101are you discussingσυζητεῖτεsuzēteiteG4802with them?”

17And oneεἷςheisG1520of the crowdὄχλουochlouG3793answeredἀπεκρίθηapekrithēG611Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,I broughtἤνεγκαēnegkaG5342You my sonυἱόνhuionG5207,possessedἔχονταechontaG2192with a spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151which makes him muteἄλαλον.alalonG216;

18andwheneverὅπουhopouG3699it seizesκαταλάβῃ,katalabēG2638him, itslamsῥήσσειrhēsseiG4486him to the groundand he foamsἀφρίζειaphrizeiG875at the mouth,and grindsτρίζειtrizeiG5149his teethὀδόνταςodontasG3599andstiffensξηραίνεται.xērainetaiG3583out. I toldG3004Your disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101to castἐκβάλωσιν,ekbalōsinG1544it out, and they couldἴσχυσαν.¶ischusanG2480not do it.”

19And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611them and saidλέγει·legeiG3004,“OὦōG5599unbelievingἄπιστος,apistosG571generationγενεὰgeneaG1074,howG2193longπότεpoteG2193 G4219shall I be with you? HowG2193longπότεpoteG2193 G4219shall I putἀνέξομαιanexomaiG430up with you? BringφέρετεphereteG5342him to Me!”

20They broughtἤνεγκανēnegkanG5342the boy to Him. WhenG2532he sawG3708Him, immediatelyG2117the spiritπνεῦμαpneumaG4151threwG4952him into a convulsionσυνεσπάραξενsunesparaxenG4952,and fallingπεσὼνpesōnG4098to the groundγῆςgēsG1093, he beganrollingG2947aroundG2947and foamingἀφρίζων.aphrizōnG875at the mouth.

21And He askedἐπηρώτησενepērōtēsenG1905his fatherπατέραpateraG3962,“HowπόσοςpososG4214longχρόνοςchronosG5550has thisτοῦτοtoutoG3778beenἐστὶνestinG1510happeningγέγονενgegonenG1096to him?”And he saidG3004, “From childhoodπαιδιόθεν.paidiothenG3812.

22It has oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178thrownἔβαλενebalenG906him bothG2532into the fireπῦρpurG4442and into the waterὕδαταhudataG5204to destroyἀπολέσῃapolesēG622him. But ifεἴeiG1487You canδύνῃ,dunēG1410do anythingτιtiG5100,takeG4697pityG4697on us and helpβοήθησονboēthēsonG997us!”

23And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004to him,“‘IfεἰeiG1487You canδύνῃdunēG1410?’AllG3956thingsπάνταpantaG3956are possibleδυνατὰdunataG1415to him who believesπιστεύοντι.pisteuontiG4100.”

24ImmediatelyG2117the boy’sπαιδίουpaidiouG3813fatherπατὴρpatērG3962criedκράξαςkraxasG2896out and saidἔλεγεν·elegenG3004, “I do believeπιστεύωpisteuōG4100;helpβοήθειboētheiG997my unbeliefἀπιστίᾳ.¶apistiaG570.”

25When JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424sawG3708thata crowdὄχλος,ochlosG3793wasrapidlyG1998gatheringG1998,He rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the uncleanἀκαθάρτῳakathartōG169spiritπνεύματιpneumatiG4151,sayingλέγωνlegōnG3004to it,“You deafκωφὸνkōphonG2974and muteἄλαλονalalonG216spiritπνεῦμα,pneumaG4151, IcommandἐπιτάσσωepitassōG2004you, comeἔξελθεexeltheG1831out of him and do not enterεἰσέλθῃςeiselthēsG1525himagainμηκέτιmēketiG3371.”

26After cryingκράξαςkraxasG2896out and throwingG4682him into terribleπολλὰpollaG4183convulsionsσπαράξαςsparaxasG4682,it cameἐξῆλθεν,exēlthenG1831out; and the boybecameἐγένετοegenetoG1096so muchG5616likeG5616a corpseνεκρὸςnekrosG3498that mostπολλοὺςpollousG4183of themsaidλέγεινlegeinG3004, “He is deadἀπέθανεν.apethanenG599!”

27But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424tookκρατήσαςkratēsasG2902him by the handχειρὸςcheirosG5495and raisedἤγειρενēgeirenG1453him; and he gotἀνέστη.¶anestēG450up.

28When He cameεἰσελθόντοςeiselthontosG1525into thehouseοἶκονoikonG3624,His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101beganquestioningἐπηρώτωνepērōtōnG1905Him privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398, “WhyG3739 G5101couldἠδυνήθημενēdunēthēmenG1410we not driveἐκβαλεῖνekbaleinG1544it out?”

29And He saidG3004to them,“ThisτοῦτοtoutoG3778kindγένοςgenosG1085cannotδύναταιdunataiG1410 G3762comeἐξελθεῖνexeltheinG1831out by anythingG3762but prayerπροσευχῇproseuchēaG4335.”

Death and Resurrection Foretold

30From thereG2547they wentἐξελθόντεςexelthontesG1831out and beganto goπαρεπορεύοντοpareporeuontoG3899throughδιὰdiaG1223GalileeΓαλιλαίας,GalilaiasG1056,and He did not wantἤθελενēthelenG2309anyoneτιςtisG5100to knowγνοῖ·gnoiG1097about it.

31For He was teachingἐδίδασκενedidaskenG1321His disciplesμαθητὰςmathētasG3101and tellingἔλεγενelegenG3004them, “The SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is to bedeliveredπαραδίδοταιparadidotaiG3860into the handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444,and they will killἀποκτενοῦσινapoktenousinG615Him; and when He has been killedἀποκτανθεὶςapoktantheisG615,He will riseἀναστήσεται.anastēsetaiG450threeτρεῖςtreisG5140daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterμετὰmetaG3326.”

32But theydid not understandἠγνόουνēgnoounG50thisstatementῥῆμαrhēmaG4487,and they were afraidἐφοβοῦντοephobountoG5399to askἐπερωτῆσαι.¶eperōtēsaiG1905Him.

33They cameἦλθονēlthonG2064to CapernaumG2746; and when He was inthe houseοἰκίᾳoikiaG3614, He beganto questionἐπηρώταepērōtaG1905them,“WhatτίtiG5101were you discussingδιελογίζεσθε;dielogizestheG1260on the wayὁδῷhodōG3598?”

34But they keptG4623silentἐσιώπων·esiōpōnG4623,for on the wayὁδῷhodōG3598they had discussedδιελέχθησανdielechthēsanG1256with oneἀλλήλουςallēlousG240anotherG240whichτίςtisG5101of them wasthe greatestμείζων.¶meizōnG3173.

35SittingG2523downκαθίσαςkathisasG2523,He calledἐφώνησενephōnēsenG5455the twelveδώδεκαdōdekaG1427and saidλέγειlegeiG3004to them, “IfεἴeiG1487anyoneτιςtisG5100wantsθέλειtheleiG2309to be firstπρῶτοςprōtosG4413,he shall be lastἔσχατοςeschatosG2078of allπάντωνpantōnG3956and servantδιάκονος.diakonosG1249of allπάντωνpantōnG3956.”

36TakingλαβὼνlabōnG2983a childπαιδίονpaidionG3813,He setἔστησενestēsenG2476himbeforeἐν μέσῳen mesōG1722 G3319them, and takingG1723him in His armsG1723,He saidG3004to them,

37“Whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302receivesδέξηταιdexētaiG1209oneἓνhenG1520childπαιδίωνpaidiōnG3813likeG5108thisG5108in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686receivesδέχεται·dechetaiG1209Me; and whoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302receivesδέχηται,dechētaiG1209Me does not receiveδέχεταιdechetaiG1209Me, but Him who sentἀποστείλαντάaposteilantaG649Me.”

Dire Warnings

38JohnἸωάννης·IōannēsG2491saidἜφηEphēG5346to Him, “Teacherδιδάσκαλε,didaskaleG1320,we sawG3708someoneτιναtinaG5100castingἐκβάλλονταekballontaG1544out demonsδαιμόνιαdaimoniaG1140in Your nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686, andwe tried to preventἐκωλύομενekōluomenG2967him becauseὅτιhotiG3754he was not followingἠκολούθειēkoloutheiG190us.”

39But JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424saidG3004,“Do not hinderκωλύετεkōlueteG2967him, for there is noG3762oneοὐδεὶςoudeisG3762whoὃςhosG3739will performποιήσειpoiēseiG4160a miracleδύναμινdunaminG1411in My nameὀνόματίonomatiG3686,and be ableδυνήσεταιdunēsetaiG1410soonG5035afterwardG5035to speakG2551evilκακολογῆσαίkakologēsaiG2551of Me.

40For he whoὃςhosG3739is not againstκαθ᾽kath᾽G2596us is for us.

41Forwhoeverὃς ἂνhos anG3739 G302givesποτίσῃpotisēG4222you a cupποτήριονpotērionG4221of waterὕδατοςhudatosG5204to drinkG4222becauseG3754of your nameὀνόματιonomatiG3686as followersof ChristΧριστοῦChristouG5547,trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you, he will not loseἀπολέσῃapolesēG622his rewardμισθὸνmisthonG3408.

42“WhoeverὃςhosG3739causesσκανδαλίσῃskandalisēG4624oneἕναhenaG1520of theseτούτωνtoutōnG3778littleμικρῶνmikrōnG3398onesG3398who believeπιστευόντωνpisteuontōnG4100to stumbleG4624, itwould be betterκαλόν μᾶλλονkalon mallonG2570 G3123for him ifεἰeiG1487,with a heavyὀνικὸςonikosG3684millstoneμύλοςmulosG3458hungπερίκειταιperikeitaiG4029aroundπερὶperiG4012his neckτράχηλονtrachēlonG5137, hehad been castβέβληταιbeblētaiG906into the seaθάλασσαν.thalassanG2281.

43IfἐὰνeanG1437your handχείρcheirG5495causesσκανδαλίζῃskandalizēG4624you to stumbleG4624,cutἀπόκοψονapokopsonG609it offG609;it is betterκαλόνkalonG2570for you to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222crippledκυλλὸνkullonG2948,thanἢēG2228,havingἔχονταechontaG2192your twoδύοduoG1417handsχεῖραςcheirasG5495,to goἀπελθεῖνapeltheinG565intohellγέεννανgeennanG1067, into theunquenchableἄσβεστον.asbestonG762fireπῦρpurG4442,

44[whereG3699their wormG4663does not dieG5053,and the fireG4442is not quenchedG4570.]

45IfἐὰνeanG1437your footπούςpousG4228causesσκανδαλίζῃskandalizēG4624you to stumbleG4624,cutἀπόκοψονapokopsonG609it offG609;it is betterκαλόνkalonG2570for you to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525lifeζωὴνzōēnG2222lameχωλὸνchōlonG5560,thanἢēG2228,havingἔχονταechontaG2192your twoδύοduoG1417feetπόδαςpodasG4228,to be castβληθῆναιblēthēnaiG906intohellγέεννανgeennanG1067,

46[whereG3699their wormG4663does not dieG5053,and the fireG4442is not quenchedG4570.]

47IfἐὰνeanG1437your eyeὀφθαλμόςophthalmosG3788causesσκανδαλίζῃskandalizēG4624you to stumbleG4624,throwG1544it out; it is betterκαλόνkalonG2570for you to enterεἰσελθεῖνeiseltheinG1525the kingdomβασιλείανbasileianG932of GodθεοῦtheouG2316with oneG3442eyeG3442,thanἢēG2228,havingἔχονταechontaG2192twoδύοduoG1417eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,to be castἔκβαλεekbaleG1544intohellγέεννανgeennanG1067,

48whereὅπουhopouG3699their wormσκώληξskōlēxG4663does not dieτελευτᾷteleutaG5053, andthe fireπῦρpurG4442is not quenchedσβέννυται.sbennutaiG4570.

49“For everyoneπᾶςpasG3956will be saltedἁλισθήσεταιhalisthēsetaiG233with fireπυρὶpuriG4442.

50Saltἅλας·halasG217is goodκαλὸνkalonG2570; butifἐὰνeanG1437the saltἅλαςhalasG217becomesγένηται,genētaiG1096unsaltyἄναλονanalonG358,with whatτίνιtiniG5101will youmakeG741it saltyG741again?HaveἔχετεecheteG2192saltἅλαhalaG217in yourselvesἑαυτοῖςhe'autoisG1438, andbe at peaceεἰρηνεύετεeirēneueteG1514with oneἀλλήλοις.¶allēloisG240anotherG240.”

The Transfiguration

All Things Possible

Death and Resurrection Foretold

Dire Warnings

Commentaries on Mark 9