New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 9:2-29

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.”

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.”

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