New American Standard Bible 1995

Mark 9

The Transfiguration

1And Jesus was sayingG3004 to them, “1TrulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, there are someG5100 of thoseG3588 who are standingG2476 hereG5602 whoG3748 will not tasteG1089 deathG2288 untilG2193 they seeG3708 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 after it has comeG2064 with powerG1411.”

2 2SixG1803 daysG2250 laterG3326, JesusG2424 tookG3880 with Him 3PeterG4074 and 4JamesG2385 and JohnG2491, and broughtG399 them up on a highG5308 mountainG3735 by themselvesG2398 G3441. And He was transfiguredG3339 beforeG1715 them; 3and 5His garmentsG2440 becameG1096 radiantG4744 and exceedinglyG3029 whiteG3022, as noG3756 laundererG1102 on earthG1093 canG1410 whitenG3021 them. 4ElijahG2243 appearedG3708 to them alongG4862 with MosesG3475; and they were talkingG4814 with JesusG2424. 5PeterG4074 saidG3004 to JesusG2424, “6RabbiG4461, it is goodG2570 for us to be hereG5602; 7let us makeG4160 threeG5140 8tabernaclesG4633, oneG1520 for You, and oneG1520 for MosesG3475, and oneG1520 for ElijahG2243.” 6For he did not knowG3609 whatG5101 to answerG611; for they becameG1096 terrifiedG1630. 7ThenG2532 a cloudG3507 9formedG1096, overshadowingG1982 them, and 10a voiceG5456 11cameG1096 out of the cloudG3507, “12ThisG3778 is My belovedG27 SonG5207, 13listenG191 to Him!” 8AllG1819 at onceG1819 they lookedG4017 aroundG4017 and sawG3708 noG3762 oneG3762 with them anymoreG3765, exceptG1508 JesusG2424 aloneG3441.

9 14As they were comingG2597 downG2597 from the mountainG3735, He 15gaveG1291 them ordersG1291 not to relateG1334 to anyoneG3367 whatG3739 they had seenG3708, 16untilG1487 G3361 G3752 the SonG5207 of ManG444 roseG450 from the deadG3498. 10They 17seizedG2902 upon 18that statementG3056, discussingG4802 with oneG1438 anotherG1438 19whatG5101 risingG450 from the deadG3498 meantG1510. 11They askedG1905 Him, sayingG3004, “Why is it that the scribesG1122 sayG3004 that 20ElijahG2243 mustG1163 comeG2064 firstG4413?” 12And He saidG5346 to them, “ElijahG2243 does firstG4413 comeG2064 and restoreG600 allG3956 thingsG3956. And yet howG4459 is it writtenG1125 of 21the SonG5207 of ManG444 that 22He will sufferG3958 manyG4183 thingsG4183 and be treatedG1847 with contemptG1847? 13But I sayG3004 to you that ElijahG2243 has 23indeedG2532 comeG2064, and they didG4160 to him whateverG3745 they wishedG2309, justG2531 as it is writtenG1125 of him.”

All Things Possible

14 24When they cameG2064 back to the disciplesG3101, they sawG3708 a largeG4183 crowdG3793 aroundG4012 them, and some scribesG1122 arguingG4802 with them. 15ImmediatelyG2117, when the entireG3956 crowdG3793 sawG3708 Him, they were 25amazedG1568 and began runningG4370 up to greetG782 Him. 16And He askedG1905 them, “WhatG5101 are you discussingG4802 with them?” 17And oneG1520 of the crowdG3793 answeredG611 Him, “TeacherG1320, I broughtG5342 You my sonG5207, possessedG2192 with a spiritG4151 which makes him muteG216; 18and 26wheneverG3699 it seizesG2638 him, it 27slamsG4486 him to the ground and he foamsG875 at the mouth, and grindsG5149 his teethG3599 and 28stiffensG3583 out. I toldG3004 Your disciplesG3101 to castG1544 it out, and they couldG2480 not do it.” 19And He answeredG611 them and saidG3004, “OG5599 unbelievingG571 generationG1074, howG2193 longG2193 G4219 shall I be with you? HowG2193 longG2193 G4219 shall I putG430 up with you? BringG5342 him to Me!” 20They broughtG5342 29the boy to Him. WhenG2532 he sawG3708 Him, immediatelyG2117 the spiritG4151 threwG4952 him into a convulsionG4952, and fallingG4098 to the groundG1093, he began rollingG2947 aroundG2947 and foamingG875 at the mouth. 21And He askedG1905 his fatherG3962, “HowG4214 longG5550 has thisG3778 beenG1510 happeningG1096 to him?” And he saidG3004, “From childhoodG3812. 22It has oftenG4178 thrownG906 him bothG2532 into the fireG4442 and into the waterG5204 to destroyG622 him. But ifG1487 You canG1410 do anythingG5100, takeG4697 pityG4697 on us and helpG997 us!” 23And JesusG2424 saidG3004 to him, “‘IfG1487 You canG1410?’ 30AllG3956 thingsG3956 are possibleG1415 to him who believesG4100.” 24ImmediatelyG2117 the boy’sG3813 fatherG3962 criedG2896 out and saidG3004, “I do believeG4100; helpG997 my unbeliefG570.” 25When JesusG2424 sawG3708 that 31a crowdG3793 was 32rapidlyG1998 gatheringG1998, He rebukedG2008 the uncleanG169 spiritG4151, sayingG3004 to it, “You deafG2974 and muteG216 spiritG4151, I 33commandG2004 you, comeG1831 out of him and do not enterG1525 him 34againG3371.” 26After cryingG2896 out and throwingG4682 him into terribleG4183 convulsionsG4682, it cameG1831 out; and the boy becameG1096 so muchG5616 likeG5616 a corpseG3498 that mostG4183 of them saidG3004, “He is deadG599!” 27But JesusG2424 tookG2902 him by the handG5495 and raisedG1453 him; and he gotG450 up. 28When He cameG1525 35into the houseG3624, His disciplesG3101 began questioningG1905 Him privatelyG2596 G2398, “WhyG3739 G5101 couldG1410 we not driveG1544 it out?” 29And He saidG3004 to them, “ThisG3778 kindG1085 cannotG1410 G3762 comeG1831 out by anythingG3762 but prayerG4335.”

Death and Resurrection Foretold

30 36From thereG2547 they wentG1831 out and began to goG3899 throughG1223 GalileeG1056, and He did not wantG2309 anyoneG5100 to knowG1097 about it. 31For He was teachingG1321 His disciplesG3101 and tellingG3004 them, “37The SonG5207 of ManG444 is to be 38deliveredG3860 into the handsG5495 of menG444, and they will killG615 Him; and when He has been killedG615, He will riseG450 threeG5140 daysG2250 laterG3326.” 32But 39they 40did not understandG50 this statementG4487, and they were afraidG5399 to askG1905 Him.

33 41They cameG2064 to CapernaumG2746; and when He 42was in 43the houseG3614, He began to questionG1905 them, “WhatG5101 were you discussingG1260 on the wayG3598?” 34But they keptG4623 silentG4623, for on the wayG3598 44they had discussedG1256 with oneG240 anotherG240 whichG5101 of them was the greatestG3173. 35SittingG2523 downG2523, He calledG5455 the twelveG1427 and saidG3004 to them, “45IfG1487 anyoneG5100 wantsG2309 to be firstG4413, 46he shall be lastG2078 of allG3956 and servantG1249 of allG3956.” 36TakingG2983 a childG3813, He setG2476 him 47beforeG1722 G3319 them, and takingG1723 him in His armsG1723, He saidG3004 to them, 37“48WhoeverG3739 G302 receivesG1209 49oneG1520 childG3813 likeG5108 thisG5108 in My nameG3686 receivesG1209 Me; and whoeverG3739 G302 receivesG1209 Me does not receiveG1209 Me, but Him who sentG649 Me.”

Dire Warnings

38 50JohnG2491 saidG5346 to Him, “TeacherG1320, we sawG3708 someoneG5100 castingG1544 out demonsG1140 in Your nameG3686, and 51we tried to preventG2967 him becauseG3754 he was not followingG190 us.” 39But JesusG2424 saidG3004, “Do not hinderG2967 him, for there is noG3762 oneG3762 whoG3739 will performG4160 a miracleG1411 in My nameG3686, and be ableG1410 soonG5035 afterwardG5035 to speakG2551 evilG2551 of Me. 40 52For he whoG3739 is not againstG2596 us is 53for us. 41For 54whoeverG3739 G302 givesG4222 you a cupG4221 of waterG5204 to drinkG4222 55becauseG3754 of your nameG3686 as followers of ChristG5547, trulyG281 I sayG3004 to you, he will not loseG622 his rewardG3408.

42“56WhoeverG3739 causesG4624 oneG1520 of theseG3778 57littleG3398 onesG3398 who believeG4100 to stumbleG4624, it 58would be betterG2570 G3123 for him ifG1487, with a heavyG3684 millstoneG3458 hungG4029 aroundG4012 his neckG5137, he 59had been castG906 into the seaG2281. 43 60IfG1437 your handG5495 causesG4624 you to stumbleG4624, cutG609 it offG609; it is betterG2570 for you to enterG1525 lifeG2222 crippledG2948, thanG2228, havingG2192 your twoG1417 handsG5495, to goG565 into 61 62hellG1067, into the 63unquenchableG762 fireG4442, 44[64whereG3699 their wormG4663 does not dieG5053, and the fireG4442 is not quenchedG4570.] 45IfG1437 your footG4228 causesG4624 you to stumbleG4624, cutG609 it offG609; it is betterG2570 for you to enterG1525 lifeG2222 lameG5560, thanG2228, havingG2192 your twoG1417 feetG4228, to be castG906 into 65 66hellG1067, 46[67whereG3699 their wormG4663 does not dieG5053, and the fireG4442 is not quenchedG4570.] 47 68IfG1437 your eyeG3788 causesG4624 you to stumbleG4624, throwG1544 it out; it is betterG2570 for you to enterG1525 the kingdomG932 of GodG2316 with oneG3442 eyeG3442, thanG2228, havingG2192 twoG1417 eyesG3788, to be castG1544 into 69 70hellG1067, 48 71whereG3699 their wormG4663 does not dieG5053, and 72the fireG4442 is not quenchedG4570.

49“For everyoneG3956 will be saltedG233 with fireG4442. 50SaltG217 is goodG2570; but 73ifG1437 the saltG217 becomesG1096 unsaltyG358, with whatG5101 will you 74makeG741 it saltyG741 again? 75HaveG2192 saltG217 in yourselvesG1438, and 76be at peaceG1514 with oneG240 anotherG240.”

Notes

1. Mark 9:1 Matt 16:28; Mark 13:26; Luke 9:27 ↩
2. Mark 9:2 Mark 9:2-8: Matt 17:1-8; Luke 9:28-36 ↩
3. Mark 9:2 Mark 5:37 ↩
4. Mark 9:2 Or Jacob ↩
5. Mark 9:3 Matt 28:3 ↩
6. Mark 9:5 Matt 23:7 ↩
7. Mark 9:5 Matt 17:4; Luke 9:33 ↩
8. Mark 9:5 Or sacred tents ↩
9. Mark 9:7 Or occurred ↩
10. Mark 9:7 2 Pet 1:17f ↩
11. Mark 9:7 Or occurred ↩
12. Mark 9:7 Matt 3:17; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22 ↩
13. Mark 9:7 Or give constant heed ↩
14. Mark 9:9 Mark 9:9-13: Matt 17:9-13 ↩
15. Mark 9:9 Matt 8:4; Mark 5:43; 7:36; 8:30 ↩
16. Mark 9:9 Lit except when ↩
17. Mark 9:10 Or kept to themselves ↩
18. Mark 9:10 Lit the statement ↩
19. Mark 9:10 Lit what was the rising from the dead ↩
20. Mark 9:11 Mal 4:5; Matt 11:14 ↩
21. Mark 9:12 Mark 9:31 ↩
22. Mark 9:12 Matt 16:21; 26:24 ↩
23. Mark 9:13 Lit also ↩
24. Mark 9:14 Mark 9:14-28: Matt 17:14-19; Luke 9:37-42 ↩
25. Mark 9:15 Mark 14:33; 16:5, 6 ↩
26. Mark 9:18 Or wherever ↩
27. Mark 9:18 Or tears him ↩
28. Mark 9:18 Or withers away ↩
29. Mark 9:20 Lit him ↩
30. Mark 9:23 Matt 17:20; John 11:40 ↩
31. Mark 9:25 Mark 9:15 ↩
32. Mark 9:25 Or running together ↩
33. Mark 9:25 Or I Myself command ↩
34. Mark 9:25 Or from now on ↩
35. Mark 9:28 Mark 2:1; 7:17 ↩
36. Mark 9:30 Mark 9:30-32: Matt 17:22, 23; Luke 9:43-45 ↩
37. Mark 9:31 Matt 16:21; Mark 8:31; 9:12 ↩
38. Mark 9:31 Or betrayed ↩
39. Mark 9:32 Luke 2:50; 9:45; 18:34; John 12:16 ↩
40. Mark 9:32 Lit were not knowing ↩
41. Mark 9:33 Mark 9:33-37: Matt 18:1-5; Luke 9:46-48 ↩
42. Mark 9:33 Lit had come ↩
43. Mark 9:33 Mark 3:19 ↩
44. Mark 9:34 Matt 18:4; Mark 9:50; Luke 22:24 ↩
45. Mark 9:35 Matt 20:26; 23:11; Mark 10:43, 44; Luke 22:26 ↩
46. Mark 9:35 Or let him be ↩
47. Mark 9:36 Lit in their midst ↩
48. Mark 9:37 Matt 10:40; Luke 10:16; John 13:20 ↩
49. Mark 9:37 Lit one of such children ↩
50. Mark 9:38 Mark 9:38-40: Luke 9:49, 50 ↩
51. Mark 9:38 Num 11:27-29 ↩
52. Mark 9:40 Matt 12:30; Luke 11:23 ↩
53. Mark 9:40 Or on our side ↩
54. Mark 9:41 Matt 10:42 ↩
55. Mark 9:41 Lit in a name that you are Christ’s ↩
56. Mark 9:42 Matt 18:6; Luke 17:2; 1 Cor 8:12 ↩
57. Mark 9:42 I.e. humble ↩
58. Mark 9:42 Lit is better for him if a millstone turned by a donkey is hung ↩
59. Mark 9:42 Lit has been thrown ↩
60. Mark 9:43 Matt 5:30; 18:8 ↩
61. Mark 9:43 Gr Gehenna ↩
62. Mark 9:43 Matt 5:22 ↩
63. Mark 9:43 Matt 3:12; 25:41 ↩
64. Mark 9:44 Vv 44 and 46, which are identical to v 48, are not found in the early mss ↩
65. Mark 9:45 Gr Gehenna ↩
66. Mark 9:45 Matt 5:22 ↩
67. Mark 9:46 See v 44, note ↩
68. Mark 9:47 Matt 5:29; 18:9 ↩
69. Mark 9:47 Gr Gehenna ↩
70. Mark 9:47 Matt 5:22 ↩
71. Mark 9:48 Is 66:24 ↩
72. Mark 9:48 Matt 3:12; 25:41 ↩
73. Mark 9:50 Matt 5:13; Luke 14:34f ↩
74. Mark 9:50 Lit season it ↩
75. Mark 9:50 Col 4:6 ↩
76. Mark 9:50 Mark 9:34; Rom 12:18; 2 Cor 13:11; 1 Thess 5:13 ↩