CHAPTER 9
Then
Jesus said
to them,
“Truly
I tell
you,
there are
some
standing
here
who
will not taste
death
until
they see
the
kingdom
of God
arrive
with
power."
After
six
days,
Jesus
took with Him
Peter,
James,
and
John,
and
led them up
a high
mountain
by themselves.
There
He was transfigured
before
them.
Peter
said
to Jesus,
“Rabbi,
it is
good
for us
to be
here.
Let us put up
three
shelters:
one
for You,
one
for Moses,
and
one
for Elijah.”
Then
a cloud
appeared
and enveloped
them,
and
a voice
came
from
the
cloud:
“This
is
My
beloved
Son.
Listen
to Him!”
As
they
were coming down
the
mountain,
Jesus admonished
them
not to tell anyone
what
they had seen
until
the
Son
of Man
had risen
from
the dead.
He replied,
“Elijah
does indeed
come
first,
and he restores
all things.
Why
then
is it written
that
the
Son
of Man
must suffer
many things
and
be rejected?
But
I tell
you
that
Elijah
has indeed come,
and
they have done
to him
whatever
they wished,
just as
it is written
about
him.”
When
they returned
to
the
other disciples,
they saw
a large
crowd
around
them
and
scribes
arguing
with
them.
Someone
in
the
crowd
replied,
“Teacher,
I brought
You
my
son,
who has
a spirit
that makes him mute.
Whenever
it seizes
him,
it throws him to the ground.
He foams at the mouth,
gnashes
his teeth,
and
becomes rigid.
I asked
Your
disciples
to
drive it out,
but
they were unable.”
“O
unbelieving
generation!”
Jesus
replied.
“How long
must I remain
with
you?
How long
must I put up with
you?
Bring
the boy
to
Me.”
So
they brought
him,
and
seeing
Jesus,
the
spirit
immediately
threw the boy into a convulsion.
He fell
to
the
ground
and rolled around,
foaming at the mouth.
“It often throws
him
into
the fire
or
into
the water,
trying
to kill
him.
But
if
You can do
anything,
have compassion
on
us
and help
us.”
When
Jesus
saw
that
a crowd
had come running,
He rebuked
the
unclean
spirit.
“You deaf
and
mute
spirit,”
He said,
“I
command
you
to come
out
and
never
enter
him again.”
After shrieking
and
convulsing him violently,
the spirit came out.
The boy became
like
a corpse,
so that
many
said,
“He is dead.”
After
Jesus
had gone
into
the house,
His
disciples
asked
Him
privately,
“Why
couldn’t
we
drive it out?”
because
He was teaching
His
disciples.
He told
them,
“The
Son
of Man
will be delivered
into
the hands
of men.
They will kill
Him,
and
after
three
days
He will rise.”
Then
they came
to
Capernaum.
While Jesus was
in
the
house,
He asked
them,
“What
were you discussing
on
the
way?”
But
they were silent,
for
on
the
way
they had been arguing
with
each other
which of them was
the greatest.
Sitting down,
Jesus called
the
Twelve
and
said,
“If
anyone
wants
to be
first,
he must be
the last
of all
and
the servant
of all.”
“Whoever
welcomes
one
of these
little children
in
My
name
welcomes
Me,
and
whoever
welcomes
Me
welcomes
not only
Me,
but
the One
who sent
Me."
John
said
to Him,
“Teacher,
we saw
someone
else
driving out
demons
in
Your
name,
and
we tried to stop
him,
because
he does not accompany
us.”
But
Jesus
replied,
“Do not
stop
him.
No one
who
performs
a miracle
in
My
name
can
turn around
and
speak evil of
Me.
Indeed,
if anyone
gives
you
even a cup
of water
because
you bear
the name
of Christ,
truly
I tell
you,
he will never lose
his
reward.
Whoever
causes
one
of these
little ones
who
believe
in
Me to stumble,
it would be
better
for him
to have
a large
millstone
hung
around
his
neck
and
to be thrown
into
the
sea.
If
your
hand
causes you to fall into sin,
cut it off.
It is
better
for you
to enter
life
crippled
than
to have
two
hands
and go
into
hell,
into
the
unquenchable
fire.
If
your
foot
causes you to fall into sin,
cut it off.
It is
better
for you
to enter
life
lame
than
to have
two
feet
and be thrown
into
hell.
And
if
your
eye
causes you to fall into sin,
pluck it out.
It is
better
for you
to enter
the
kingdom
of God
with one eye
than
to have
two
eyes
and be thrown
into
hell,
Salt is
good,
but
if
it
loses its saltiness,
with
what
will you season
it?
Have
salt
among
yourselves,
and
be at peace
with
one another.”