[1] And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here
who will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come
with power." [2] And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and
John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was
transfigured before them, [3] and his garments became glistening, intensely
white, as no fuller on earth could bleach them. [4] And there appeared to
them Eli'jah with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus. [5] And Peter said
to Jesus, "Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths,
one for you and one for Moses and one for Eli'jah." [6] For he did not know
what to say, for they were exceedingly afraid. [7] And a cloud overshadowed
them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son; listen to
him." [8] And suddenly looking around they no longer saw any one with them
but Jesus only. [9] And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged
them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of man should have
risen from the dead. [10] So they kept the matter to themselves,
questioning what the rising from the dead meant. [11] And they asked him,
"Why do the scribes say that first Eli'jah must come?" [12] And he said to
them, "Eli'jah does come first to restore all things; and how is it written
of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be treated with
contempt? [13] But I tell you that Eli'jah has come, and they did to him
whatever they pleased, as it is written of him." [14] And when they came to
the disciples, they saw a great crowd about them, and scribes arguing with
them. [15] And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly
amazed, and ran up to him and greeted him. [16] And he asked them, "What
are you discussing with them?" [17] And one of the crowd answered him,
"Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit; [18] and
wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his
teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, and
they were not able." [19] And he answered them, "O faithless generation,
how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to
me." [20] And they brought the boy to him; and when the spirit saw him,
immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled
about, foaming at the mouth. [21] And Jesus asked his father, "How long has
he had this?" And he said, "From childhood. [22] And it has often cast him
into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do
anything, have pity on us and help us." [23] And Jesus said to him, "If you
can! All things are possible to him who believes." [24] Immediately the
father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!" [25]
And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the
unclean spirit, saying to it, "You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you,
come out of him, and never enter him again." [26] And after crying out and
convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; so
that most of them said, "He is dead." [27] But Jesus took him by the hand
and lifted him up, and he arose. [28] And when he had entered the house,
his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?" [29] And
he said to them, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer."
[30] They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would not
have any one know it; [31] for he was teaching his disciples, saying to
them, "The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they
will kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he will rise." [32]
But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.
[33] And they came to Caper'na-um; and when he was in the house he asked
them, "What were you discussing on the way?" [34] But they were silent; for
on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest. [35]
And he sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, "If any one
would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all." [36] And he
took a child, and put him in the midst of them; and taking him in his arms,
he said to them, [37] "Whoever receives one such child in my name receives
me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me." [38]
John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your name,
and we forbade him, because he was not following us." [39] But Jesus said,
"Do not forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be
able soon after to speak evil of me. [40] For he that is not against us is
for us. [41] For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to
drink because you bear the name of Christ, will by no means lose his
reward. [42] "Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to
sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung round his
neck and he were thrown into the sea. [43] And if your hand causes you to
sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than with two
hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire. [44] And if your foot causes
you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than with
two feet to be thrown into hell. [45] And if your eye causes you to sin,
pluck it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye
than with two eyes to be thrown into hell, [46] where their worm does not
die, and the fire is not quenched. [47] For every one will be salted with
fire. [48] Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its saltness, how will
you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."
