Mark 9

NEW AMERICAN BIBLE	NEW JERUSALEM
1 He also said to them, "Amen, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come in power."	1 And he said to them, 'In truth I tel you, there are some standing here who wil not taste death beforethey see the kingdom of God come with power.'
2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,	2 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and John and led them up a high mountain ontheir own by themselves. There in their presence he was transfigured:
3 and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no fuller on earth could bleach them.	3 his clothes became brilliantly white, whiter than any earthly bleacher could make them.
4 Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus.	4 Elijah appeared to them with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus.
5 Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here! Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."	5 Then Peter spoke to Jesus, 'Rabbi,' he said, 'it is wonderful for us to be here; so let us make threeshelters, one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.'
6 He hardly knew what to say, they were so terrified.	6 He did not know what to say; they were so frightened.
7 Then a cloud came, casting a shadow over them; then from the cloud came a voice, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him."	7 And a cloud came, covering them in shadow; and from the cloud there came a voice, 'This is my Son,the Beloved. Listen to him.'
8 Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone but Jesus alone with them.	8 Then suddenly, when they looked round, they saw no one with them any more but only Jesus.
9 As they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them not to relate what they had seen to anyone, except when the Son of Man had risen from the dead.	9 As they were coming down from the mountain he warned them to tel no one what they had seen, untilafter the Son of man had risen from the dead.
10 So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what rising from the dead meant.	10 They observed the warning faithful y, though among themselves they discussed what 'rising from thedead' could mean.
11 Then they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"	11 And they put this question to him, 'Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?'
12 He told them, "Elijah will indeed come first and restore all things, yet how is it written regarding the Son of Man that he must suffer greatly and be treated with contempt?	12 He said to them, 'Elijah is indeed first coming to set everything right again; yet how is it that thescriptures say about the Son of man that he must suffer grievously and be treated with contempt?
13 But I tell you that Elijah has come and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him."	13 But I tel you that Elijah has come and they have treated him as they pleased, just as the scripturessay about him.'
14 When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them.	14 As they were rejoining the disciples they saw a large crowd round them and some scribes arguing withthem.
15 Immediately on seeing him, the whole crowd was utterly amazed. They ran up to him and greeted him.	15 At once, when they saw him, the whole crowd were struck with amazement and ran to greet him.
16 He asked them, "What are you arguing about with them?"	16 And he asked them, 'What are you arguing about with them?'
17 Someone from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I have brought to you my son possessed by a mute spirit.	17 A man answered him from the crowd, 'Master, I have brought my son to you; there is a spirit ofdumbness in him,
18 Wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive it out, but they were unable to do so."	18 and when it takes hold of him it throws him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth and grinds histeeth and goes rigid. And I asked your disciples to drive it out and they were unable to.'
19 He said to them in reply, "O faithless generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring him to me."	19 In reply he said to them, 'Faithless generation, how much longer must I be among you? How muchlonger must I put up with you? Bring him to me.'
20 They brought the boy to him. And when he saw him, the spirit immediately threw the boy into convulsions. As he fell to the ground, he began to roll around and foam at the mouth.	20 They brought the boy to him, and at once the spirit of dumbness threw the boy into convulsions, andhe fel to the ground and lay writhing there, foaming at the mouth.
21 Then he questioned his father, "How long has this been happening to him?" He replied, "Since childhood.	21 Jesus asked the father, 'How long has this been happening to him?' 'From childhood,' he said,
22 It has often thrown him into fire and into water to kill him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us."	22 'and it has often thrown him into fire and into water, in order to destroy him.
23 Jesus said to him, " 'If you can!' Everything is possible to one who has faith."	23 But if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us.'
24 Then the boy's father cried out, "I do believe, help my unbelief!"	24 'If you can?' retorted Jesus. 'Everything is possible for one who has faith.' At once the father of the boycried out, 'I have faith. Help my lack of faith!'
25 Jesus, on seeing a crowd rapidly gathering, rebuked the unclean spirit and said to it, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you: come out of him and never enter him again!"	25 And when Jesus saw that a crowd was gathering, he rebuked the unclean spirit. 'Deaf and dumbspirit,' he said, 'I command you: come out of him and never enter him again.'
26 Shouting and throwing the boy into convulsions, it came out. He became like a corpse, which caused many to say, "He is dead!"	26 Then it threw the boy into violent convulsions and came out shouting, and the boy lay there so like acorpse that most of them said, 'He is dead.'
27 But Jesus took him by the hand, raised him, and he stood up.	27 But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him up, and he was able to stand.
28 When he entered the house, his disciples asked him in private, "Why could we not drive it out?"	28 When he had gone indoors, his disciples asked him when they were by themselves, 'Why were weunable to drive it out?'
29 He said to them, "This kind can only come out through prayer."	29 He answered, 'This is the kind that can be driven out only by prayer.'
30 They left from there and began a journey through Galilee, but he did not wish anyone to know about it.	30 After leaving that place they made their way through Galilee; and he did not want anyone to know,
31 He was teaching his disciples and telling them, "The Son of Man is to be handed over to men and they will kill him, and three days after his death he will rise."	31 because he was instructing his disciples; he was telling them, 'The Son of man wil be delivered intothe power of men; they will put him to death; and three days after he has been put to death he will rise again.'
32 But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to question him.	32 But they did not understand what he said and were afraid to ask him.
33 They came to Capernaum and, once inside the house, he began to ask them, "What were you arguing about on the way?"	33 They came to Capernaum, and when he got into the house he asked them, 'What were you arguingabout on the road?'
34 But they remained silent. They had been discussing among themselves on the way who was the greatest.	34 They said nothing, because on the road they had been arguing which of them was the greatest.
35 Then he sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, "If anyone wishes to be first, he shall be the last of all and the servant of all."	35 So he sat down, called the Twelve to him and said, 'If anyone wants to be first, he must make himselflast of all and servant of all.'
36 Taking a child he placed it in their midst, and putting his arms around it he said to them,	36 He then took a little child whom he set among them and embraced, and he said to them,
37 "Whoever receives one child such as this in my name, receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but the one who sent me."	37 'Anyone who welcomes a little child such as this in my name, welcomes me; and anyone whowelcomes me, welcomes not me but the one who sent me.'
38 John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone driving out demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him because he does not follow us."	38 John said to him, 'Master, we saw someone who is not one of us driving out devils in your name, andbecause he was not one of us we tried to stop him.'
39 Jesus replied, "Do not prevent him. There is no one who performs a mighty deed in my name who can at the same time speak ill of me.	39 But Jesus said, 'You must not stop him; no one who works a miracle in my name could soonafterwards speak evil of me.
40 For whoever is not against us is for us.	40 Anyone who is not against us is for us.
41 Anyone who gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, amen, I say to you, will surely not lose his reward.	41 'If anyone gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ, then in truth I tel you, he wilmost certainly not 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 put around his neck and he were thrown into the sea.	42 'But anyone who is the downfal of one of these little ones who have faith, would be better thrown intothe sea with a great mil stone hung round his neck.
43 If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed than with two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire.	43 And if your hand should be your downfal , cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life crippled, than tohave two hands and go to hel , into the fire thatnever be put out.
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45 And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life crippled than with two feet to be thrown into Gehenna.	45 And if your foot should be your downfal , cut it off; it is better for you enter into life lame, than to havetwo feet and be thrown into hell.
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47 And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out. Better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into Gehenna,	47 And if your eye should be your downfal , tear it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of Godwith one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell
48 where 'their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.'	48 where their worm will never die nor their fire be put out.
49 "Everyone will be salted with fire.	49 For everyone wil be salted with fire.
50 Salt is good, but if salt becomes insipid, with what will you restore its flavor? Keep salt in yourselves and you will have peace with one another."	50 Salt is a good thing, but if salt has become insipid, how can you make it salty again? Have salt inyourselves and be at peace with one another.'