1And he said to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God come with power.”
The Transfiguration
2After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. 3His garments became radiant and extremely white, alike snow, such as no launderer on earth could whiten them. 4Then Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5So Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for yoʋ, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6(For they were terrified, and he did not know bwhat to say.) 7Then a cloud came and overshadowed them, and a voice came from the ccloud: “This is my beloved Son; listen to him!” 8And suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus.
9As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus ordered them to tell no one what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10So they kept the matter to themselves, discussing what this “rising from the dead” could mean. 11Then they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 12He danswered them, “Elijah does indeed come first to restore all things. How then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be treated with contempt? 13But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit
14When eJesus came back to the other disciples, he saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them. 15When the whole crowd saw him, they were greatly amazed and immediately ran up and greeted him. 16Then he asked fthe scribes, “What are you arguing gwith them about?” 17One man from among the crowd hanswered, “Teacher, I brought yoʋ my son, who has a spirit that makes him mute. 18Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked yoʋr disciples to cast it out, but they were not able to do so.” 19Jesus answered ihim, “O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.” 20So they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into convulsions, and he fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth. 21Then Jesus asked the boy's father, “How long has this been happening to him?” The father said, “From childhood. 22It often throws him into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if yoʋ are able to do anything, help us and have compassion on us.” 23Jesus said to him, “ jThe question is whether yoʋ are able to believe; all things are possible for the one who believes.” 24Immediately the child's father cried out and said kwith tears, “I lbelieve, Lord; help my unbelief!” 25When Jesus saw that ma crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit and said to it, “Yoʋ spirit that makes this boy mute and deaf, I command yoʋ, come out of him and never enter him again!” 26After crying out, the spirit convulsed the boy greatly and came out, and the boy became as though he were dead, so that many said, “He is dead!” 27But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him up, and the boy arose. 28Now when Jesus came into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” 29He said to them, “This kind cannot come out by anything except prayer nand fasting.”
Jesus Predicts His Death and Resurrection a Second Time
30Then they went away from there and opassed through Galilee, but Jesus did not want anyone to know it. 31For he was teaching his disciples and telling them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered up into the hands of men, and they will kill him. Yet pafter he has been killed, he will rise on the third day.” 32But they did not understand what this meant, and they were afraid to ask him about it.
True Greatness
33Then qJesus came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house, he asked the disciples, “What were you discussing ramong yourselves on the way?” 34But they were silent, because on the way they had been arguing with one another about who was greater. 35So Jesus sat down, called the twelve over, and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all and a servant to all.” 36Then he took a child and placed him before them. And taking the child in his arms, 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 him who sent me.”
Whoever Is Not Against You Is for You
38John said to him sin response, “Teacher, we saw someone twho does not follow us casting out demons in yoʋr name, and we told him to stop because he does not follow us.” 39But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a miracle in my name will be able to speak evil of me soon afterward. 40For whoever is not against uyou is for you. 41Truly I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink vin my name, because you belong to Christ, will certainly not lose his reward.
Temptations to Sin
42“If anyone causes one of wthe little ones who believe xin me to stumble, it would be better for him if a ymillstone were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. 43If yoʋr hand causes yoʋ to stumble, cut it off. It is better for yoʋ to enter life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell, into the unquenchable zfire, 44‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’ 45And if yoʋr foot causes yoʋ to stumble, cut it off. aaIt is better for yoʋ to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into abhell, into the unquenchable fire, 46‘where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’ 47And if yoʋr eye causes yoʋ to stumble, tear it out. It is better for yoʋ to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and acbe thrown into adthe fires of hell, 48‘where aetheir worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.’ 49For everyone will be salted with affire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. 50Salt is good, but if it becomes unsalty, with what shall you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”
