Chapter 9
1And he said unto them,
Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that
stand here,
which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God
come with power.
2And
after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and
leadeth
them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was
transfigured before
them.
3And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth
can white them.
4And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
5And
Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here:
and let
us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
6For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
7And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the
cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
8And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more,
save Jesus only with themselves.
9And
as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should
tell
no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
10And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what
the rising from the dead should mean.
11And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
12And
he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all
things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer
many things,
and be set at nought.
13But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him
whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.
14And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the
scribes questioning with them.
15And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and
running to him saluted him.
16And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
17And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee
my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
18And
wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth
with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they
should cast
him out; and they could not.
19He
answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be
with
you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
20And
they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit
tare
him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
21And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said,
Of a child.
22And
ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to
destroy him:
but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help us.
23Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that
believeth.
24And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I
believe; help thou mine unbelief.
25When
Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul
spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come
out of him,
and enter no more into him.
26And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one
dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
27But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
28And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why
could not we cast him out?
29And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and
fasting.
30And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that
any man should know it.
31For
he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is
delivered into
the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that
he is killed, he shall rise
the third day.
32But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
33And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it
that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
34But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves,
who should be the greatest.
35And
he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man
desire
to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
36And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken
him in his arms, he said unto them,
37Whosoever
shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and
whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
38And
John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy
name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
39But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my
name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
40For he that is not against us is on our part.
41For
whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye
belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
42And
whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it
is
better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he
were cast into
the sea.
43And
if thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter
into life
maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire
that never shall be
quenched:
44Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
45And
if thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter
halt into life,
than having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire
that never shall be
quenched:
46Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
47And
if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter
into the
kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
48Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
49For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with
salt.
50Salt
is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye
season it?
Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
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