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As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>and his clothes became dazzling white, far whiter than any earthly bleach could ever make them. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Peter exclaimed, “Rabbi, it’s wonderful for us to be here! Let’s make three shelters as memorials<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">a</span></a>—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>He said this because he didn’t really know what else to say, for they were all terrified.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Suddenly, when they looked around, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus with them.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>As they went back down the mountain, he told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">b</span></a> had risen from the dead. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So they kept it to themselves, but they often asked each other what he meant by “rising from the dead.”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>Then they asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">c</span></a>”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>Jesus responded, <span class="red">“Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man must suffer greatly and be treated with utter contempt?</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span><span class="red">But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they chose to abuse him, just as the Scriptures predicted.”</span></p><p class="hdg">Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>When they returned to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd surrounding them, and some teachers of religious law were arguing with them. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>When the crowd saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with awe, and they ran to greet him.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span><span class="red">“What is all this arguing about?”</span> Jesus asked.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>One of the men in the crowd spoke up and said, “Teacher, I brought my son so you could heal him. He is possessed by an evil spirit that won’t let him talk. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>And whenever this spirit seizes him, it throws him violently to the ground. Then he foams at the mouth and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">d</span></a> So I asked your disciples to cast out the evil spirit, but they couldn’t do it.”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Jesus said to them,<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">e</span></a> <span class="red">“You faithless people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”</span></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>So they brought the boy. But when the evil spirit saw Jesus, it threw the child into a violent convulsion, and he fell to the ground, writhing and foaming at the mouth.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span><span class="red">“How long has this been happening?”</span> Jesus asked the boy’s father.</p><p class="reg">He replied, “Since he was a little boy. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The spirit often throws him into the fire or into water, trying to kill him. Have mercy on us and help us, if you can.”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span><span class="red">“What do you mean, ‘If I can’?”</span> Jesus asked. <span class="red">“Anything is possible if a person believes.”</span></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>The father instantly cried out, “I do believe, but help me overcome my unbelief!”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>When Jesus saw that the crowd of onlookers was growing, he rebuked the evil<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">f</span></a> spirit. <span class="red">“Listen, you spirit that makes this boy unable to hear and speak,”</span> he said. <span class="red">“I command you to come out of this child and never enter him again!”</span></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>Then the spirit screamed and threw the boy into another violent convulsion and left him. The boy appeared to be dead. A murmur ran through the crowd as people said, “He’s dead.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>But Jesus took him by the hand and helped him to his feet, and he stood up.</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>Afterward, when Jesus was alone in the house with his disciples, they asked him, “Why couldn’t we cast out that evil spirit?”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>Jesus replied, <span class="red">“This kind can be cast out only by prayer.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">g</span></a>”</span></p><p class="hdg">Jesus Again Predicts His Death</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>Leaving that region, they traveled through Galilee. Jesus didn’t want anyone to know he was there, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>for he wanted to spend more time with his disciples and teach them. He said to them, <span class="red">“The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies. He will be killed, but three days later he will rise from the dead.”</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>They didn’t understand what he was saying, however, and they were afraid to ask him what he meant.</p><p class="hdg">The Greatest in the Kingdom</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>After they arrived at Capernaum and settled in a house, Jesus asked his disciples, <span class="red">“What were you discussing out on the road?”</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>But they didn’t answer, because they had been arguing about which of them was the greatest. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>He sat down, called the twelve disciples over to him, and said, <span class="red">“Whoever wants to be first must take last place and be the servant of everyone else.”</span></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Then he put a little child among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span><span class="red">“Anyone who welcomes a little child like this on my behalf<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">h</span></a> welcomes me, and anyone who welcomes me welcomes not only me but also my Father who sent me.”</span></p><p class="hdg">Using the Name of Jesus</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone using your name to cast out demons, but we told him to stop because he wasn’t in our group.”</p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span><span class="red">“Don’t stop him!”</span> Jesus said. <span class="red">“No one who performs a miracle in my name will soon be able to speak evil of me.</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span><span class="red">Anyone who is not against us is for us.</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span><span class="red">If anyone gives you even a cup of water because you belong to the Messiah, I tell you the truth, that person will surely be rewarded.</span></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span><span class="red">“But if you cause one of these little ones who trusts in me to fall into sin, it would be better for you to be thrown into the sea with a large millstone hung around your neck.</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span><span class="red">If your hand causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one hand than to go into the unquenchable fires of hell<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">i</span></a> with two hands.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">j</span></a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span><span class="red">If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off. It’s better to enter eternal life with only one foot than to be thrown into hell with two feet.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">k</span></a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span><span class="red">And if your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out. It’s better to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell,</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span><span class="red">‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">l</span></a></span></p><p class="reg"> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span><span class="red">“For everyone will be tested with fire.<a href="#footnotes"><span class="fn">m</span></a></span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/mark/9-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span><span class="red">Salt is good for seasoning. But if it loses its flavor, how do you make it salty again? You must have the qualities of salt among yourselves and live in peace with each other.”</span></p><A name="footnotes"></a><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn">a</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:5 </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="it">three tabernacles.</span><br><span class="fn">b</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:9 </span><span class="ft">“Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.</span><br><span class="fn">c</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:11 </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="it">that Elijah must come first?</span><br><span class="fn">d</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:18 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">becomes weak.</span><br><span class="fn">e</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:19 </span><span class="ft">Or </span><span class="it">said to his disciples.</span><br><span class="fn">f</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:25 </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="it">unclean.</span><br><span class="fn">g</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:29 </span><span class="ft">Some manuscripts read </span><span class="it">by prayer and fasting.</span><br><span class="fn">h</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:37 </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="it">in my name.</span><br><span class="fn">i</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:43a </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="it">Gehenna;</span><span class="ft"> also in 9:45, 47.</span><br><span class="fn">j</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:43b </span><span class="ft">Some manuscripts add verse 44, </span><span class="it">‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’</span><span class="ft"> See 9:48.</span><br><span class="fn">k</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:45 </span><span class="ft">Some manuscripts add verse 46, </span><span class="it">‘where the maggots never die and the fire never goes out.’</span><span class="ft"> See 9:48.</span><br><span class="fn">l</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:48 </span><span class="ft">Isa 66:24.</span><br><span class="fn">m</span><note caller="+" style="f"><span class="fr">9:49 </span><span class="ft">Greek </span><span class="it">salted with fire;</span><span class="ft"> other manuscripts add </span><span class="it">and every sacrifice will be salted with salt.</span><br></span></div></div><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center"><em>Holy Bible</em>, New Living Translation, copyright © 1996, 2004, 2015 by Tyndale House Foundation. 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