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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1"><title>Mark 9 Amplified Bible</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /><script type="application/javascript" src="https://scripts.webcontentassessor.com/scripts/8a2459b64f9cac8122fc7f2eac4409c8555fac9383016db59c4c26e3d5b8b157"></script><script src='https://qd.admetricspro.com/js/biblehub/biblehub-layout-loader-revcatch.js'></script><script id='HyDgbd_1s' src='https://prebidads.revcatch.com/ads.js' type='text/javascript' async></script><script>(function(w,d,b,s,i){var cts=d.createElement(s);cts.async=true;cts.id='catchscript'; cts.dataset.appid=i;cts.src='https://app.protectsubrev.com/catch_rp.js?cb='+Math.random(); document.head.appendChild(cts); }) (window,document,'head','script','rc-anksrH');</script></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/mark/9.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/mark/9-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">AMP</a> > Mark 9</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="../menu.htm" width="100%" height="48" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../mark/8.htm" title="Mark 8">◄</a> Mark 9 <a href="../mark/10.htm" title="Mark 10">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">Amplified Bible</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/nas/esv/mark/9.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Verses"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><p class="hdg">The Transfiguration</p><p><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>And Jesus said to them, “I assure you <i>and</i> most solemnly say to you, there are <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[a]</a></span>some of those who are standing here who will not taste (experience) death before they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.” <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>Six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured (changed in form) before them [and began to shine brightly with divine and regal glory]; <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>and His clothes became radiant <i>and</i> dazzling, intensely white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were having a conversation with Jesus. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>Peter responded and said to Jesus, “Rabbi (Master), it is good for us to be here; let us make three [sacred] tents--one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>For he did not [really] know what to say because they were terrified [and stunned by the miraculous sight]. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[b]</a></span>a voice came out of the cloud, “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him <i>and</i> obey Him!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>Suddenly they looked around and no longer saw anyone with them, except Jesus alone. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus expressly ordered them not to tell anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So they [carefully and faithfully] kept the matter to themselves, <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[c]</a></span>discussing <i>and</i> questioning [with one another] what it meant to rise from the dead. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>They asked Him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first [before the Messiah comes]?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>He answered them, “Elijah does come first and restores <i>and</i> reestablishes all things. And yet how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things [grief and physical distress] and be treated with contempt [utterly despised and rejected]? <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>But I say to you that Elijah has in fact come [already], and they <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[d]</a></span>did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written [in Scripture] of him.” <p class="hdg">All Things Possible</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>When they came [back] to the [other nine] disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and scribes questioning <i>and</i> arguing with them. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Jesus, they were startled and <i>began</i> running up to greet Him. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>He asked them, “What are you discussing with them?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>One of the crowd replied to Him, “Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him unable to speak; <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>and whenever it seizes him [intending to do harm], it throws him down, and he foams [at the mouth], and grinds his teeth and becomes stiff. I told Your disciples to drive it out, and they could not do it.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>He replied, “O unbelieving (faithless) generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to Me!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>They brought the boy to Him. When the [demonic] spirit saw Him, immediately it threw the boy into a convulsion, and falling to the ground he <i>began</i> rolling around and foaming <i>at the mouth</i>. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he answered, “Since childhood. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>The demon has often thrown him both into fire and into water, intending to kill him. But if You can do anything, take pity on us and help us!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>Jesus said to him, “[You say to Me,] ‘If You can?’ All things are possible for the one who believes <i>and</i> trusts [in Me]!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>Immediately the father of the boy cried out [with a desperate, piercing cry], saying, “I do believe; help [me overcome] my unbelief.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>When Jesus saw that a crowd was rapidly gathering [around them], He rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You deaf and mute spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>After screaming out and throwing him into a terrible convulsion, it came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse [so still and pale] that many [of the spectators] said, “He is dead!” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him; and he stood up. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-28.htm"><b>28</b></a></span>When He had gone indoors, His disciples <i>began</i> asking Him privately, “Why were we unable to drive it out?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-29.htm"><b>29</b></a></span>He replied to them, “This kind [of unclean spirit] cannot come out by anything but prayer [to the Father].” <p class="hdg">Death and Resurrection Foretold</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-30.htm"><b>30</b></a></span>They went on from there and <i>began</i> to go through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know it, <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-31.htm"><b>31</b></a></span>because He was teaching His disciples [and preparing them for the future]. He told them, “The Son of Man is to be betrayed <i>and</i> handed over to men [who are His enemies], and they will kill Him; and when He has been killed, He will rise [from the dead] three days later.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-32.htm"><b>32</b></a></span>But <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[e]</a></span>they did not understand this statement, and they were afraid to ask Him [what He meant]. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-33.htm"><b>33</b></a></span>They arrived at Capernaum; and when He was in the <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[f]</a></span>house, He asked them, “What were you discussing <i>and</i> arguing about on the road?” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-34.htm"><b>34</b></a></span>But they kept quiet, because on the road they had discussed <i>and</i> debated with one another which one [of them] was the greatest. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-35.htm"><b>35</b></a></span>Sitting down [to teach], He called the twelve [disciples] and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he must be last of all [in importance] and a servant of all.” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-36.htm"><b>36</b></a></span>Taking a child, He set him before them; and taking him in His arms, He said to them, <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-37.htm"><b>37</b></a></span>“Whoever receives <i>and</i> welcomes one child such as this in My name receives Me; and whoever receives Me receives not [only] Me, but Him who sent Me.” <p class="hdg">Dire Warnings</p><p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-38.htm"><b>38</b></a></span>John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not accompanying us [as Your disciple].” <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-39.htm"><b>39</b></a></span>But Jesus said, “Do not stop him; for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-40.htm"><b>40</b></a></span>For he who is not against us is for us. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-41.htm"><b>41</b></a></span>For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because of your name as followers of Christ, I assure you <i>and</i> most solemnly say to you, he will not lose his reward. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-42.htm"><b>42</b></a></span>“But whoever causes one of these little ones who believe <i>and</i> trust in Me to stumble [that is, to sin or lose faith], it would be better for him if a heavy millstone [one requiring a donkey’s strength to turn it] were hung around his neck and he were thrown into the sea. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-43.htm"><b>43</b></a></span>If your hand causes you to stumble <i>and</i> sin, cut it off [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]! It is better for you to enter life crippled, than to have two hands and go into <span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[g]</a></span>hell, into the unquenchable fire, 44<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[h]</a></span>[where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE, AND THE FIRE IS NOT PUT OUT.] <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-45.htm"><b>45</b></a></span>If your foot causes you to stumble <i>and</i> sin, cut it off [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]! It would be better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell, 46<span class="fn"><a href="#fn">[i]</a></span>[where THEIR WORM DOES NOT DIE, AND THE FIRE IS NOT PUT OUT.] <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-47.htm"><b>47</b></a></span>If your eye causes you to stumble <i>and</i> sin, throw it out [that is, remove yourself from the source of temptation]! It would be better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-48.htm"><b>48</b></a></span>where THEIR WORM [that feeds on the dead] DOES NOT DIE, AND THE FIRE IS NOT PUT OUT. <p class="paragraph"><span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-49.htm"><b>49</b></a></span>“For everyone will be salted with fire. <span class="reftext"><a href="/mark/9-50.htm"><b>50</b></a></span>Salt is good <i>and</i> useful; but if salt has lost its saltiness (purpose), how will you make it salty? Have salt within yourselves <i>continually,</i> and be at peace with one another.”<A name="fn"></a></p><br /><br /><span class="footnotesbot">[a]</span> <span class="fnverse">1</span> Probably a reference to Peter, John, and James who were to witness the transfiguration a few days later.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[b]</span> <span class="fnverse">7</span> See note Matt 3:17.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[c]</span> <span class="fnverse">10</span> The doctrine of the resurrection was a well-known teaching of the Pharisees, so much so that Paul, an educated man, used it to turn the religious leaders against themselves (Acts 23:6-10). The three fishermen were, however, familiar with some of the prophetic Scriptures, but were confused by Jesus’ statements regarding His death and resurrection.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[d]</span> <span class="fnverse">13</span> This is a reference to Herod’s imprisoning and beheading John the Baptist (6:17-28).<br><span class="footnotesbot">[e]</span> <span class="fnverse">32</span> Cf v 10.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[f]</span> <span class="fnverse">33</span> Probably Peter’s home.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[g]</span> <span class="fnverse">43</span> See note Matt 5:22.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[h]</span> <span class="fnverse">44</span> Vv 44 and 46 are not found in early mss.<br><span class="footnotesbot">[i]</span> <span class="fnverse">46</span> Vv 44 and 46 are not found in early mss.<br></div><br /><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">Amplified Bible Copyright © 2015<br>by The Lockman Foundation<br>All rights reserved <a href="http://www.lockman.org">www.lockman.org</a><br><br><a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br>                                                                                                                                <span class="p"><br /><br /></span></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../mark/8.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 8"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 8" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../mark/10.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 10"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 10" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhchapnoad.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>