ಮಾರ್ಕನು 9

1 ಆತನು ಅವರಿಗೆ--ಇಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಂತವರಲ್ಲಿ ಕೆಲವರು ದೇವರ ರಾಜ್ಯವು ಬಲದೊಂದಿಗೆ ಬರುವದನ್ನು ನೋಡುವವರೆಗೆ ಮರಣದ ರುಚಿಯನ್ನು ನೋಡುವದೇ ಇಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ ಅಂದನು.

2 ಯೇಸು ಆರು ದಿವಸಗಳಾದ ಮೇಲೆ ಪೇತ್ರ ಯಾಕೋಬ ಮತ್ತು ಯೋಹಾನರನ್ನು ತನ್ನೊಂದಿಗೆ ಕರೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಏಕಾಂತವಾಗಿ ಒಂದು ಎತ್ತರವಾದ ಬೆಟ್ಟಕ್ಕೆ ಹೋದನು; ಆಗ ಆತನು ಅವರ ಮುಂದೆ ರೂಪಾಂತರಗೊಂಡನು.

3 ಮತ್ತು ಆತನ ಉಡುಪು ಭೂಮಿಯ ಮೇಲಿರುವ ಯಾವ ಅಗಸನೂ ಬಿಳುಪು ಮಾಡಲಾರದಷು ಹಿಮದಂತೆ ಹೆಚ್ಚು ಬೆಳ್ಳಗಾಗಿ ಹೊಳೆಯುತ್ತಿತ್ತು.

4 ಆಗ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಎಲೀಯನು ಮೋಶೆ ಯೊಂದಿಗೆ ಅವರಿಗೆ ಕಾಣಿಸಿಕೊಂಡು ಯೇಸುವಿನೊ ಂದಿಗೆ ಮಾತನಾಡುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು.

5 ಆಗ ಪೇತ್ರನು ಯೇಸು ವಿಗೆ-- ಬೋಧಕನೇ, ನಾವು ಇಲ್ಲೆ ಇರುವದು ನಮಗೆ ಒಳ್ಳೇದು; ನಿನಗೊಂದು ಮೋಶೆಗೊಂದು ಮತ್ತು ಎಲೀಯನಿಗೊಂದು ಮೂರು ಗುಡಾರಗಳನ್ನು ನಾವು ಕಟ್ಟುವೆವು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.

6 ಅವನು ಏನು ಮಾತನಾಡಬೇಕೋ ಅವನಿಗೆ ತಿಳಿದಿರಲಿಲ್ಲ; ಯಾಕಂ ದರೆ ಅವರು ಬಹಳವಾಗಿ ಹೆದರಿದ್ದರು.

7 ಆಗ ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಮೋಡವು ಅವರ ಮೇಲೆ ಕವಿದುಕೊಂಡಿತು; ಮತ್ತು --ಈತನು ಪ್ರಿಯನಾಗಿರುವ ನನ್ನ ಮಗನು; ಈತನ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಕೇಳಿರಿ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದ ಧ್ವನಿಯು ಮೋಡದೊಳಗಿಂದ ಬಂತು.

8 ಕೂಡಲೆ ಅವರು ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ನೋಡಲಾಗಿ ತಮ್ಮೊಂದಿಗೆ ಯೇಸುವನ್ನು ಹೊರತು ಇನ್ನಾರನ್ನೂ ನೋಡಲಿಲ್ಲ.

9 ಅವರು ಬೆಟ್ಟದಿಂದಿಳಿದು ಬರುವಾಗ ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಕುಮಾರನು ಸತ್ತವರೊಳಗಿಂದ ಎದ್ದು ಬರುವ ವರೆಗೆ ತಾವು ಕಂಡವುಗಳನ್ನು ಯಾರಿಗೂ ಹೇಳಬಾರದೆಂದು ಆತನು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದನು.

10 ಮತ್ತು ಸತ್ತವರೊಳಗಿಂದ ಎದ್ದು ಬರುವದರ ಅರ್ಥವೇನೆಂದು ಅವರು ಒಬ್ಬರಿಗೊಬ್ಬರು ಪ್ರಶ್ನಿಸಿಕೊಳ್ಳುತ್ತಾ ಆ ಮಾತನ್ನು ತಮ್ಮೊಳಗೆ ಇಟ್ಟುಕೊಂಡರು.

11 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ಅವರು ಆತನಿಗೆ--ಎಲೀಯನು ಮೊದಲು ಬರುವದು ಅಗತ್ಯವೆಂದು ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಗಳು ಯಾಕೆ ಹೇಳುತ್ತಾರೆ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದರು.

12 ಆತನು ಅವರಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರವಾಗಿ-- ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ಎಲೀಯನು ಮೊದಲು ಬಂದು ಎಲ್ಲವುಗಳನ್ನು ಯಥಾಸ್ಥಾನಪಡಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಆದರೆ ಮನುಷ್ಯಕುಮಾರನು ಬಹಳ ಶ್ರಮೆಗಳನ್ನನುಭವಿ ಸುವದು ಮತ್ತು ತಿರಸ್ಕರಿಸಲ್ಪಡುವದು ಅಗತ್ಯವೆಂದು ಆತನ ವಿಷಯವಾಗಿ ಬರೆದಿರುವದು ಹೇಗೆ?

13 ಆದರೆ ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ಹೇಳುವದೇನಂದರೆ-- ಎಲೀಯನು ನಿಜವಾಗಿಯೂ ಬಂದನು. ಅವನ ವಿಷಯವಾಗಿ ಬರೆದಿರುವಂತೆ ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮ ಮನಸ್ಸಿಗೆ ಬಂದ ಹಾಗೆ ಅವನಿಗೆ ಮಾಡಿದರು ಅಂದನು.

14 ಆತನು ತನ್ನ ಶಿಷ್ಯರ ಬಳಿಗೆ ಬಂದಾಗ ಅವರ ಸುತ್ತಲೂ ದೊಡ್ಡ ಸಮೂಹವನ್ನೂ ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಗಳು ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ತರ್ಕಿಸುತ್ತಿರುವದನ್ನೂ ಕಂಡನು.

15 ಕೂಡಲೆ ಜನರೆಲ್ಲರೂ ಆತನನ್ನು ನೋಡಿ ಬಹು ಆಶ್ಚರ್ಯಪಟ್ಟು ಓಡುತ್ತಾ ಬಂದು ಆತನನ್ನು ವಂದಿಸಿ ದರು.

16 ಆಗ ಆತನು ಶಾಸ್ತ್ರಿಗಳಿಗೆ-- ಅವರೊಂದಿಗೆ ನೀವು ಏನು ತರ್ಕಮಾಡುತ್ತೀರಿ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದನು.

17 ಆಗ ಸಮೂಹದಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬನು ಪ್ರತ್ಯುತ್ತರವಾಗಿ--ಬೋಧಕನೇ, ಮೂಕದೆವ್ವ ಹಿಡಿದ ನನ್ನ ಮಗನನ್ನು ನಿನ್ನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕೊಂಡು ಬಂದೆನು.

18 ಅದು ಅವನನ್ನು ತೆಗೆದುಕೊಂಡು ಹೋದಲ್ಲೆಲ್ಲಾ ಅವನನ್ನು ಒದ್ದಾಡಿಸುತ್ತದೆ; ಮತ್ತು ಅವನು ನೊರೆ ಸುರಿಸುತ್ತಾ ತನ್ನ ಹಲ್ಲು ಕಡಿಯುತ್ತಾ ಕುಂದಿ ಹೋಗುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಅದನ್ನು (ದೆವ್ವವನ್ನು) ಬಿಡಿಸಬೇಕೆಂದು ನಾನು ನಿನ ಶಿಷ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಹೇಳಿದೆನು; ಆದರೆ ಅವರಿಂದ ಆಗಲಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.

19 ಅದಕ್ಕಾತನು--ಓ ನಂಬಿಕೆ ಯಿಲ್ಲದ ಸಂತಾನವೇ, ಎಷ್ಟು ಕಾಲ ನಾನು ನಿಮ್ಮೊಂ ದಿಗೆ ಇರಲಿ? ಎಷ್ಟು ಕಾಲ ನಾನು ನಿಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಸಹಿಸಲಿ? ಅವನನ್ನು ನನ್ನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ತಕ್ಕೊಂಡು ಬನ್ನಿರಿ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.

20 ಆಗ ಅವರು ಅವನನ್ನು ಆತನ ಬಳಿಗೆ ತಂದರು; ಅವನು ಆತನನ್ನು ನೋಡಿದ ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಆ ಆತ್ಮವು ಅವನನ್ನು ಒದ್ದಾಡಿಸಿದ್ದರಿಂದ ಅವನು ನೆಲಕ್ಕೆ ಬಿದ್ದು ನೊರೆ ಸುರಿಸುತ್ತಾ ಹೊರಳಾಡಿದನು.

21 ಆತನು ಅವನ ತಂದೆಗೆ--ಇದು ಅವನನ್ನು ಹಿಡಿದು ಎಷ್ಟು ಕಾಲವಾಯಿತು ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಲು ಅವನು-- ಬಾಲ್ಯದಿಂದಲೇ;

22 ಅದು ಅವನನ್ನು ನಾಶಪಡಿಸಲು ಅನೇಕ ಸಾರಿ ಬೆಂಕಿಯೊಳಗೂ ನೀರಿನೊಳಗೂ ಹಾಕಿತು; ಆದರೆ ನೀನು ಏನಾದರೂ ಮಾಡಲು ಸಾಧ್ಯ ವಿದ್ದರೆ ನಮ್ಮ ಮೇಲೆ ಕರುಣೆಯಿಟ್ಟು ನಮಗೆ ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡು ಅಂದನು.

23 ಆಗ ಯೇಸು ಅವನಿಗೆ--ನೀನು ನಂಬುವದಾದರೆ ಆಗುವದು; ನಂಬುವವನಿಗೆ ಎಲ್ಲವು ಸಾಧ್ಯವೇ ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.

24 ತಕ್ಷಣವೇ ಮಗುವಿನ ತಂದೆಯು--ಕರ್ತನೇ, ನಾನು ನಂಬು ತ್ತೇನೆ; ನನಗೆ ಅಪನಂಬಿಕೆ ಇಲ್ಲದಂತೆ ನೀನು ಸಹಾಯ ಮಾಡು ಎಂದು ಕಣ್ಣೀರಿನಿಂದ ಕೂಗಿ ಹೇಳಿದನು.

25 ಆಗ ಜನರು ಕೂಡಿಕೊಂಡು ಓಡಿ ಬರುವದನ್ನು ಯೇಸು ನೋಡಿ ಆ ಅಶುದ್ಧಾತ್ಮವನ್ನು ಗದರಿಸಿ ಅದಕ್ಕೆ --ಮೂಕ ಮತ್ತು ಕಿವುಡಾದ ಆತ್ಮವೇ, ನೀನು ಅವನೊಳಗಿಂದ ಹೊರಗೆ ಬಾ; ಇನ್ನೆಂದಿಗೂ ಅವ ನೊಳಗೆ ಸೇರದಿರು ಎಂದು ನಾನು ನಿನಗೆ ಖಂಡಿತವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ ಅಂದನು.

26 ಆಗ ಅದು ಕೂಗಿ ಅವನನ್ನು ಬಹಳವಾಗಿ ಒದ್ದಾಡಿಸಿ ಅವನೊಳಗಿಂದ ಹೊರಗೆ ಬಂತು; ಮತ್ತು ಅವನು ಸತ್ತವನ ಹಾಗೆ ಬಿದ್ದದರಿಂದ ಅನೇಕರು--ಅವನು ಸತ್ತಿದ್ದಾನೆ ಅಂದರು.

27 ಆದರೆ ಯೇಸು ಕೈ ಹಿಡಿದು ಅವನನ್ನು ಮೇಲಕ್ಕೆತ್ತಲು ಅವನು ಎದ್ದನು.

28 ಆತನು ಮನೆಯೊಳಕ್ಕೆ ಬಂದಾಗ ಆತನ ಶಿಷ್ಯರು ಆತನಿಗೆ ಪ್ರತ್ಯೇಕವಾಗಿ--ಆ ಅಶುದ್ಧಾತ್ಮವನ್ನು ಹೊರಗೆ ಹಾಕುವದಕ್ಕೆ ನಮ್ಮಿಂದ ಯಾಕೆ ಆಗಲಿಲ್ಲ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದರು.

29 ಆತನು ಅವರಿಗೆ--ಈ ತರವಾ ದದ್ದು ಪ್ರಾರ್ಥನೆ ಉಪವಾಸಗಳಿಂದ ಹೊರತು ಬೇರೆ ಯಾವದರಿಂದಲೂ ಹೊರಗೆ ಬರಲಾರದು ಅಂದನು.

30 ಅವರು ಅಲ್ಲಿಂದ ಹೊರಟು ಗಲಿಲಾಯವನ್ನು ಹಾದುಹೋಗುತ್ತಿದ್ದರು. ಇದು ಯಾರಿಗೂ ತಿಳಿಯಬಾರದೆಂದು ಆತನಿಗೆ ಮನಸ್ಸಿತ್ತು.

31 ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಆತನು ತನ್ನ ಶಿಷ್ಯರಿಗೆ ಬೋಧಿಸುತ್ತಾ-- ಮನುಷ್ಯ ಕುಮಾರನು ಮನುಷ್ಯರ ಕೈಗಳಿಗೆ ಒಪ್ಪಿಸಲ್ಪಡುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಅವರು ಆತನನ್ನು ಕೊಲ್ಲುವರು; ಆತನು ಕೊಲ್ಲಲ್ಪಟ್ಟ ತರುವಾಯ ಮೂರನೆಯ ದಿನದಲ್ಲಿ ಏಳುವನು ಅಂದನು.

32 ಆದರೆ ಅವರು ಆ ಮಾತನ್ನು ಗ್ರಹಿಸ ಲಿಲ್ಲ, ಮತ್ತು ಆತನನ್ನು ಕೇಳುವದಕ್ಕೂ ಭಯಪಟ್ಟರು.

33 ಆತನು ಕಪೆರ್ನೌಮಿಗೆ ಬಂದು ಮನೆಯಲ್ಲಿದ್ದಾಗ ಅವರಿಗೆ--ದಾರಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮ್ಮೊಳಗೆ ನೀವು ಏನು ವಾಗ್ವಾದ ಮಾಡಿದಿರಿ ಎಂದು ಕೇಳಿದನು.

34 ಆದರೆ ಅವರು ಸುಮ್ಮನಿದ್ದರು; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಅವರು ತಮ್ಮೊಳಗೆ ಯಾವನು ಅತಿ ದೊಡ್ಡವನಾಗಿರಬೇಕೆಂದು ದಾರಿ ಯಲ್ಲಿ ವಾಗ್ವಾದ ಮಾಡಿದ್ದರು.

35 ಆಗ ಆತನು ಕೂತುಕೊಂಡು ಹನ್ನೆರಡು ಮಂದಿಯನ್ನು ಕರೆದು ಅವರಿಗೆ--ಯಾವನಾದರೂ ಮೊದಲಿನವನಾಗಬೇ ಕೆಂದು ಇಷ್ಟಪಟ್ಟರೆ ಅವನು ಎಲ್ಲರಿಗಿಂತ ಕಡೆಯ ವನೂ ಎಲ್ಲರ ಸೇವಕನೂ ಆಗಿರಬೇಕು ಅಂದನು.

36 ಆತನು ಒಂದು ಮಗುವನ್ನು ತಕ್ಕೊಂಡು ಅದನ್ನು ಅವರ ಮಧ್ಯದಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಲ್ಲಿಸಿ ತನ್ನ ಕೈಗಳಲ್ಲಿ ಅದನ್ನು ಎತ್ತಿಕೊಂಡು ಅವರಿಗೆ--

37 ಯಾವನಾದರೂ ಇಂಥ ಮಕ್ಕಳಲ್ಲಿ ಒಂದನ್ನು ನನ್ನ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸಿದರೆ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ; ಮತ್ತು ಯಾವನು ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸುವನೋ ಅವನು ನನ್ನನ್ನಲ್ಲದೆ ನನ್ನನ್ನು ಕಳುಹಿಸಿದಾತನನ್ನೇ ಅಂಗೀಕರಿಸುತ್ತಾನೆ ಅಂದನು.

38 ಯೋಹಾನನು ಆತನಿಗೆ -- ಬೋಧಕನೇ, ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಸದವನೊಬ್ಬನು ನಿನ್ನ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ದೆವ್ವಗಳನ್ನು ಬಿಡಿಸುವದನ್ನು ನಾವು ನೋಡಿ ಅವನು ನಮ್ಮನ್ನು ಹಿಂಬಾಲಿಸುವವನಲ್ಲವಾದ್ದರಿಂದ ನಾವು ಅವನಿಗೆ ಅಡ್ಡಿಮಾಡಿದೆವು ಎಂದು ಹೇಳಿದನು.

39 ಆದರೆ ಯೇಸು--ಅವನಿಗೆ ಅಡ್ಡಿಮಾಡಬೇಡಿರಿ; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ನನ್ನ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ಅದ್ಭುತಕಾರ್ಯವನ್ನು ಮಾಡಿ ನನ್ನ ವಿಷಯದಲ್ಲಿ ಹಗುರಾಗಿ ಕೆಟ್ಟದ್ದನ್ನು ಮಾತನಾಡುವ ಒಬ್ಬನಾದರೂ ಇಲ್ಲ.

40 ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ನಮಗೆ ವಿರೋಧಿಯಾಗಿರದವನು ನಮ್ಮ ಪಕ್ಷದವ ನಾಗಿದ್ದಾನೆ.

41 ಇದಲ್ಲದೆ ನೀವು ಕ್ರಿಸ್ತನಿಗೆ ಸೇರಿದವ ರಾದದರಿಂದ ಯಾವನಾದರೂ ನನ್ನ ಹೆಸರಿನಲ್ಲಿ ನಿಮಗೆ ಒಂದು ತಂಬಿಗೆ ನೀರನ್ನು ಕೊಟ್ಟರೆ ಅವನು ತನ್ನ ಪ್ರತಿ ಫಲವನ್ನು ಕಳಕೊಳ್ಳುವದೇ ಇಲ್ಲವೆಂದು ನಾನು ನಿಮಗೆ ನಿಜವಾಗಿ ಹೇಳುತ್ತೇನೆ.

42 ನನ್ನನ್ನು ನಂಬುವ ಈ ಚಿಕ್ಕವರಲ್ಲಿ ಒಬ್ಬನಿಗೆ ಯಾವನಾದರೂ ಅಡ್ಡಿಯಾದರೆ ಅವನ ಕೊರಳಿಗೆ ಬೀಸುವ ಕಲ್ಲನ್ನು ತೂಗಹಾಕಿ ಅವ ನನ್ನು ಸಮುದ್ರದಲ್ಲಿ ಬಿಸಾಡಿಬಿಡುವದು ಅವನಿಗೆ ಒಳ್ಳೇದು.

43 ನಿನ್ನ ಕೈ ನಿನಗೆ ಅಭ್ಯಂತರ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಅದನ್ನು ಕಡಿದುಹಾಕು; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಎರಡು ಕೈಗಳು ಳ್ಳವನಾಗಿ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಆರದ ಬೆಂಕಿಯ ನರಕದೊಳಗೆ ಹೋಗುವದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಅಂಗಹೀನನಾಗಿ ಜೀವದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇರು ವದು ನಿನಗೆ ಒಳ್ಳೇದು;

44 ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಹುಳವು ಸಾಯುವದಿಲ್ಲ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಂಕಿಯು ಆರುವದಿಲ್ಲ.

45 ನಿನ್ನ ಕಾಲು ನಿನಗೆ ಅಭ್ಯಂತರ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಅದನ್ನು ಕಡಿದು ಹಾಕು; ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ನೀನು ಎರಡು ಕಾಲುಗಳುಳ್ಳವ ನಾಗಿ ಎಂದಿಗೂ ಆರದ ಬೆಂಕಿಯ ನರಕದೊಳಗೆ ಹಾಕ ಲ್ಪಡುವದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಕುಂಟನಾಗಿ ಜೀವದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇರುವದು ನಿನಗೆ ಒಳ್ಳೇದು.

46 ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಹುಳವು ಸಾಯುವ ದಿಲ್ಲ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಂಕಿಯು ಆರುವದಿಲ್ಲ.

47 ನಿನ್ನ ಕಣ್ಣು ನಿನಗೆ ಅಭ್ಯಂತರ ಮಾಡಿದರೆ ಅದನ್ನು ಕಿತ್ತುಬಿಡು; ಎರಡು ಕಣ್ಣುಗಳುಳ್ಳವನಾಗಿ ನರಕದ ಬೆಂಕಿಯಲ್ಲಿ ಹಾಕ ಲ್ಪಡುವದಕ್ಕಿಂತ ಒಂದು ಕಣ್ಣುಳ್ಳವನಾಗಿ ದೇವರ ರಾಜ್ಯ ದಲ್ಲಿ ಸೇರುವದು ನಿನಗೆ ಒಳ್ಳೇದು.

48 ಅಲ್ಲಿ ಅವರ ಹುಳವು ಸಾಯುವದಿಲ್ಲ ಮತ್ತು ಬೆಂಕಿಯು ಆರುವದಿಲ್ಲ.

49 ಯಾಕಂದರೆ ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಬ್ಬನಿಗೂ ಬೆಂಕಿಯಿಂದ ಸಾರವಾಗಬೇಕು; ಮತ್ತು ಪ್ರತಿಯೊಂದು ಯಜ್ಞಕ್ಕೆ ಉಪ್ಪಿ ನಿಂದ ಸಾರವಾಗಬೇಕು.

50 ಉಪ್ಪು ಒಳ್ಳೆಯದು; ಆದರೆ ಉಪ್ಪು ತನ್ನ ಸಾರವನ್ನು ಕಳೆದುಕೊಂಡರೆ ಇನ್ನಾತರಿಂದ ನೀವು ಅದನ್ನು ರುಚಿಗೊಳಿಸುವಿರಿ? ನಿಮ್ಮೊಳಗೆ ಉಪ್ಪು ಇರಲಿ; ಮತ್ತು ಒಬ್ಬರ ಸಂಗಡಲೊಬ್ಬರು ಸಮಾಧಾನ ವಾಗಿರ್ರಿ ಅಂದನು.

1 And 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.

2 And 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.

3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.

4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

5 And 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.

6 For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.

7 And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

8 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

9 And 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.

10 And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.

11 And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

12 And 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.

13 But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.

14 And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.

15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.

16 And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?

17 And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;

18 And 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.

19 He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.

20 And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.

21 And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a child.

22 And 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.

23 Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.

24 And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.

25 When 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.

26 And 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.

27 But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.

28 And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?

29 And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.

30 And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not that any man should know it.

31 For 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.

32 But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.

33 And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?

34 But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among themselves, who should be the greatest.

35 And 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.

36 And 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,

37 Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.

38 And 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.

39 But 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.

40 For he that is not against us is on our part.

41 For 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.

42 And 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.

43 And 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:

44 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

45 And 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:

46 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

47 And 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:

48 Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.

49 For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.

50 Salt 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.

1 And he went out from thence, and came into his own country; and his disciples follow him.

2 And when the sabbath day was come, he began to teach in the synagogue: and many hearing him were astonished, saying, From whence hath this man these things? and what wisdom is this which is given unto him, that even such mighty works are wrought by his hands?

3 Is not this the carpenter, the son of Mary, the brother of James, and Joses, and of Juda, and Simon? and are not his sisters here with us? And they were offended at him.

4 But Jesus said unto them, A prophet is not without honour, but in his own country, and among his own kin, and in his own house.

5 And he could there do no mighty work, save that he laid his hands upon a few sick folk, and healed them.

6 And he marvelled because of their unbelief. And he went round about the villages, teaching.

7 And he called unto him the twelve, and began to send them forth by two and two; and gave them power over unclean spirits;

8 And commanded them that they should take nothing for their journey, save a staff only; no scrip, no bread, no money in their purse:

9 But be shod with sandals; and not put on two coats.

10 And he said unto them, In what place soever ye enter into an house, there abide till ye depart from that place.

11 And whosoever shall not receive you, nor hear you, when ye depart thence, shake off the dust under your feet for a testimony against them. Verily I say unto you, It shall be more tolerable for Sodom and Gomorrha in the day of judgment, than for that city.

12 And they went out, and preached that men should repent.

13 And they cast out many devils, and anointed with oil many that were sick, and healed them.

14 And king Herod heard of him; (for his name was spread abroad:) and he said, That John the Baptist was risen from the dead, and therefore mighty works do shew forth themselves in him.

15 Others said, That it is Elias. And others said, That it is a prophet, or as one of the prophets.

16 But when Herod heard thereof, he said, It is John, whom I beheaded: he is risen from the dead.

17 For Herod himself had sent forth and laid hold upon John, and bound him in prison for Herodias’ sake, his brother Philip’s wife: for he had married her.

18 For John had said unto Herod, It is not lawful for thee to have thy brother’s wife.

19 Therefore Herodias had a quarrel against him, and would have killed him; but she could not:

20 For Herod feared John, knowing that he was a just man and an holy, and observed him; and when he heard him, he did many things, and heard him gladly.

21 And when a convenient day was come, that Herod on his birthday made a supper to his lords, high captains, and chief estates of Galilee;

22 And when the daughter of the said Herodias came in, and danced, and pleased Herod and them that sat with him, the king said unto the damsel, Ask of me whatsoever thou wilt, and I will give it thee.

23 And he sware unto her, Whatsoever thou shalt ask of me, I will give it thee, unto the half of my kingdom.

24 And she went forth, and said unto her mother, What shall I ask? And she said, The head of John the Baptist.

25 And she came in straightway with haste unto the king, and asked, saying, I will that thou give me by and by in a charger the head of John the Baptist.

26 And the king was exceeding sorry; yet for his oath’s sake, and for their sakes which sat with him, he would not reject her.

27 And immediately the king sent an executioner, and commanded his head to be brought: and he went and beheaded him in the prison,

28 And brought his head in a charger, and gave it to the damsel: and the damsel gave it to her mother.

29 And when his disciples heard of it, they came and took up his corpse, and laid it in a tomb.

30 And the apostles gathered themselves together unto Jesus, and told him all things, both what they had done, and what they had taught.

31 And he said unto them, Come ye yourselves apart into a desert place, and rest a while: for there were many coming and going, and they had no leisure so much as to eat.

32 And they departed into a desert place by ship privately.

33 And the people saw them departing, and many knew him, and ran afoot thither out of all cities, and outwent them, and came together unto him.

34 And Jesus, when he came out, saw much people, and was moved with compassion toward them, because they were as sheep not having a shepherd: and he began to teach them many things.

35 And when the day was now far spent, his disciples came unto him, and said, This is a desert place, and now the time is far passed:

36 Send them away, that they may go into the country round about, and into the villages, and buy themselves bread: for they have nothing to eat.

37 He answered and said unto them, Give ye them to eat. And they say unto him, Shall we go and buy two hundred pennyworth of bread, and give them to eat?

38 He saith unto them, How many loaves have ye? go and see. And when they knew, they say, Five, and two fishes.

39 And he commanded them to make all sit down by companies upon the green grass.

40 And they sat down in ranks, by hundreds, and by fifties.

41 And when he had taken the five loaves and the two fishes, he looked up to heaven, and blessed, and brake the loaves, and gave them to his disciples to set before them; and the two fishes divided he among them all.

42 And they did all eat, and were filled.

43 And they took up twelve baskets full of the fragments, and of the fishes.

44 And they that did eat of the loaves were about five thousand men.

45 And straightway he constrained his disciples to get into the ship, and to go to the other side before unto Bethsaida, while he sent away the people.

46 And when he had sent them away, he departed into a mountain to pray.

47 And when even was come, the ship was in the midst of the sea, and he alone on the land.

48 And he saw them toiling in rowing; for the wind was contrary unto them: and about the fourth watch of the night he cometh unto them, walking upon the sea, and would have passed by them.

49 But when they saw him walking upon the sea, they supposed it had been a spirit, and cried out:

50 For they all saw him, and were troubled. And immediately he talked with them, and saith unto them, Be of good cheer: it is I; be not afraid.

51 And he went up unto them into the ship; and the wind ceased: and they were sore amazed in themselves beyond measure, and wondered.

52 For they considered not the miracle of the loaves: for their heart was hardened.

53 And when they had passed over, they came into the land of Gennesaret, and drew to the shore.

54 And when they were come out of the ship, straightway they knew him,

55 And ran through that whole region round about, and began to carry about in beds those that were sick, where they heard he was.

56 And whithersoever he entered, into villages, or cities, or country, they laid the sick in the streets, and besought him that they might touch if it were but the border of his garment: and as many as touched him were made whole.