¹And he said to them, “Truly, I am telling you that there are some of those standing here who will certainly not taste death until they see the kingdom of God come in power.” ²Then six days later, Jesus took Peter and James and John along and brought them up to a high mountain alone, privately. Then he was transfigured in front of them. ³And his clothes became shining – very white like snow – clothes of a kind which no cloth dresser on earth can make shine like that. ⁴Moreover Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were speaking to Jesus, ⁵at which Peter responded and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. So let's make three booths: one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” ⁶For he did not know what he should say, for they were terrified. ⁷Then a cloud materialized and overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud, “This is my beloved son. Hear him.” ⁸Yet the moment when they looked round, they didn't see anyone any longer, except just Jesus with them. ⁹Then as they came down from the mountain, he commanded them not to recount the things they had seen to anyone until the son of man had risen from the dead. ¹⁰And they kept the matter to themselves, while discussing with each other what rising from the dead meant. ¹¹Then they questioned him and said, “The scribes say that Elijah must come first, don't they?” ¹²Then he answered and said to them, “Elijah does indeed come and restore everything first, so how come it stands written concerning the son of man that he must suffer many things and be thought nothing of? ¹³But I say to you that Elijah has also come, and that they did to him whatever they wanted, as it stands written concerning him.” ¹⁴Then he went to the disciples and saw a large crowd around them, and scribes discussing with them. ¹⁵And immediately, when the whole crowd saw him, they were astounded, and they ran to greet him. ¹⁶Then he asked the scribes, “What are you discussing with them?” ¹⁷At this one of the crowd answered and said, “Teacher, I have brought you my son who is possessed by a mute spirit. ¹⁸And wherever it seizes him, it tears at him, and he foams and gnashes his teeth, and he becomes dehydrated. Moreover, I told your disciples to cast it out, but they couldn't.” ¹⁹Then he answered him and said, “O unbelieving generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him to me.” ²⁰So they brought him to him. And when he saw him, the spirit immediately convulsed him, and he fell onto the ground and rolled about, foaming. ²¹And he asked his father, “How long is it since this happened to him?” And he said, “Since childhood. ²²And it has often thrown him in both fire and water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, help us and have compassion on us.” ²³Then Jesus, quoting him, said to him, “ ‘If you can’ believe, everything is possible for him who believes.” ²⁴Then the father of the child immediately cried out and said with tears, “I believe, Lord. Help my unbelief.” ²⁵Then when Jesus saw that a crowd was converging, he rebuked the unclean spirit and said to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and do not go in to him any more.” ²⁶Then it shouted and convulsed him severely and came out, and he became as though he was dead, so that many said that he had died. ²⁷But Jesus took hold of him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. ²⁸Then when he had gone home, his disciples asked him privately, “Why is it that we could not cast it out?” ²⁹And he said to them, “This kind cannot come out by any means except prayer and fasting.” ³⁰And they departed from there and passed through Galilee, and he did not want anyone to know. ³¹For he kept teaching his disciples and saying to them, “The son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him, and after being killed, he will rise on the third day.” ³²But they kept failing to understand the statement and were afraid to ask him about it. ³³Then he went to Capernaum, and after going into a house, he asked them, “What did you discuss among yourselves on the way?” ³⁴But they remained silent, for on the way they had discussed with each other who was the greatest. ³⁵Then he sat down and addressed the twelve and said to them, “If anyone wants to be the first, he will be the last of all and the servant of all.” ³⁶Next, he took a child and stood him in front of them, and after taking him in his arms, he said to them, ³⁷“Whoever receives one of such children in my name receives me, and whoever receives me doesn't receive me, but him who sent me.” ³⁸Then John answered him and said, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, someone who does not follow us, and we prevented him, because he does not follow us.” ³⁹But Jesus said, “Do not prevent him, for there is no-one who can perform a deed of power in my name and who will quickly be able to speak ill of me. ⁴⁰For whoever is not against you is for you. ⁴¹For whoever gives you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ's – truly, I am telling you – he will certainly not lose his reward. ⁴²And it would be better for anyone who causes one of the little ones who believe in me to stumble, if an upper millstone were put round his neck and he were thrown into the sea. ⁴³So if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It would be better for you to go into life maimed than to go off into Gehenna, into the inextinguishable fire, with two hands, ⁴⁵And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It would be better for you to go off into life lame than to be thrown into Gehenna, into the inextinguishable fire, with two feet, ⁴⁷And if your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It would be better for you to go into the kingdom of God with one eye, than to be thrown into fiery Gehenna with two eyes, ⁴⁹For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be salted with salt. ⁵⁰Salt is good. But if salt becomes bland, with what can you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and live peaceably among yourselves.”

Reference(s) in Chapter 9: v.44 ↔ Isaiah 66:24 ● v.46 ↔ Isaiah 66:24 ● v.48 ↔ Isaiah 66:24.