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1 Jesus continued, "I assure you that some standing here won't die before they see God's kingdom arrive in power."
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And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power."
2 Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and brought them to the top of a very high mountain where they were alone. He was transformed in front of them,
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And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them,
3 and his clothes were amazingly bright, brighter than if they had been bleached white.
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and his garments became glistening, intensely white, as no fuller on earth could bleach them.
4 Elijah and Moses appeared and were talking with Jesus.
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And there appeared to them Eli'jah with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus.
5 Peter reacted to all of this by saying to Jesus, "Rabbi, it's good that we're here. Let's make three shrines—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
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And Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is well that we are here; let us make three booths, one for you and one for Moses and one for Eli'jah."
6 He said this because he didn't know how to respond, for the three of them were terrified.
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For he did not know what to say, for they were exceedingly afraid.
7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice spoke from the cloud, "This is my Son, whom I dearly love. Listen to him!"
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And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son; listen to him."
8 Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.
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And suddenly looking around they no longer saw any one with them but Jesus only.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Human One had risen from the dead.
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And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of man should have risen from the dead.
10 So they kept it to themselves, wondering, "What's this ‘rising from the dead'?"
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So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what the rising from the dead meant.
11 They asked Jesus, "Why do the legal experts say that Elijah must come first?"
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And they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that first Eli'jah must come?"
12 He answered, "Elijah does come first to restore all things. Why was it written that the Human One would suffer many things and be rejected?
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And he said to them, "Eli'jah does come first to restore all things; and how is it written of the Son of man, that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
13 In fact, I tell you that Elijah has come, but they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it was written about him."
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But I tell you that Eli'jah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him."
14 When Jesus, Peter, James, and John approached the other disciples, they saw a large crowd surrounding them and legal experts arguing with them.
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And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd about them, and scribes arguing with them.
15 Suddenly the whole crowd caught sight of Jesus. They ran to greet him, overcome with excitement.
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And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and ran up to him and greeted him.
16 Jesus asked them, "What are you arguing about?"
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And he asked them, "What are you discussing with them?"
17 Someone from the crowd responded, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, since he has a spirit that doesn't allow him to speak.
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And one of the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a dumb spirit;
18 Wherever it overpowers him, it throws him into a fit. He foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and stiffens up. So I spoke to your disciples to see if they could throw it out, but they couldn't."
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and wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down; and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid; and I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able."
19 Jesus answered them, "You faithless generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I put up with you? Bring him to me."
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And he answered them, "O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me."
20 They brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a fit. He fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
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And they brought the boy to him; and when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.
21 Jesus asked his father, "How long has this been going on?" He said, "Since he was a child.
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And Jesus asked his father, "How long has he had this?" And he said, "From childhood.
22 It has often thrown him into a fire or into water trying to kill him. If you can do anything, help us! Show us compassion!"
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And it has often cast him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you can do anything, have pity on us and help us."
23 Jesus said to him, "‘If you can do anything'? All things are possible for the one who has faith."
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And Jesus said to him, "If you can! All things are possible to him who believes."
24 At that the boy's father cried out, "I have faith; help my lack of faith!"
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Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, "I believe; help my unbelief!"
25 Noticing that the crowd had surged together, Jesus spoke harshly to the unclean spirit, "Mute and deaf spirit, I command you to come out of him and never enter him again."
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And when Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You dumb and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again."
26 After screaming and shaking the boy horribly, the spirit came out. The boy seemed to be dead; in fact, several people said that he had died.
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And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse; so that most of them said, "He is dead."
27 But Jesus took his hand, lifted him up, and he arose.
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But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.
28 After Jesus went into a house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we throw this spirit out?"
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And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?"
29 Jesus answered, "Throwing this kind of spirit out requires prayer."
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And he said to them, "This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer."
30 From there Jesus and his followers went through Galilee, but he didn't want anyone to know it.
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They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he would not have any one know it;
31 This was because he was teaching his disciples, "The Human One will be delivered into human hands. They will kill him. Three days after he is killed he will rise up."
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for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of man will be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, after three days he will rise."
32 But they didn't understand this kind of talk, and they were afraid to ask him.
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But they did not understand the saying, and they were afraid to ask him.
33 They entered Capernaum. When they had come into a house, he asked them, "What were you arguing about during the journey?"
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And they came to Caper'na-um; and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you discussing on the way?"
34 They didn't respond, since on the way they had been debating with each other about who was the greatest.
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But they were silent; for on the way they had discussed with one another who was the greatest.
35 He sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must be least of all and the servant of all."
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And he sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, "If any one would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all."
36 Jesus reached for a little child, placed him among the Twelve, and embraced him. Then he said,
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And he took a child, and put him in the midst of them; and taking him in his arms, he said to them,
37 "Whoever welcomes one of these children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me isn't actually welcoming me but rather the one who sent me."
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"Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me."
38 John said to Jesus, “Teacher, we saw someone throwing demons out in your name, and we tried to stop him because he wasn't following us.”
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John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, and we forbade him, because he was not following us."
39 Jesus replied, “Don't stop him. No one who does powerful acts in my name can quickly turn around and curse me.
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But Jesus said, "Do not forbid him; for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon after to speak evil of me.
40 Whoever isn't against us is for us.
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For he that is not against us is for us.
41 I assure you that whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will certainly be rewarded.
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For truly, I say to you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ, will by no means lose his reward.
42 "As for whoever causes these little ones who believe in me to trip and fall into sin, it would be better for them to have a huge stone hung around their necks and to be thrown into the lake.
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"Whoever causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him if a great millstone were hung round his neck and he were thrown into the sea.
43 If your hand causes you to fall into sin, chop it off. It's better for you to enter into life crippled than to go away with two hands into the fire of hell, which can't be put out.
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And if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.
45 If your foot causes you to fall into sin, chop it off. It's better for you to enter life lame than to be thrown into hell with two feet.
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And if your foot causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than with two feet to be thrown into hell.
47 If your eye causes you to fall into sin, tear it out. It's better for you to enter God's kingdom with one eye than to be thrown into hell with two.
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And if your eye causes you to sin, pluck it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than with two eyes to be thrown into hell,
48 That's a place where worms don't die and the fire never goes out.
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where their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.
49 Everyone will be salted with fire.
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For every one will be salted with fire.
50 Salt is good; but if salt loses its saltiness, how will it become salty again? Maintain salt among yourselves and keep peace with each other."
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Salt is good; but if the salt has lost its saltness, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."
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Revised Standard Version of the Bible, copyright 1952 [2nd edition, 1971] by the Division of Christian Education of the National Council of the Churches of Christ in the United States of America. Used by permission. All rights reserved.