Good News Translation GNT
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1 And he went on to say, "I tell you, there are some here who will not die until they have seen the Kingdom of God come with power."
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He said to them, "Most assuredly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death, until they see the kingdom of God come with power."
2 Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain, where they were alone. As they looked on, a change came over Jesus,
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After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them.
3 and his clothes became shining white - whiter than anyone in the world could wash them.
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His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.
4 Then the three disciples saw Elijah and Moses talking with Jesus.
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Elijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.
5 Peter spoke up and said to Jesus, "Teacher, how good it is that we are here! We will make three tents, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
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Peter answered Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let's make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
6 He and the others were so frightened that he did not know what to say.
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For he didn't know what to say, for they were very afraid.
7 Then a cloud appeared and covered them with its shadow, and a voice came from the cloud, "This is my own dear Son - listen to him!"
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A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him."
8 They took a quick look around but did not see anyone else; only Jesus was with them.
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Suddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.
9 As they came down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, "Don't tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has risen from death."
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As they were coming down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen again from the dead.
10 They obeyed his order, but among themselves they started discussing the matter, "What does this "rising from death' mean?"
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They kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the rising again from the dead should mean.
11 And they asked Jesus, "Why do the teachers of the Law say that Elijah has to come first?"
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They asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
12 His answer was, "Elijah is indeed coming first in order to get everything ready. Yet why do the Scriptures say that the Son of Man will suffer much and be rejected?
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He said to them, "Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?
13 I tell you, however, that Elijah has already come and that people treated him just as they pleased, as the Scriptures say about him."
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But I tell you, that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him."
14 When they joined the rest of the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and some teachers of the Law arguing with them.
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Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.
15 When the people saw Jesus, they were greatly surprised, and ran to him and greeted him.
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Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him greeted him.
16 Jesus asked his disciples, "What are you arguing with them about?"
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He asked the scribes, "What are you asking them?"
17 A man in the crowd answered, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, because he has an evil spirit in him and cannot talk.
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One of the multitude answered, "Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;
18 Whenever the spirit attacks him, it throws him to the ground, and he foams at the mouth, grits his teeth, and becomes stiff all over. I asked your disciples to drive the spirit out, but they could not."
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and wherever it seizes him, it dashes him down, and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth, and wastes away. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren't able."
19 Jesus said to them, "How unbelieving you people are! How long must I stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy to me!"
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He answered him, "Unbelieving generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him to me."
20 They brought him to Jesus. As soon as the spirit saw Jesus, it threw the boy into a fit, so that he fell on the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.
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They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him, and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth.
21 "How long has he been like this?" Jesus asked the father. "Ever since he was a child," he replied.
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He asked his father, "How long has it been since this has come to him?" He said, "From childhood.
22 "Many times the evil spirit has tried to kill him by throwing him in the fire and into water. Have pity on us and help us, if you possibly can!"
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Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us, and help us."
23 "Yes," said Jesus, "if you yourself can! Everything is possible for the person who has faith."
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Jesus said to him, "If you can believe? All things are possible to him who believes."
24 The father at once cried out, "I do have faith, but not enough. Help me have more!"
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Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, "I believe. Help my unbelief!"
25 Jesus noticed that the crowd was closing in on them, so he gave a command to the evil spirit. "Deaf and dumb spirit," he said, "I order you to come out of the boy and never go into him again!"
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When Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, "You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter no more into him!"
26 The spirit screamed, threw the boy into a bad fit, and came out. The boy looked like a corpse, and everyone said, "He is dead!"
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Having cried out, and convulsed greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead; so much that most of them said, "He is dead."
27 But Jesus took the boy by the hand and helped him rise, and he stood up.
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But Jesus took him by the hand, and raised him up; and he arose.
28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we drive the spirit out?"
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When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we cast it out?"
29 "Only prayer can drive this kind out," answered Jesus; "nothing else can."
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He said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer and fasting."
30 Jesus and his disciples left that place and went on through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where he was,
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They went forth from there, and passed through Galilee. He didn't want anyone to know it.
31 because he was teaching his disciples: "The Son of Man will be handed over to those who will kill him. Three days later, however, he will rise to life."
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For he taught his disciples, and said to them, "The Son of Man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day he will rise again."
32 But they did not understand what this teaching meant, and they were afraid to ask him.
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But they didn't understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
33 They came to Capernaum, and after going indoors Jesus asked his disciples, "What were you arguing about on the road?"
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He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?"
34 But they would not answer him, because on the road they had been arguing among themselves about who was the greatest.
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But they were silent, for they had disputed one with another on the way about who was the greatest.
35 Jesus sat down, called the twelve disciples, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must place himself last of all and be the servant of all."
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He sat down, and called the twelve; and he said to them, "If any man wants to be first, he will be last of all, and servant of all."
36 Then he took a child and had him stand in front of them. He put his arms around him and said to them,
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He took a little child, and set him in the midst of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,
37 "Whoever welcomes in my name one of these children, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, welcomes not only me but also the one who sent me."
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"Whoever receives one such little child in my name, receives me, and whoever receives me, doesn't receive me, but him who sent me."
38 John said to him, "Teacher, we saw a man who was driving out demons in your name, and we told him to stop, because he doesn't belong to our group."
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John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone who doesn't follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn't follow us."
39 "Do not try to stop him," Jesus told them, "because no one who performs a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say evil things about me.
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But Jesus said, "Don't forbid him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name, and be able quickly to speak evil of me.
40 For whoever is not against us is for us.
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For whoever is not against us is on our side.
41 I assure you that anyone who gives you a drink of water because you belong to me will certainly receive a reward.
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For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because you are Christ's, most assuredly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.
42 "If anyone should cause one of these little ones to lose faith in me, it would be better for that person to have a large millstone tied around the neck and be thrown into the sea.
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Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
43 So if your hand makes you lose your faith, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life without a hand than to keep both hands and go off to hell, to the fire that never goes out.
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If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire,
45 And if your foot makes you lose your faith, cut it off! It is better for you to enter life without a foot than to keep both feet and be thrown into hell.
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If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame, rather than having your two feet to be cast into Gehenna, into the fire that will never be quenched --
47 And if your eye makes you lose your faith, take it out! It is better for you to enter the Kingdom of God with only one eye than to keep both eyes and be thrown into hell.
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If your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire,
48 There "the worms that eat them never die, and the fire that burns them is never put out.'
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'where their worm doesn't die, and the fire is not quenched.'
49 "Everyone will be purified by fire as a sacrifice is purified by salt.
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For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.
50 "Salt is good; but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? "Have the salt of friendship among yourselves, and live in peace with one another."
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Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."
Scripture taken from the Good News Translation - Second Edition, Copyright 1992 by American Bible Society. Used by Permission.
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