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1 And he said to them, "Truly I tell you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come with power."
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Jesus continued, "I assure you that some standing here won't die before they see God's kingdom arrive in power."
2 Six days later, 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,
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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,
3 and his clothes became dazzling white, such as no one on earth could bleach them.
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and his clothes were amazingly bright, brighter than if they had been bleached white.
4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus.
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Elijah and Moses appeared and were talking with Jesus.
5 Then Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three dwellings, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
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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."
6 He did not know what to say, for they were terrified.
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He said this because he didn't know how to respond, for the three of them were terrified.
7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and from the cloud there came a voice, "This is my Son, the Beloved; listen to him!"
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Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice spoke from the cloud, "This is my Son, whom I dearly love. Listen to him!"
8 Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more, but only Jesus.
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Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one about what they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
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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.
10 So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead could mean.
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So they kept it to themselves, wondering, "What's this ‘rising from the dead'?"
11 Then they asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
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They asked Jesus, "Why do the legal experts say that Elijah must come first?"
12 He said to them, "Elijah is indeed coming first to restore all things. How then is it written about the Son of Man, that he is to go through many sufferings and be treated with contempt?
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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?
13 But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written about him."
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In fact, I tell you that Elijah has come, but they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it was written about him."
14 When they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them.
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When Jesus, Peter, James, and John approached the other disciples, they saw a large crowd surrounding them and legal experts arguing with them.
15 When the whole crowd saw him, they were immediately overcome with awe, and they ran forward to greet him.
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Suddenly the whole crowd caught sight of Jesus. They ran to greet him, overcome with excitement.
16 He asked them, "What are you arguing about with them?"
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Jesus asked them, "What are you arguing about?"
17 Someone from the crowd answered him, "Teacher, I brought you my son; he has a spirit that makes him unable to speak;
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Someone from the crowd responded, "Teacher, I brought my son to you, since he has a spirit that doesn't allow him to speak.
18 and whenever 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, but they could not do so."
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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."
19 He answered them, "You faithless generation, how much longer must I be among you? How much longer must I put up with you? Bring him to me."
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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."
20 And they brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.
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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.
21 Jesus asked the father, "How long has this been happening to him?" And he said, "From childhood.
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Jesus asked his father, "How long has this been going on?" He said, "Since he was a child.
22 It has often cast him into the fire and into the water, to destroy him; but if you are able to do anything, have pity on us and help us."
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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!"
23 Jesus said to him, "If you are able!—All things can be done for the one who believes."
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Jesus said to him, "‘If you can do anything'? All things are possible for the one who has faith."
24 Immediately the father of the child cried out, "I believe; help my unbelief!"
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At that the boy's father cried out, "I have faith; help my lack of faith!"
25 When Jesus saw that a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "You spirit that keeps this boy from speaking and hearing, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!"
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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."
26 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."
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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.
27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he was able to stand.
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But Jesus took his hand, lifted him up, and he arose.
28 When he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why could we not cast it out?"
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After Jesus went into a house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn't we throw this spirit out?"
29 He said to them, "This kind can come out only through prayer."
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Jesus answered, "Throwing this kind of spirit out requires prayer."
30 They went on from there and passed through Galilee. He did not want anyone to know it;
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From there Jesus and his followers went through Galilee, but he didn't want anyone to know it.
31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, "The Son of Man is to be betrayed into human hands, and they will kill him, and three days after being killed, he will rise again."
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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."
32 But they did not understand what he was saying and were afraid to ask him.
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But they didn't understand this kind of talk, and they were afraid to ask him.
33 Then they came to Capernaum; and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing about on the way?"
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They entered Capernaum. When they had come into a house, he asked them, "What were you arguing about during the journey?"
34 But they were silent, for on the way they had argued with one another who was the greatest.
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They didn't respond, since on the way they had been debating with each other about who was the greatest.
35 He sat down, called the twelve, and said to them, "Whoever wants to be first must be last of all and servant of all."
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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."
36 Then he took a little child and put it among them; and taking it in his arms, he said to them,
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Jesus reached for a little child, placed him among the Twelve, and embraced him. Then he said,
37 "Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me."
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"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."
38 John said to him, "Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him, because he was not following us."
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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.”
39 But Jesus said, "Do not stop him; for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.
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Jesus replied, “Don't stop him. No one who does powerful acts in my name can quickly turn around and curse me.
40 Whoever is not against us is for us.
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Whoever isn't against us is for us.
41 For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the reward.
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I assure you that whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will certainly be rewarded.
42 "If any of you put a stumbling block before one of these little ones who believe in me, it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea.
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"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.
43 If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell, to the unquenchable fire.
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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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45 And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and to be thrown into hell. ,
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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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47 And if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell,
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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.
48 where their worm never dies, and the fire is never quenched.
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That's a place where worms don't die and the fire never goes out.
49 "For everyone will be salted with fire.
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Everyone will be salted with fire.
50 Salt is good; but if salt has lost its saltiness, how can you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another."
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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."
New Revised Standard Version Bible, copyright 1989, 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.
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