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 forbade 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.
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