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Mark 8:22-9:41
English Standard Version
Mark 8:22-9:41
English Standard Version
Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
22 And they came (A)to Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him. 23 And (B)he took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when (C)he had (D)spit on his eyes and (E)laid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?” 24 And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.” 25 Then Jesus[a] laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 And he sent him to his home, saying, (F)“Do not even enter the village.”
Peter Confesses Jesus as the Christ
27 (G)And Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?” 28 And they told him, (H)“John the Baptist; and others say, (I)Elijah; and others, one of the prophets.” 29 And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, (J)“You are (K)the Christ.” 30 (L)And he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.
Jesus Foretells His Death and Resurrection
31 (M)And he began to teach them that (N)the Son of Man must (O)suffer many things and (P)be rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and (Q)after three days rise again. 32 And he said this (R)plainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him. 33 But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, (S)“Get behind me, Satan! For you (T)are not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”
34 And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him (U)deny himself and (V)take up his cross and follow me. 35 For (W)whoever would save his life[b] will lose it, but whoever loses his life for my sake (X)and the gospel's will save it. 36 (Y)For what does it profit a man to gain the whole world and forfeit his soul? 37 For (Z)what can a man give in return for his soul? 38 For (AA)whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this (AB)adulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed (AC)when he comes in the glory of his Father with (AD)the holy angels.”
9 And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not (AE)taste death (AF)until they see the kingdom of God after it has come (AG)with power.”
The Transfiguration
2 (AH)And after six days Jesus took with him (AI)Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was (AJ)transfigured before them, 3 and (AK)his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one[c] on earth could bleach them. 4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 And Peter said to Jesus, (AL)“Rabbi,[d] it is good that we are here. Let us make three (AM)tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” 6 For (AN)he did not know what to say, for they were terrified. 7 And (AO)a cloud overshadowed them, and (AP)a voice came out of the cloud, (AQ)“This is my beloved Son;[e] (AR)listen to him.” 8 And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only.
9 (AS)And as they were coming down the mountain, (AT)he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, (AU)until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 (AV)So they kept the matter to themselves, (AW)questioning what this rising from the dead might mean. 11 And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say (AX)that first Elijah must come?” 12 And he said to them, “Elijah does come first (AY)to restore all things. And (AZ)how is it written of the Son of Man that he should (BA)suffer many things and (BB)be treated with contempt? 13 But I tell you that Elijah has come, and (BC)they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.”
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Unclean Spirit
14 (BD)And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them. 15 And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, (BE)were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him. 16 And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?” 17 And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has (BF)a spirit that makes him mute. 18 And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and (BG)they were not able.” 19 And he answered them, “O (BH)faithless generation, (BI)how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.” 20 And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it (BJ)convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. 21 And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood. 22 And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But (BK)if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.” 23 And Jesus said to him, (BL)“‘If you can’! (BM)All things are possible for one who believes.” 24 Immediately the father of the child cried out[f] and said, “I believe; (BN)help my unbelief!” 25 And when Jesus saw that (BO)a crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, (BP)“You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.” 26 And after crying out and (BQ)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 (BR)took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose. 28 And when he had (BS)entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” 29 And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”[g]
Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection
30 (BT)They went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know, 31 for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, (BU)after three days he will rise.” 32 (BV)But they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.
Who Is the Greatest?
33 And (BW)they came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house (BX)he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34 But they kept silent, for on the way (BY)they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35 And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, (BZ)“If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.” 36 And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and (CA)taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 (CB)“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and (CC)whoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”
Anyone Not Against Us Is for Us
38 (CD)John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone (CE)casting out demons in your name,[h] and (CF)we tried to stop him, because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. 40 (CG)For the one who is not against us is for us. 41 For truly, I say to you, (CH)whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.
Footnotes
- Mark 8:25 Greek he
- Mark 8:35 The same Greek word can mean either soul or life, depending on the context; twice in this verse and once in verse 36 and once in verse 37
- Mark 9:3 Greek launderer (gnapheus)
- Mark 9:5 Rabbi means my teacher, or my master
- Mark 9:7 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
- Mark 9:24 Some manuscripts add with tears
- Mark 9:29 Some manuscripts add and fasting
- Mark 9:38 Some manuscripts add who does not follow us
Mark 8:22-9:41
New International Version
Mark 8:22-9:41
New International Version
Jesus Heals a Blind Man at Bethsaida
22 They came to Bethsaida,(A) and some people brought a blind man(B) and begged Jesus to touch him. 23 He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spit(C) on the man’s eyes and put his hands on(D) him, Jesus asked, “Do you see anything?”
24 He looked up and said, “I see people; they look like trees walking around.”
25 Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly. 26 Jesus sent him home, saying, “Don’t even go into[a] the village.”
Peter Declares That Jesus Is the Messiah(E)
27 Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, “Who do people say I am?”
28 They replied, “Some say John the Baptist;(F) others say Elijah;(G) and still others, one of the prophets.”
29 “But what about you?” he asked. “Who do you say I am?”
Peter answered, “You are the Messiah.”(H)
30 Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.(I)
Jesus Predicts His Death(J)
31 He then began to teach them that the Son of Man(K) must suffer many things(L) and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law,(M) and that he must be killed(N) and after three days(O) rise again.(P) 32 He spoke plainly(Q) about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.
33 But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. “Get behind me, Satan!”(R) he said. “You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.”
The Way of the Cross
34 Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: “Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.(S) 35 For whoever wants to save their life[b] will lose it, but whoever loses their life for me and for the gospel will save it.(T) 36 What good is it for someone to gain the whole world, yet forfeit their soul? 37 Or what can anyone give in exchange for their soul? 38 If anyone is ashamed of me and my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, the Son of Man(U) will be ashamed of them(V) when he comes(W) in his Father’s glory with the holy angels.”
9 And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come(X) with power.”(Y)
The Transfiguration(Z)(AA)
2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John(AB) with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became dazzling white,(AC) whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them. 4 And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.
5 Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi,(AD) it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.” 6 (He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.)
7 Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud:(AE) “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”(AF)
8 Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone(AG) what they had seen until the Son of Man(AH) had risen from the dead. 10 They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant.
11 And they asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
12 Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man(AI) must suffer much(AJ) and be rejected?(AK) 13 But I tell you, Elijah has come,(AL) and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.”
Jesus Heals a Boy Possessed by an Impure Spirit(AM)
14 When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them. 15 As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.
16 “What are you arguing with them about?” he asked.
17 A man in the crowd answered, “Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech. 18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.”
19 “You unbelieving generation,” Jesus replied, “how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.”
20 So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.(AN)
21 Jesus asked the boy’s father, “How long has he been like this?”
“From childhood,” he answered. 22 “It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.”
23 “‘If you can’?” said Jesus. “Everything is possible for one who believes.”(AO)
24 Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, “I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!”
25 When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene,(AP) he rebuked the impure spirit. “You deaf and mute spirit,” he said, “I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”
26 The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, “He’s dead.” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.
28 After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately,(AQ) “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
29 He replied, “This kind can come out only by prayer.[c]”
Jesus Predicts His Death a Second Time(AR)
30 They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were, 31 because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man(AS) is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him,(AT) and after three days(AU) he will rise.”(AV) 32 But they did not understand what he meant(AW) and were afraid to ask him about it.
33 They came to Capernaum.(AX) When he was in the house,(AY) he asked them, “What were you arguing about on the road?” 34 But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.(AZ)
35 Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, “Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.”(BA)
36 He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms,(BB) he said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.”(BC)
Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us(BD)
38 “Teacher,” said John, “we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.”(BE)
39 “Do not stop him,” Jesus said. “For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me, 40 for whoever is not against us is for us.(BF) 41 Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.(BG)
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