The Word Am I

The Gospel According to St. Mark

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- Chapter 9 -

(Matthew 17:1–13; Luke 9:28–36; 2 Peter 1:16–21)
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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 was transfigured before them.
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And his garments became shining and exceeding white as snow, so as no fuller upon earth can make white.
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And there appeared to them Elias with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
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And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Rabbi, 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.
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For he knew not what he said: for they were struck with fear.
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And there was a cloud overshadowing them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying: This is my most beloved son; hear ye him.
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And immediately looking about, they saw no man any more, but Jesus only with them.
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And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them not to tell any man what things they had seen, till the Son of man shall be risen again from the dead.
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And they kept the word to themselves; questioning together what that should mean, when he shall be risen from the dead.
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And they asked him, saying: Why then do the Pharisees and scribes say that Elias must come first?
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Who answering, said to them: Elias, when he shall come first, shall restore all things; and as it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things and be despised.
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But I say to you, that Elias also is come, (and they have done to him whatsoever they would,) as it is written of him.
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And coming to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes disputing with them.

The Boy with an Evil Spirit

(Matthew 17:14–18; Luke 9:37–42)
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And presently all the people seeing Jesus, were astonished and struck with fear; and running to him, they saluted him.
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And he asked them: What do you question about among you?
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And one of the multitude, answering, said: Master, I have brought my son to thee, having a dumb spirit.
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Who, wheresoever he taketh him, dasheth him, and he foameth, and gnasheth with the teeth, and pineth away; and I spoke to thy disciples to cast him out, and they could not.
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Who answering them, said: O incredulous generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
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And they brought him. And when he had seen him, immediately the spirit troubled him; and being thrown down upon the ground, he rolled about foaming.
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And he asked his father: How long time is it since this hath happened unto him? But he said: From his infancy:
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And oftentimes hath he cast him into the fire and into waters to destroy him. But if thou canst do any thing, help us, having compassion on us.
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And Jesus saith to him: If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him that believeth.
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And immediately the father of the boy crying out, with tears said: I do believe, Lord: help my unbelief.
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And when Jesus saw the multitude running together, he threatened the unclean spirit, saying to him: Deaf and dumb spirit, I command thee, go out of him; and enter not any more into him.
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And crying out, and greatly tearing him, he went out of him, and he became as dead, so that many said: He is dead.
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But Jesus taking him by the hand, lifted him up; and he arose.
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And when he was come into the house, his disciples secretly asked him: Why could not we cast him out?
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And he said to them: This kind can go out by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
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And departing from thence, they passed through Galilee, and he would not that any man should know it.

The Second Prediction of the Passion

(Matthew 17:22–23; Luke 9:43–45)
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And he taught his disciple, and said to them: The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise again the third day.
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But they understood not the word, and they were afraid to ask him.
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And they came to Capharnaum. And when they were in the house, he asked them: What did you treat of in the way?

The Greatest in the Kingdom

(Matthew 18:1–5; Luke 9:46–50)
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But they held their peace, for in the way they had disputed among themselves, which of them should be the greatest.
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And sitting down, he called the twelve, and saith to them: If any man desire to be first, he shall be the last of all, and the minister of all.
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And taking a child, he set him in the midst of them. Whom when he had embraced, he saith to them:
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Whosoever shall receive one such child as this in my name, receiveth me. And whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
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John answered him, saying: Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, who followeth not us, and we forbade him.
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But Jesus said: Do not forbid him. For there is no man that doth a miracle in my name, and can soon speak ill of me.
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For he that is not against you, is for you.
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For whosoever shall give you to drink a cup of water in my name, because you belong to Christ: amen I say to you, he shall not lose his reward.
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And whosoever shall scandalize one of these little ones that believe in me; it were better for him that a millstone were hanged around his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

Temptations and Trespasses

(Matthew 18:6–9; Luke 17:1–4)
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And if thy hand scandalize thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life, maimed, than having two hands to go into hell, into unquenchable fire:
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Where there worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.
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And if thy foot scandalize thee, cut it off. It is better for thee to enter lame into life everlasting, than having two feet, to be cast into the hell of unquenchable fire:
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Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.
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And if thy eye scandalize thee, pluck it out. It is better for thee with one eye to enter into the kingdom of God, than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire:
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Where the worm dieth not, and the fire is not extinguished.
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For every one shall be salted with fire: and every victim shall be salted with salt.

Good Salt

(Matthew 5:13–16; Luke 14:34–35)
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Salt is good. But if the salt became unsavoury; wherewith will you season it? Have salt in you, and have peace among you.
(Matthew 17:1–13; Luke 9:28–36; 2 Peter 1:16–21)
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He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see God’s Kingdom come with power.”
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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.
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His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.
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Elijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.
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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.”
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For he didn’t know what to say, for they were very afraid.
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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.”
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Suddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.
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As they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
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They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.
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They asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
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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?
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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.”

The Boy with an Evil Spirit

(Matthew 17:14–18; Luke 9:37–42)
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Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.
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Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him.
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He asked the scribes, “What are you asking them?”
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One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;
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and wherever it seizes him, it throws him down; and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they weren’t able.”
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He answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”
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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.
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He asked his father, “How long has it been since this has been happening to him?” He said, “From childhood.
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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.”
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Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”
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Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”
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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 never enter him again!”
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After crying out and convulsing him greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead, so much that most of them said, “He is dead.”
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But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him up; and he arose.
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When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”
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He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but by prayer and fasting.”

The Second Prediction of the Passion

(Matthew 17:22–23; Luke 9:43–45)
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They went out from there and passed through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to know it,
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for he was teaching his disciples, and said to them, “The Son of Man is being handed over to the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day he will rise again.”
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But they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

The Greatest in the Kingdom

(Matthew 18:1–5; Luke 9:46–50)
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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?”
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But they were silent, for they had disputed with one another on the way about who was the greatest.
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He sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”
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He took a little child and set him in the middle of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,
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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.”
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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.”
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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.
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For whoever is not against us is on our side.
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For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.

Temptations and Trespasses

(Matthew 18:6–9; Luke 17:1–4)
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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 he were thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.
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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, (a) into the unquenchable fire,
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‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’ (b) (c)
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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, (d) into the fire that will never be quenched—
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‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’ (e)
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If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out. It is better for you to enter into God’s Kingdom with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna (f) of fire,
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‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’ (g)

Good Salt

(Matthew 5:13–16; Luke 14:34–35)
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For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.
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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.”

Footnotes

(a)9:43 or, Hell
(b)9:44 ℘ Isaiah 66:24
(c)9:44 NU omits verse 44.
(d)9:45 or, Hell
(e)9:46 NU omits verse 46.
(f)9:47 or, Hell
(g)9:48 ℘ Isaiah 66:24
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