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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 forbad 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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