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Chapter 9 |
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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. |
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| And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow;
so as no fuller on earth can white them. |
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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. |
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For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
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| 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. |
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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. |
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10 | And they kept that saying with
themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should
mean. |
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And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias
must first come? |
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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. |
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| 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? |
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17 | And one of the multitude
answered and said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb
spirit; |
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| 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. |
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21 | And he asked his
father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And he said, Of a
child. |
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| 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. |
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23 | Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all
things are possible to him that believeth. |
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24 | And straightway the
father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou
mine unbelief. |
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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. |
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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. |
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27 | But Jesus took him by
the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose. |
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28 | And when he was come
into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him
out? |
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And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing,
but by prayer and fasting. |
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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. |
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32 | But they understood not that saying,
and were afraid to ask him. |
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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? |
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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, |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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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. |
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| 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: |
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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: |
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46 | Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not
quenched. |
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| 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. |
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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. |
