1 And he said to them, Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here that shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God come in power.2 And after six days Jesus takes with {him} Peter and James and John, and takes them up on a high mountain by themselves apart. And he was transfigured before them:3 and his garments became shining, exceeding white {as snow}, such as fuller on earth could not whiten {them}.4 And there appeared to them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.5 And Peter answering says to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good that we should be here; and let us make three tabernacles, for thee one, and for Moses one, and for Elias one.6 For he knew not what he should say, for they were filled with fear.7 And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, *This* is my beloved Son: hear him.8 And suddenly having looked around, they no longer saw any one, but Jesus alone with themselves.9 And as they descended from the mountain, he charged them that they should relate to no one what they had seen, unless when the Son of man should be risen from among {the} dead.10 And they kept that saying, questioning among themselves, what rising from among {the} dead was.11 And they asked him saying, Why do the scribes say that Elias must first have come?12 And he answering said to them, Elias indeed, having first come, restores all things; and how is it written of the Son of man that he must suffer much, and be set at nought:13 but I say unto you that Elias also is come, and they have done to him whatever they would, as it is written of him.14 And when he came to the disciples he saw a great crowd around them, and scribes disputing against them.15 And immediately all the crowd seeing him were amazed, and running to {him}, saluted him.16 And he asked them, What do ye question with them about?17 And one out of the crowd answered him, Teacher, I brought to thee my son, who has a dumb spirit;18 and wheresoever it seizes him it tears him, and he foams and gnashes his teeth, and he is withering away. And I spoke to thy disciples, that they might cast him out, and they could not.19 But he answering them says, O unbelieving generation! how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? bring him to me.20 And they brought him to him. And seeing him the spirit immediately tore him; and falling upon the earth he rolled foaming.21 And he asked his father, How long a time is it that it has been like this with him? And he said, From childhood;22 and often it has cast him both into fire and into waters that it might destroy him: but if thou couldst {do} anything, be moved with pity on us, and help us.23 And Jesus said to him, The 'if thou couldst' is {if thou couldst} believe: all things are possible to him that believes.24 And immediately the father of the young child crying out said {with tears}, I believe, help mine unbelief.25 But Jesus, seeing that {the} crowd was running up together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, *I* command thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.26 And having cried out and torn {him} much, he came out; and he became as if dead, so that the most said, He is dead.27 But Jesus, having taken hold of him by the hand, lifted him up, and he arose.28 And when he was entered into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Wherefore could not *we* cast him out?29 And he said to them, This kind can go out by nothing but by prayer and fasting.30 And going forth from thence they went through Galilee; and he would not that any one knew it;31 for he taught his disciples and said to them, The Son of man is delivered into men's hands, and they shall kill him; and having been killed, after three days he shall rise again.32 But they understood not the saying, and feared to ask him.33 And he came to Capernaum, and being in the house, he asked them, Of what were ye reasoning by the way?34 And they remained silent, for by the way they had been reasoning with one another who {was} greatest.35 And sitting down he called the twelve; and he says to them, If any one would be first, he shall be last of all, and minister of all.36 And taking a little child he set it in their midst, and having taken it in his arms he said to them,37 Whosoever shall receive one of such little children in my name, receives me; and whosoever shall receive me, does not receive me, but him who sent me.38 And John answered him saying, Teacher, we saw some one casting out demons in thy name, who does not follow us, and we forbad him, because he does not follow us.39 But Jesus said, Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall do a miracle in my name, and be able soon {after} to speak ill of me;40 for he who is not against us is for us.41 For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in {my} name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say unto you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.42 And whosoever shall be a snare to one of the little ones who believe {in me}, it were better for him if a millstone were hung about his neck, and he cast into the sea.43 And if thy hand serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than having thy two hands to go away into hell, into the fire unquenchable;44 {where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched}.45 And if thy foot serve as a snare to thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life lame, than having thy two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire unquenchable;46 {where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched}.47 And if thine eye serve as a snare to thee, cast it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the hell of fire,48 where their worm dies 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 is become saltless, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.
1 En Hy sê vir hulle: Voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, daar is sommige van die wat hier staan, wat die dood sekerlik nie sal smaak voordat hulle die koninkryk van God met krag sien kom het nie.2 En n ses dae het Jesus vir Petrus en Jakobus en Johannes saamgeneem en hulle alleen op 'n hoë berg in die eensaamheid geneem; en Hy het voor hulle van gedaante verander,3 en sy klere het blink geword, baie wit soos sneeu, wit soos geen bleiker op aarde dit kan maak nie.4 En daar het aan hulle verskyn El¡a saam met Moses, en hulle was in gesprek met Jesus.5 Toe spreek Petrus en sê vir Jesus: Rabbi, dit is goed dat ons hier is. Laat ons dan drie hutte maak: vir U een en vir Moses een en vir El¡a een.6 Want hy het nie geweet wat om te sê nie, want hulle was heeltemal verskrik.7 En daar kom 'n wolk wat hulle oordek; en uit die wolk kom 'n stem wat sê: Dit is my geliefde Seun, luister na Hom!8 En meteens kyk hulle rond en sien niemand meer by hulle nie, behalwe Jesus alleen.9 En onderwyl hulle van die berg afklim, gee Hy aan hulle bevel om aan niemand te vertel wat hulle gesien het voordat die Seun van die mens uit die dode opgestaan het nie.10 En hulle het die woord vir hulleself gehou en onder mekaar gevra wat dit beteken om uit die dode op te staan.11 En hulle vra Hom en sê: Waarom sê die skrifgeleerdes dat El¡a eers moet kom?12 Toe antwoord Hy en sê vir hulle: Dis waar, El¡a kom eers om alles te herstel; en tog, hoe staan daar dan van die Seun van die mens geskrywe dat Hy baie moet ly en verag word?13 Maar Ek sê vir julle dat El¡a al gekom het, en hulle het aan hom gedoen alles wat hulle wou, soos van hom geskrywe is.14 En toe Hy by die dissipels kom, sien Hy 'n groot menigte om hulle, en skrifgeleerdes wat met hulle redetwis.15 En dadelik toe die hele skare Hom sien, was hulle baie verbaas en het na Hom gehardloop en Hom gegroet.16 Daarop vra Hy die skrifgeleerdes: Waarom redetwis julle met hulle?17 En een uit die skare antwoord en sê: Meester, ek het my seun wat 'n stomme gees het, na U gebring;18 en waar hy hom ook aangryp, skeur hy hom; en hy kry skuim in die mond, en hy kners met sy tande en word styf; en ek het u dissipels gevra om hom uit te dryf, en hulle kon nie.19 Toe antwoord Hy hom en sê: o Ongelowige geslag, hoe lank sal Ek by julle wees, hoe lank sal Ek julle verdra? Bring hom na My toe.20 En hulle bring hom na Hom toe; en toe hy Hom sien, laat die gees hom dadelik stuiptrekkings kry, en hy val op die grond neer en rol rond met skuim in die mond.21 Daarop vra Hy sy vader: Hoe lank is dit al dat dit hom oorgekom het? En hy sê: Van sy kindsdae af;22 en dikwels het hy hom selfs in die vuur en in die water gegooi om hom dood te maak. Maar as U iets kan doen, ontferm U oor ons en help ons.23 En Jesus sê vir hom: Wat dit betref -- as jy kan glo, alle dinge is moontlik vir die een wat glo.24 En dadelik roep die vader van die kind met trane uit en sê: Ek glo, Here, kom my ongeloof te hulp!25 En toe Jesus sien dat 'n skare bymekaar stroom, het Hy die onreine gees bestraf en vir hom gesê: Jou stom en dowe gees, Ek gebied jou, gaan uit hom uit en kom nooit weer in hom nie.26 En nadat hy geskreeu en hom baie stuiptrekkings laat kry het, het hy uitgegaan. En die seun het soos 'n dooie geword, sodat baie gesê het: Hy is dood.27 Maar Jesus het hom by die hand gegryp en hom opgerig; en hy het opgestaan.28 En toe Hy in die huis kom, vra sy dissipels Hom afsonderlik: Waarom kon ons hom nie uitdrywe nie?29 En Hy sê vir hulle: Hierdie geslag kan deur niks anders uitgaan as deur gebed en vas nie.30 En hulle het daarvandaan weggegaan en verbygetrek deur Galil,a; en Hy wou nie hê dat iemand dit moes weet nie.31 Want Hy het sy dissipels geleer en vir hulle gesê: Die seun van die mens word oorgelewer in die hande van die mense, en hulle sal Hom doodmaak; en nadat Hy gedood is, sal Hy die derde dag opstaan.32 En hulle het die gesegde nie verstaan nie en was bang om Hom uit te vra.33 En Hy het in Kap,rnaÂm gekom; en toe Hy in die huis was, vra Hy hulle: Wat het julle op die pad met mekaar geredeneer?34 Maar hulle het stilgebly; want hulle het op die pad met mekaar gepraat oor wie die grootste is.35 En toe Hy gaan sit het, roep Hy die twaalf en sê vir hulle: As iemand die eerste wil wees, moet hy die laaste van almal en almal se dienaar wees.36 En Hy neem 'n kindjie en laat hom in hul midde staan en slaan sy arms om hom en sê vir hulle:37 Elkeen wat een van sulke kindertjies ontvang in my Naam, ontvang My. En elkeen wat My ontvang, ontvang nie My nie, maar Hom wat My gestuur het.38 Toe antwoord Johannes Hom en sê: Meester, ons het iemand gesien wat in u Naam duiwels uitdryf en wat ons nie volg nie; en ons het hom belet, omdat hy ons nie volg nie.39 Maar Jesus sê: Moet hom nie belet nie, want daar is niemand wat 'n krag in my Naam sal doen en gou van My sal kan kwaadspreek nie;40 want wie nie teen ons is nie, is vir ons.41 Want elkeen wat vir julle in my Naam 'n beker water gee om te drink, omdat julle aan Christus behoort, voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, hy sal sy loon sekerlik nie verloor nie.42 En elkeen wat een van hierdie kleintjies wat in My glo, laat struikel, dit is beter vir hom as 'n meulsteen om sy nek gehang en hy in die see gegooi word.43 En as jou hand jou laat struikel, kap dit af. Dit is beter vir jou om vermink die lewe in te gaan, as om twee hande te hê en in die hel te gaan in die onuitbluslike vuur,44 waar hulle wurm nie sterf en die vuur nie uitgeblus word nie.45 En as jou voet jou laat struikel, kap dit af. Dit is beter vir jou om kreupel die lewe in te gaan, as om twee voete te hê en in die hel gewerp te word in die onuitbluslike vuur,46 waar hulle wurm nie sterf en die vuur nie uitgeblus word nie.47 En as jou oog jou laat struikel, pluk dit uit. Dit is beter vir jou om met een oog die koninkryk van God in te gaan, as om twee oë te hê en in die helse vuur gewerp te word,48 waar hulle wurm nie sterf en die vuur nie uitgeblus word nie.49 Want elkeen sal met vuur gesout word en elke offerande sal met sout gesout word.50 Die sout is goed, maar as die sout souteloos word, waarmee sal julle dit smaaklik maak? Julle moet sout in julle hê en vrede hou met mekaar.