Marcos 9

1 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."

2 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. 3 His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them. 4 Elijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.

5 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." 6 For he didn’t know what to say, for they were very afraid.

7 A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to him."

8 Suddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.

9 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. 10 They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the "rising from the dead" meant.

11 They asked him, saying, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

12 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? 13 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."

14 Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them. 15 Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him. 16 He asked the scribes, "What are you asking them?"

17 One of the multitude answered, "Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit; 18 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."

19 He answered him, "Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me."

20 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.

21 He asked his father, "How long has it been since this has been happening to him?"

He said, "From childhood. 22 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."

23 Jesus said to him, "If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes."

24 Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, "I believe. Help my unbelief!"

25 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!"

26 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." 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him up; and he arose.

28 When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, "Why couldn’t we cast it out?"

29 He said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing but by prayer and fasting."

30 They went out from there and passed through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to know it, 31 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."

32 But they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

33 He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, "What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?"

34 But they were silent, for they had disputed with one another on the way about who was the greatest.

35 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." 36 He took a little child and set him in the middle of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 "Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, doesn’t receive me, but him who sent me."

38 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."

39 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. 40 For whoever is not against us is on our side. 41 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.

42 "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. 43 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, *9:43 or, Hell into the unquenchable fire, 44 ‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’ ✝9:44 Isaiah 66:24*9:44 NU omits verse 44. 45 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, *9:45 or, Hell into the fire that will never be quenched— 46 ‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’ *9:46 NU omits verse 46. 47 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*9:47 or, Hell of fire, 48 ‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’ ✝9:48 Isaiah 66:24 49 For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt. 50 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."

1 I mea anō ia ki a rātou, "He pono tāku e mea nei ki a koutou, tēnei anō ētahi o te hunga e tū nei, e kore e pāngia e te mate, kia kite rā anō i te rangatiratanga o te Atua e haere mai ana i runga i te kaha."

Te Whakaahua Kētanga

2 Ā, ka pahure ngā rā e ono, ka mau a Īhu ki a Pita, ki a Hēmi, ki a Hoani, nā, kawea ana rātou e ia ki runga ki tētahi maunga tiketike, ko rātou anake. Ā, ka puta kē tōna āhua i tō rātou aroaro. 3 Nā, kanapa tonu ōna kākahu, mā tonu me te hukarere; e kore e taea e te kaihoroi i runga i te whenua te mea kia pērā te mā. 4 Nā, ka puta mai ki a rātou a Irāia rāua ko Mohi; e kōrerorero ana rāua ki a Īhu.

5 Nā, ka oho a Pita, ka mea ki a Īhu, "E te Kaiwhakaako, he mea pai kia noho tātou ki konei; nā, kia hangā e mātou ētahi wharau kia toru; kia kotahi mōu, kia kotahi mō Mohi, kia kotahi mō Irāia." 6 Kāhore hoki ia i mātau ki tāna e kōrero ai; i wehi hoki rātou.

7 Nā, ko tētahi kapua e taumarumaru ana ki runga ki a rātou; ā, ka puta he reo i te kapua, e mea ana, "Ko tāku Tama tēnei i aroha ai; whakarongo ki a ia."

8 Ā, titiro rawa ake rātou ki tētahi taha, ki tētahi taha kāhore ā rātou tāngata i kite ai, ko rātou anake, ko Īhu.

9 Ā, i a rātou e heke iho ana i te maunga, ka whakatūpato ia i a rātou kia kaua e kōrerotia ki te tangata ā rātou i kite ai, kia ara rā anō te Tama a te tangata i te hunga mate. 10 Ā, i puritia taua kupu e rātou, ka uiui ki a rātou anō, he aha rā te aranga ake i te hunga mate.

11 Ā, ka ui rātou ki a ia, ka mea, "He aha ngā karaipi ka mea ai, ko Irāia kia mātua puta mai?"

12 Nā, ka whakahoki ia, ka mea ki a rātou, "E puta ana anō a Irāia i mua ki te whakatika i ngā mea katoa. Kua oti anō te tuhituhi mō te Tama a te tangata, kia maha ōna mamae, kia whakakāhoretia. 13 Ko tāku kupu ia tēnei ki a koutou, Kua tae mai anō a Irāia, heoi, meatia ana e rātou ki a ia tā rātou i pai ai, ngā mea hoki i tuhituhia mōna."

Ka Whakaorangia e Īhu he Tama he Wairua Poke Tōna

14 Ā, nō tō rātou taenga ki ngā ākonga, ka kite rātou he rahi te hui e karapoti ana i a rātou, me ngā karaipi e totohe ana ki a rātou. 15 Ā, kite kau te mano katoa i a ia, ka mīharo, ā, oma ana, oha ana ki a ia.

16 Nā, ka ui ia ki a rātou, "He aha tā koutou e totohe nā ki a rātou?"

17 Nā, ka whakahoki tētahi i roto i te mano, ka mea, "E te Kaiwhakaako, i kawea mai e ahau tāku tama ki a koe, he wairua reokore tōna. 18 Ā, i ngā wāhi e hopu ai te wairua i a ia, ka tāia iho. Tutū ana te huka, tetēā ana ōna niho, ā, pakoko haere ana: i mea anō ahau ki āu ākonga kia peia ia ki waho; heoi, kīhai i taea e rātou."

19 Nā, ko tāna whakahokinga ki a ia, ka mea, "E te uri whakapono kore, kia pēhea te roa o tōku noho ki a koutou? Kia pēhea te roa o tāku manawanui ki a koutou? Kawea mai ki ahau."

20 Nā, kawea ana mai ia ki a ia. Ā, i tōna kitenga i a ia, nā, haea tonutia iho ia e te wairua; ā, hinga ana ia ki te whenua, ka oke, ka huka.

21 Nā, ka ui ia ki tōna matua, "Ka pēhea te roa o te mea nei ki ia?" Ka mea ia, "Nō te tamarikitanga. 22 He maha āna turakanga i a ia ki te kāpura, ki te wai, kia ngaro ai: otirā ki te taea e koe te aha rānei, arohaina māua, kia puta tōu whakaaro ki a māua."

23 Ka mea a Īhu ki a ia, "Ki te taea e koe te whakapono, ka taea ngā mea katoa e te tangata whakapono."

24 Nā, karanga tonu mai te matua o te tama, ka mea, "E whakapono ana ahau, e te Ariki; kia puta tōu whakaaro ki tōku whakapono kore."

25 Ā, nō te kitenga o Īhu i te mano e oma mai ana, ka rīria e ia te wairua poke, ka mea ki a ia, "E te wairua reokore, turi, ko tāku tēnei ki a koe, Puta mai i roto i a ia, kaua anō e tomo ki roto ki a ia ā muri ake nei."

26 Nā, hāmama ana tērā, haehae noa iho ana i a ia, ā, puta ana mai ki waho; nō ka pērā taua tangata me te tūpāpaku, ā, he tokomaha i mea, "Kua mate." 27 Otirā, ka mau a Īhu ki tōna ringa, ka whakaara i a ia, ā, ka whakatika ia.

28 Ā, i a ia ka tomo ki te whare, ka ui puku āna ākonga ki a ia, "He aha mātou tē āhei ai te pei i a ia ki waho?"

29 Anō rā, ko ia ki a rātou, "E kore e puta noa te pēnā, mā te īnoi anake, mā te nohopuku."

Ka Kōrero anō a Īhu mō Tōna Matenga

30 Nā, ka hāpainga e rātou i reira, ā, haere ana rā waenganui o Karirī; kīhai hoki ia i pai kia rangona e tētahi. 31 Ko tāna hoki i whakaako ai ki āna ākonga, i mea ai ki a rātou, "Ka tukua te Tama a te tangata ki ngā ringa o ngā tāngata, ā, mā rātou ia e whakamate; ā, ka oti ia te whakamate, ka ara ake i te toru o ngā rā."

32 Nā, kīhai rātou i mātau ki taua kupu, ka mataku hoki ki te ui ki a ia.

Ko Wai te Tino Nui Rawa?

33 Nā, ka tae rātou ki Kaperenauma; ā, i a ia i roto i te whare, ka ui ia ki a rātou, "He aha tā koutou i kōrerorero ai ki a koutou i te ara?" 34 Otiia, kīhai rātou i kīkī; ko tā rātou hoki i kōrerorero ai ki a rātou i te ara, ko wai te mea nui rawa.

35 Nā, ka noho ia, ka karanga i te tekau mā rua, ka mea ki a rātou, "Ki te whai tētahi kia whiti ko ia hei mua, ka waiho ia hei muri i te katoa, hei kaimahi mā te katoa."

36 Nā, ka mau ia ki tētahi tamaiti nohinohi, ā, whakatūria ana ki waenganui i a rātou; nā, ka okooko i a ia, ka mea ki a rātou, 37 "Ki te manako tētahi ki tētahi o ngā tamariki pēnei, he whakaaro ki tōku ingoa, e manako ana ia ki ahau; ki tē manako hoki tētahi ki ahau, ehara i ahau tāna i manako ai, engari ko tōku kaitono mai."

Ko Ia ehara i te Hoa Whawhai, Nō Tātou Ia

38 Nā, ka mea a Hoani ki ia, "E te Kaiwhakaako, i kite mātou i tētahi e pei rēwera ana i runga i tōu ingoa. Nā, rīria iho e mātou, kāhore hoki ia e haere tahi me tātou."

39 Nā, ka mea a Īhu, "Kaua ia e rīria ki te mea hoki nōku te ingoa e mahi merekara ai tētahi, e kore e hohoro tāna kōrero kino mōku. 40 Ko ia hoki ehara i te hoariri ki a tātou, nō tātou ia. 41 Ki te whakainumia koutou e tētahi ki te kapu wai, he whakaaro ki tōku ingoa, nō te mea nō te Karaiti koutou, he pono tāku e mea nei ki a koutou, e kore ia e hapa i tōna utu."

Ngā Whakawai kia Hara

42 "Nā, ki te mea tētahi kia hē tētahi o ēnei mea nonohi e whakapono nei ki ahau, he pai kē ki a ia me i whakairia tētahi kōhatu mira ki tōna kakī, ā, ka makā ia ki te moana. 43 Nā, ki te hē koe i tōu ringa, pōutoa; pai kē hoki mōu te tomo mutu ki te ora i te makā ringaruatia ki Kehena, ki te kāpura e kore e tineia. 44 Ki te wāhi e kore ai e mate tō rātou kutukutu, ki te kāpura e kore e tineia. 45 Ki te hē anō koe i tōu waewae, pōutoa; pai kē hoki mōu te tomo kopa ki te ora i te makā waewaeruatia ki Kehena, 46 Ki te wāhi e kore ai e mate tō rātou kutukutu, ki te kāpura e kore e tineia. 47 Ā, ki te hē koe i tōu kanohi, makā atu; pai kē hoki mōu te tomo kanohi tahi ki te rangatiratanga o te Atua i te makā kanohiruatia ki Kehena, 48 ki te wāhi e kore ai e mate tō rātou kutukutu, ki te kāpura e kore e tineia.

49 "Tā te mea ka totea ngā tāngata katoa ki te kāpura.

50 "He pai te tote; otirā, ki te pirau te tote, mā te aha e whai tikanga tote ai? Kia whai tote i roto i a koutou, kia mau hoki te rongo a tētahi ki tētahi."