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 Ja ta ütles neile: „Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, siin seisavad mõned, kes ei maitse surma enne, kui näevad Jumala riiki tulnud olevat väega."

2 Kuue päeva pärast võttis Jeesus endaga kaasa Peetruse, Jaakobuse ja Johannese ning viis nad üles kõrgele mäele. Ja Jeesust muudeti nende silme all. 3 Tema rõivad hakkasid erevalgena hiilgama, selliseks ei suuda ükski maapealne pesija neid valgendada. 4 Ja Eelija koos Moosesega ilmus neile, ja nad kõnelesid Jeesusega.

5 Siis Peetrus ütles Jeesusele: „Rabi, siin on meil hea olla. Teeme kolm telki: sinule ühe, Moosesele ühe ja Eelijale ühe." 6 Ta ei teadnud, mida öelda, sest neid valdas suur hirm.

7 Siis ilmus pilv, mis nende üle laskus, ja pilvest kostis hääl: „See on minu armas Poeg, teda kuulake!"

8 Ja samal hetkel, kui nad ringi vaatasid, ei näinud nad enam kedagi muud kui ainult Jeesust üksi nende juures.

9 Mäelt alla laskudes keelas Jeesus neid, et nad kellelegi nähtust ei räägiks, enne kui Inimese Poeg on üles tõusnud surnuist. 10 Nii nad tegidki, ent omavahel arutasid, mida võib tähendada surnuist ülestõusmine.

11 Ja nad küsisid Jeesuselt: „Miks kirjatundjad ütlevad, et enne peab tulema Eelija?"

12 „Eelija tulebki esimesena," vastas ta, „ja seab taas kõik korda. Ent Inimese Pojast on kirjutatud, et tema peab palju kannatama ja teda põlatakse. 13 Aga Eelija kohta ma ütlen teile, et ta on juba tulnud, ent nad on talle teinud, mida nad tahtsid, nõnda nagu temast on kirjutatud."

14 Kui nad tulid teiste jüngrite juurde, nägid nad suurt rahvahulka nende ümber ja kirjatundjaid nendega vaidlemas. 15 Niipea kui rahvahulk Jeesust märkas, olid nad kõik hämmastuses ja jooksid tema juurde teda tervitama.

16 Jeesus küsis neilt: „Mille üle te nendega vaidlete?"

17 Keegi rahva hulgast vastas talle: „Õpetaja, ma tõin sinu juurde oma poja. Tema kallal on kuri vaim, kes ei lase tal rääkida. 18 Kus iganes see teda haarab, paiskab see poisi maha ning ta ajab vahtu suust, kiristab hambaid ja kangestub. Ma palusin su jüngreid, et nad ajaksid selle välja, kuid nad ei suutnud."

19 Jeesus vastas neile: „Oh uskmatu sugupõlv! Kui kaua ma pean teie juures olema? Kui kaua ma pean teiega kannatama? Tooge poiss minu juurde!"

20 Nad tõid ta Jeesuse juurde. Kui vaim nägi Jeesust, raputas see sedamaid poissi, nii et ta kukkus ja vähkres maas vahtu suust välja ajades.

21 Jeesus küsis poisi isalt: „Kui kaua see temaga nõnda on?"

„Lapsest saadik," vastas isa. 22 „See on teda sageli maha paisanud, isegi tulle ja vette, et teda surmata. Aga kui sa nüüd midagi teha suudad, siis tunne meile kaasa ja aita meid!"

23 Jeesus lausus: „Sa ütled „kui sa suudad"? Kõik on võimalik sellele, kes usub!"

24 Sedamaid hüüatas lapse isa: „Ma usun! Aita mind üle mu uskmatusest!"

25 Kui Jeesus nägi, et rahvahulk kokku jookseb, sõitles ta rüvedat vaimu: „Sina kurt ja tumm vaim, ma käsin sind, mine temast välja ja ära tule kunagi enam tema sisse!"

26 Vaim läks välja kisendades ja teda tugevasti raputades ning poiss jäi otsekui surnuks, nii et paljud ütlesid, et ta on nüüd surnud. 27 Kuid Jeesus võttis poisi käest kinni, aitas ta üles, ja poiss tõusis püsti.

28 Kui nad sisse läksid, küsisid ta jüngrid Jeesuselt omavahel olles: „Miks meie ei suutnud seda välja ajada?"

29 Jeesus ütles neile: „See tõug ei lähe välja teisiti kui palve ja paastuga."

30 Nad lahkusid sealt ja rändasid läbi Galilea. Jeesus ei tahtnud, et keegi saaks teada, 31 sest ta õpetas oma jüngreid. Ta ütles neile: „Inimese Poeg antakse inimeste kätte ja nad tapavad tema, ja ta tõuseb kolmandal päeval surnuist üles!" 32 Aga nemad ei saanud aru, mida ta sellega mõtles, ja nad kartsid temalt seletust küsida.

33 Seejärel tulid nad Kapernauma. Ja kui nad jõudsid koju, küsis Jeesus neilt: „Mille üle te tee peal vaidlesite?" 34 Nemad aga jäid vait, sest nad olid teel omavahel vaielnud, kes neist on suurim.

35 Jeesus istus maha, kutsus kaksteist jüngrit ja ütles neile: „Kui keegi tahab olla esimene, siis ta olgu viimane, ja kõikide teenija!"

36 Ja ta võttis ühe väikese lapse ja pani nende keskele seisma. Teda kätele võttes ta ütles: 37 „Kes iganes ühe sellise lapse vastu võtab minu nimel, võtab vastu minu, ja kes vastu võtab minu, võtab vastu mitte minu, vaid tema, kes mind on läkitanud."

38 Johannes ütles Jeesusele: „Õpetaja, me nägime üht meest sinu nimel kurje vaime välja ajamas ja me keelasime teda, sest ta ei järgi meiega koos sind."

39 Aga Jeesus vastas: „Ärge keelake teda, sest ükski, kes teeb minu nimel vägeva teo, ei saa samal ajal rääkida minust halvasti. 40 Sest kes ei ole meie vastu, see on meie poolt. 41 Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, kes iganes annab teile juua klaasitäie vett, sellepärast et te Messiale kuulute, ei jää kindlasti oma tasust ilma.

42 Kes iganes ahvatleb patule ühe neist väikestest, kes minusse usuvad, sellele oleks parem, kui talle seotaks veskikivi kaela ja ta visataks merre. 43 Kui su käsi ahvatleb sind patule, raiu see küljest, sest sul on parem minna vigasena ellu kui kahe käega põrgusse kustumatusse tulle, 44 kus nende uss ei sure ja nende tuli ei kustu. 45 Ja kui su jalg sind ahvatleb patustama, raiu see maha, sest sul on parem minna jalutuna ellu kui kahe jalaga olla heidetud põrgusse, 46 kus nende uss ei sure ja nende tuli ei kustu. 47 Ja kui su silm ahvatleb sind patule, rebi see välja, sest sul on parem minna ühe silmaga Jumala riiki kui olla kahe silmaga heidetud põrgusse,

48 „kus nende uss ei sure

ja nende tuli ei kustu!"

49 Sest kõiki soolatakse tulega.

50 Sool on hea; aga kui sool läheb magedaks, millega te seda siis maitsestate? Olgu teil soola enestes ja pidage rahu üksteisega!"