1 He said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death until they see that the kingdom of God has come in power.”

2 Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John with him and led them up a high mountain, apart by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became dazzling, intensely white, whiter than any launderer on earth could make them. 4 Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6 For he did not know what to say, because they were terrified. 7 A cloud came and overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!” 8 Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus alone.

9 As they were coming down the mountain, he ordered them to tell no one what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what rising from the dead meant. 11 They asked him, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 12 He said to them, “Elijah does come first and restore all things. And how is it written about the Son of Man that he must suffer many things and be treated with contempt? 13 But I tell you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”

14 When they came to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and scribes arguing with them. 15 As soon as the whole crowd saw Jesus, they were greatly amazed and ran to greet him. 16 He asked them, “What are you arguing about among yourselves?” 17 Someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you. He has a spirit that makes him unable to speak. 18 Whenever it seizes him, it throws him down. He foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to cast it out, but they could not.” 19 He answered them, “O faithless generation, how long will I be with you? How long must I bear with you? Bring him to me.” 20 They brought the boy to him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into violent convulsions. He fell to the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth. 21 Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” He said, “Since childhood. 22 It has often thrown him into fire and into 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’? All things are possible for the one who believes.” 24 Immediately the child's father cried out, “I believe! Help my unbelief!” 25 When Jesus saw a crowd running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you: come out of him and never enter him again.” 26 It cried out, convulsed the boy violently, and came out. The boy became like a corpse, so that most of the people said, “He is dead.” 27 But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him up, and he stood. 28 After Jesus went into a house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?” 29 He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing except prayer.”

30 They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know, 31 because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, “The Son of Man is being handed over into human hands. They will kill him, and after he is killed, he will rise after three days.” 32 But they did not understand the saying and were afraid to ask him.

33 They came to Capernaum. Once he was in the house, he asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?” 34 They kept silent, for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest. 35 He sat down, called the Twelve, and said to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.” 36 He took a child and stood him among them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them, 37 “Whoever welcomes one such child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes not me but the one who sent me.”

38 John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name, and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.” 39 But Jesus said, “Do not stop him. For no one who does a miracle in my name can soon afterward speak evil of me. 40 For whoever is not against us is for us. 41 Whoever gives you a cup of water to drink on the grounds that you belong to Christ—truly I tell you, he will certainly not lose his reward.

42 And it would be better for anyone who causes one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble to have a millstone turned by a donkey hung around his neck and to be thrown into the sea. 43 If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and go to hell, to the unquenchable fire, 44 [where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.] 45 And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell, 46 [where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.] 47 And if your eye causes you to stumble, cast it out. It is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and be thrown into hell, 48 where their worm does not die and the fire is not quenched.

49 For everyone will be salted with fire. 50 Salt is good, but if salt becomes tasteless, how will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”