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Mark 9:1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29

Mark 9:1 ESV

And he said to them, “Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power.”

Mark 9:2 ESV

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them

Mark 9:3 ESV

and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them.

Mark 9:4 ESV

And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

Mark 9:5 ESV

And Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

Mark 9:6 ESV

For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified.

Mark 9:7 ESV

And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.”

Mark 9:8 ESV

And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only.

Mark 9:10 ESV

So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead might mean.

Mark 9:11 ESV

And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”

Mark 9:12 ESV

And he said to them, “Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

Mark 9:13 ESV

But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.”

Mark 9:14 ESV

And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.

Mark 9:15 ESV

And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him.

Mark 9:16 ESV

And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”

Mark 9:17 ESV

And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute.

Mark 9:18 ESV

And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.”

Mark 9:19 ESV

And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.”

Mark 9:20 ESV

And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.

Mark 9:21 ESV

And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.

Mark 9:22 ESV

And it has often cast him into fire and into water, to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

Mark 9:23 ESV

And Jesus said to him, “‘If you can’! All things are possible for one who believes.”

Mark 9:24 ESV

Immediately the father of the child cried out and said, “I believe; help my unbelief!”

Mark 9:25 ESV

And when Jesus saw that a crowd came 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.”

Mark 9:26 ESV

And after crying out and convulsing him terribly, it came out, and the boy was like a corpse, so that most of them said, “He is dead.”

Mark 9:27 ESV

But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him up, and he arose.

Mark 9:28 ESV

And when he had entered the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why could we not cast it out?”

Mark 9:29 ESV

And he said to them, “This kind cannot be driven out by anything but prayer.”