Mark 9:25-50 ▼

25 Jesus observing the people came crowding to him, rebuked the evil spirit, saying, thou dumb and deaf spirit come out of the child, never to enter more, it is I command it.

26 and the spirit came out of him, having made him roar, and thrown him into such agonies, that he became like one that was dead, and many were of opinion he actually was so.

27 but Jesus taking him by the hand, raised him up, and he was perfectly recovered.

28 now when Jesus was retired to his own house, his disciples asked him in private, why could not we cast this spirit out?

29 Jesus answered, such a miracle is not effected but by prayer and fasting.

30 Having left that place, they went a private way through Galilee: for he was willing to be conceal'd.

31 in the mean time he gave his disciples this intimation, "the son of man is going to be delivered up into the hands of men, who will put him to death, and three days after he is put to death he shall rise again."

32 but they did not comprehend the meaning, and were ashamed to ask him about it.

33 At length, he arrived at Capernaum, where being in his own house, he asked his disciples, what were you disputing about by the way?

34 at which they were silent, for upon the road they had disputed about precedency.

35 then sitting down, he address'd himself to the twelve, saying, he that would be the first, must be the last of all, and the servant of all.

36 then taking a little child, he set him down before them; and embracing him in his arms, he said to them,

37 whoever receives such a child as this upon my account, receives me; and he that receiveth me, does not so properly receive me, as the commands of him that sent me.

38 Upon this occasion John address'd himself to Jesus, saying, master, we saw a man casting out demons in your name, tho' he did not belong to us, for which reason we opposed him.

39 but Jesus said, do not oppose him: for no man can speak evil of me, at the same time he works a miracle by virtue of my name.

40 such a one is not against us, but for us.

41 and whoever he be that shall give you a cup of water, as being the disciples of Christ, I assure you, he shall not lose his reward.

42 but if any one shall cause the meanest of those, who believe in me, to transgress, it had been better for him that a milstone were hanged about his neck, and he were thrown into the sea.

43 if even thy hand should make thee transgress, saw it off, and cast it away, it is better for thee to enter into life maimed, than to have both hands and go into Gehenna, the unextinguishable fire:

44 where their worm does not die, and the fire is not extinguished.

45 and if thy foot make thee transgress, saw it off, it is better for you to enter into life, tho' lame, than to have both feet, and be thrown into Gehenna, the unextinguishable fire:

46 where their worm does not die, and the fire is not extinguished.

47 and if your eye make you transgress, pull it out; it is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God, with but one eye, than to have two, and be thrown into the Gehenna of fire: where the worm does not die,

48 and the fire is not extinguished.

49 such a one shall be consumed by fire, but the offering that is salted shall be preserv'd from corruption.

50 salt is good, but if the salt become insipid, how shall it recover its savour? don't lose your seasoning, nor your peaceable behaviour to one another.