Mark 9:25-50 ▼

25 And Jesus, seeing that a multitude was running together, rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, "Deaf and dumb spirit, I command you, come out of him, and enter no more into him."

26 And, having cried out, and convulsed him much, it came out; and he became as one dead; so that many said, "He died!"

27 But Jesus, taking hold of his hand, raised him, and he stood up.

28 And, when He came into a house, His disciples asked Him privately, "Why could not we cast it out?"

29 And He said to them, "This kind can come out by nothing, except by prayer."

30 And, going forth thence, they were passing along through Galilee; and He did not wish that any one should know it .

31 For He was teaching His disciples, and said to them, "The Son of Man is delivered up into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and, having been killed, after three days He will rise again."

32 But they were not understanding the saying, and were afraid to ask Him.

33 And they came to Capernaum. And, when He was in the house, He asked them, " Concerning what were ye reasoning in the way?"

34 But they were silent; for they disputed with one another in the way, who was the greatest.

35 And, sitting down, He called the twelve, and saith to them, "If any one wishes to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all."

36 And, taking a little child, He set it in the midst of them; and, holding it in His arms, He said to them,

37 "Whosoever receives one of such little children in My name, receives Me; and whosoever receives Me, receives not Me, but Him Who sent Me."

38 John said to Him, "Teacher, we saw one casting out demons in Thy name; and we forbade him, because he was not following us."

39 But Jesus said, "Forbid him not; for there is no one who shall exercise power in My name, and be able quickly to speak evil of Me;

40 for he who is not against us is for us.

41 For whosoever gives you a cup of water to drink in My name, because ye are Christ's, verily I say to you, he shall in no wise lose his reward.

42 And whosoever shall cause to stumble one of these little ones, who believe, it were better for him, if a great millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.

43 And, if your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is good for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having the two hands to go into Hell--into the unquenchable fire!

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45 And, if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off; it is good for you to enter into life lame, rather than having the two feet to be cast into Hell.

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47 And, if your eye causes you to stumble, tear it out; it is good for you to enter into the Kingdom of God with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into Hell,

48 where their worm dies not, and the fire is not quenched.

49 For every one shall be salted with fire.

50 Salt is good; but, if the salt becomes saltless, with what will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace one with another."