Mark 9:30-50 ▼

30 Having gone out from there, they were passing through Galilee. And He did not wish that anyone should know,

31 for He was teaching His disciples. And He was saying to them, “The Son of Man is delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill Him; and having been killed, after three days He will rise.”

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

33 And they came to Capernaum. And being in the house, He was questioning them, “What were you? reasoning on the way?”

34 But they were silent, for they discussed with one another on the way who was greater.

35 And having sat down, He called the Twelve, and He says to them, “If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.”

36 And having taken a little child, He set him in their midst. And having taken him in His arms, He said to them,

37 “Whoever shall receive one of such little children in My name receives Me; and whoever shall receive Me does not receive Me but the One having sent Me.”

38 John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name who does not follow us, and we were forbidding him, because he was not following us.”

39 And Jesus said, “Do not forbid him. For there is no one who will do a mighty work in My name and will be able quickly to speak evil of Me.

40 For whoever is not against us is for us.

41 For whoever shall give you? to drink a cup of water because you? are Christ’s in name, truly I say to you? that he shall never lose his reward.

42 And whoever might cause to stumble one of these little ones believing in Me, it is better for him rather if a heavy millstone is put around his neck and he has been cast into the sea.

43 And if your hand may cause you to stumble, cut it off; it is better for you to enter into life crippled than, having two hands, to go away into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire.

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45 And if your foot may cause you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame than, having the two feet, to be cast into Gehenna.

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47 And if your eye may cause you to stumble, cast it out. It is better for you to enter into the kingdom of God one-eyed than, having two eyes, to be cast into Gehenna,

48 where ‘their worm does not die, and the fire is not quenched.’

49 For everyone will be salted with fire.

50 The salt is good, but if the salt should become unsalty, with what will you? season it? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”