^aHe went away from there and came to ^bhis hometown, and his disciples followed him.

Jesus left there and went to his home town, accompanied by his disciples.

And ^con the Sabbath he began to teach in the synagogue, and ^dmany who heard him were astonished, saying, “Where did this man get these things? What is the wisdom given to him? How are such mighty works done by his hands?

When the Sabbath came, he began to teach in the synagogue, and many who heard him were amazed.

‘Where did this man get these things?’ they asked. ‘What’s this wisdom that has been given him? What are these remarkable miracles he is performing?

^eIs not this ^fthe carpenter, the son of Mary and ^gbrother of James and Joses and Judas and Simon? And are not his sisters here with us?” And ^hthey took offense at him.

Isn’t this the carpenter? Isn’t this Mary’s son and the brother of James, Joseph, ▼

▼Greek Joses, a variant of Joseph

Judas and Simon? Aren’t his sisters here with us?’ And they took offence at him.

And Jesus said to them, ^j“A prophet is not without honor, except in his hometown and among his relatives and in his own household.”

Jesus said to them, ‘A prophet is not without honour except in his own town, among his relatives and in his own home.’

And ^khe could do no mighty work there, except that ^lhe laid his hands on a few sick people and healed them.

He could not do any miracles there, except lay his hands on a few people who were ill and heal them.

And ^mhe marveled because of their unbelief.

ⁿAnd he went about among the villages teaching.

He was amazed at their lack of faith.

Then Jesus went around teaching from village to village.

^oAnd he called the twelve and began to send them out two by two, and gave them authority over the unclean spirits.

Calling the Twelve to him, he began to send them out two by two and gave them authority over impure spirits.

He charged them to take nothing for their journey except a staff—no bread, no bag, no money in their belts—

These were his instructions: ‘Take nothing for the journey except a staff – no bread, no bag, no money in your belts.

but to ^pwear sandals and not put on two tunics. ▼

▼Greek chiton, a long garment worn under the cloak next to the skin

And he said to them, “Whenever you enter a house, stay there until you depart from there.

^tSo they went out and ^uproclaimed ^vthat people should repent.

They went out and preached that people should repent.

^wAnd they cast out many demons and ^xanointed with oil many who were sick and healed them.

They drove out many demons and anointed with oil many people who were ill and healed them.

^yKing Herod heard of it, for Jesus’ ▼

▼Greek his

name had become known. Some ▼

▼Some manuscripts He

said, ^ab“John the Baptist ▼

▼Greek baptizer; also verse 24

has been raised from the dead. That is why these miraculous powers are at work in him.”

King Herod heard about this, for Jesus’ name had become well known. Some were saying, ▼

▼Some early manuscripts He was saying

‘John the Baptist has been raised from the dead, and that is why miraculous powers are at work in him.’

^aeBut others said, “He is Elijah.” And others said, “He is ^afa prophet, like one of the prophets of old.”

Others said, ‘He is Elijah.’

And still others claimed, ‘He is a prophet, like one of the prophets of long ago.’

But when Herod heard of it, he said, “John, whom I beheaded, has been raised.”

But when Herod heard this, he said, ‘John, whom I beheaded, has been raised from the dead!’

^agFor it was Herod who had sent and seized John and ^ahbound him in prison for the sake of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, because he had married her.

For Herod himself had given orders to have John arrested, and he had him bound and put in prison. He did this because of Herodias, his brother Philip’s wife, whom he had married.

^aiFor John had been saying to Herod, ^aj“It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.”

For John had been saying to Herod, ‘It is not lawful for you to have your brother’s wife.’

And Herodias had a grudge against him and wanted to put him to death. But she could not,

So Herodias nursed a grudge against John and wanted to kill him. But she was not able to,

for Herod ^akfeared John, knowing that he was a righteous and holy man, and he kept him safe. When he heard him, he was greatly perplexed, and yet he ^alheard him gladly.

because Herod feared John and protected him, knowing him to be a righteous and holy man. When Herod heard John, he was greatly puzzled ▼

▼Some early manuscripts he did many things

; yet he liked to listen to him.

But an opportunity came when Herod ^anon his birthday ^aogave a banquet for his nobles and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

Finally the opportune time came. On his birthday Herod gave a banquet for his high officials and military commanders and the leading men of Galilee.

For when Herodias’s daughter came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his guests. And the king said to the girl, “Ask me for whatever you wish, and I will give it to you.”

When the daughter of ▼

▼early manuscripts When his daughter

Herodias came in and danced, she pleased Herod and his dinner guests.

The king said to the girl, ‘Ask me for anything you want, and I’ll give it to you.’

And he vowed to her, “Whatever you ask me, I will give you, ^aqup to half of my kingdom.”

And he promised her with an oath, ‘Whatever you ask I will give you, up to half my kingdom.’

And she went out and said to her mother, “For what should I ask?” And she said, “The head of John the Baptist.”

She went out and said to her mother, ‘What shall I ask for?’

‘The head of John the Baptist,’ she answered.

And she came in immediately with haste to the king and asked, saying, “I want you to give me at once the head of John the Baptist on a platter.”

At once the girl hurried in to the king with the request: ‘I want you to give me right now the head of John the Baptist on a dish.’

And the king was exceedingly sorry, but because of his oaths and his guests he did not want to break his word to her.

The king was greatly distressed, but because of his oaths and his dinner guests, he did not want to refuse her.

And immediately the king sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s ▼

▼Greek his

head. He went and beheaded him in the prison

So he immediately sent an executioner with orders to bring John’s head. The man went, beheaded John in the prison,

and brought his head on a platter and gave it to the girl, and the girl gave it to her mother.

and brought back his head on a dish. He presented it to the girl, and she gave it to her mother.

When his ^asdisciples heard of it, they came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

On hearing of this, John’s disciples came and took his body and laid it in a tomb.

^at, ^auThe apostles returned to Jesus and told him all that they had done and taught.

The apostles gathered round Jesus and reported to him all they had done and taught.

And he said to them, “Come away by yourselves to a desolate place and rest a while.” For many were coming and going, and ^avthey had no leisure even to eat.

Then, because so many people were coming and going that they did not even have a chance to eat, he said to them, ‘Come with me by yourselves to a quiet place and get some rest.’

^awAnd they went away in ^axthe boat to a desolate place by themselves.

So they went away by themselves in a boat to a solitary place.

Now many saw them going and ^ayrecognized them, and they ran there on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.

But many who saw them leaving recognised them and ran on foot from all the towns and got there ahead of them.

When he went ashore he ^azsaw a great crowd, and ^bahe had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. And he began to teach them many things.

When Jesus landed and saw a large crowd, he had compassion on them, because they were like sheep without a shepherd. So he began teaching them many things.

And when it grew late, his disciples came to him and said, “This is a desolate place, and the hour is now late.

By this time it was late in the day, so his disciples came to him. ‘This is a remote place,’ they said, ‘and it’s already very late.

^bbSend them away to go into the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.”

Send the people away so that they can go to the surrounding countryside and villages and buy themselves something to eat.’

But he answered them, ^bc“You give them something to eat.” And ^bdthey said to him, ^be“Shall we go and buy two hundred denarii ▼

▼A  denarius was a day’s wage for a laborer

worth of bread and give it to them to eat?”

But he answered, ‘You give them something to eat.’

They said to him, ‘That would take more than half a year’s wages ▼

▼Greek take two hundred denarii

! Are we to go and spend that much on bread and give it to them to eat?’

And he said to them, “How many loaves do you have? Go and see.” And when they had found out, they said, ^bh“Five, and two fish.”

‘How many loaves do you have?’ he asked. ‘Go and see.’

When they found out, they said, ‘Five – and two fish.’

Then he commanded them all to sit down in groups on the green grass.

Then Jesus told them to make all the people sit down in groups on the green grass.

So they sat down in groups, by hundreds and by fifties.

So they sat down in groups of hundreds and fifties.

And taking the five loaves and the two fish, he ^bilooked up to heaven and ^bjsaid a blessing and broke the loaves and gave them to the disciples to set before the people. And he divided the two fish among them all.

Taking the five loaves and the two fish and looking up to heaven, he gave thanks and broke the loaves. Then he gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people. He also divided the two fish among them all.

And they all ate and were satisfied.

They all ate and were satisfied,

And they took up twelve baskets full of broken pieces and of the fish.

and the disciples picked up twelve basketfuls of broken pieces of bread and fish.

And those who ate the loaves were five thousand men.

The number of the men who had eaten was five thousand.

^bkImmediately he ^blmade his disciples get into ^bmthe boat and go before him to the other side, ^bnto Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.

Immediately Jesus made his disciples get into the boat and go on ahead of him to Bethsaida, while he dismissed the crowd.

And after he had taken leave of them, ^bohe went up on the mountain to pray.

After leaving them, he went up on a mountainside to pray.

And when ^bpevening came, the boat was out on the sea, and he was alone on the land.

Later that night, the boat was in the middle of the lake, and he was alone on land.

And he saw that they were making headway painfully, for the wind was against them. And about ^bqthe fourth watch of the night ▼

▼That is, between 3 a.m. and 6 a.m.

he came to them, walking on the sea. ^bsHe meant to pass by them,

He saw the disciples straining at the oars, because the wind was against them. Shortly before dawn he went out to them, walking on the lake. He was about to pass by them,

but when they saw him walking on the sea they thought it was a ghost, and cried out,

but when they saw him walking on the lake, they thought he was a ghost. They cried out,

for they all saw him and ^btwere terrified. But immediately he spoke to them and said, ^bu“Take heart; it is I. ^bvDo not be afraid.”

because they all saw him and were terrified.

Immediately he spoke to them and said, ‘Take courage! It is I. Don’t be afraid.’

And he got into the boat with them, and the wind ceased. And they were utterly astounded,

Then he climbed into the boat with them, and the wind died down. They were completely amazed,

for ^bwthey did not understand about the loaves, but their hearts ^bxwere hardened.

for they had not understood about the loaves; their hearts were hardened.

^byWhen they had crossed over, they came to land at ^bzGennesaret and moored to the shore.

When they had crossed over, they landed at Gennesaret and anchored there.

And when they got out of the boat, the people immediately ^carecognized him

As soon as they got out of the boat, people recognised Jesus.

and ran about the whole region and began to bring ^cbthe sick people ^ccon their beds to wherever they heard he was.

They ran throughout that whole region and carried those who were ill on mats to wherever they heard he was.

And wherever he came, in villages, cities, or countryside, ^cdthey laid the sick in the marketplaces and implored him that they might touch even ^cethe fringe of his garment. And ^cfas many as touched it were made well.

And wherever he went – into villages, towns or countryside – they placed those who were ill in the market-places. They begged him to let them touch even the edge of his cloak, and all who touched it were healed.

^cgNow when the Pharisees gathered to him, with some of the scribes ^chwho had come from Jerusalem,

The Pharisees and some of the teachers of the law who had come from Jerusalem gathered round Jesus

they saw that some of his disciples ate with hands that were ^cidefiled, that is, unwashed.

and saw some of his disciples eating food with hands that were defiled, that is, unwashed.

(For the Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they wash their hands properly, ▼

▼Greek  unless they wash the hands with a fist, probably indicating a kind of ceremonial washing

holding to ^ckthe tradition of ^clthe elders,

(The Pharisees and all the Jews do not eat unless they give their hands a ceremonial washing, holding to the tradition of the elders.

and when they come from the marketplace, they do not eat unless they wash. ▼

▼Greek  unless they baptize; some manuscripts  unless they purify themselves

And there are many other traditions that they observe, such as ^cnthe washing of ^cocups and pots and copper vessels and dining couches. ▼

▼Some manuscripts omit  and dining couches

)

When they come from the market-place they do not eat unless they wash. And they observe many other traditions, such as the washing of cups, pitchers and kettles. ▼

▼Some early manuscripts pitchers, kettles and dining couches

)

And the Pharisees and the scribes asked him, “Why do your disciples not walk according to ^crthe tradition of ^csthe elders, ^ctbut eat with ^cudefiled hands?”

So the Pharisees and teachers of the law asked Jesus, ‘Why don’t your disciples live according to the tradition of the elders instead of eating their food with defiled hands?’

And he said to them, “Well did Isaiah prophesy of you ^cvhypocrites, as it is written,

^cw“‘This people honors me with their lips,
but their heart is far from me;

He replied, ‘Isaiah was right when he prophesied about you hypocrites; as it is written:

‘“These people honour me with their lips,
but their hearts are far from me.

in vain do they worship me,
teaching as ^cxdoctrines the commandments of men.’

They worship me in vain;
their teachings are merely human rules.” ▼

▼Isaiah 29:13

You leave the commandment of God and hold to the tradition of men.”

You have let go of the commands of God and are holding on to human traditions.’

And he said to them, “You have a fine way of ^czrejecting the commandment of God in order to establish your tradition!

And he continued, ‘You have a fine way of setting aside the commands of God in order to observe ▼

▼Some manuscripts set up

your own traditions!

thus ^dgmaking void the word of God by your tradition that you have handed down. And many such things you do.”

And he called the people to him again and said to them, ^dh“Hear me, all of you, and understand:

Again Jesus called the crowd to him and said, ‘Listen to me, everyone, and understand this.

Nothing outside a person can defile them by going into them. Rather, it is what comes out of a person that defiles them.’ [

And when he had entered ^dkthe house and left the people, ^dlhis disciples asked him about the parable.

After he had left the crowd and entered the house, his disciples asked him about this parable.

And he said to them, “Then ^dmare you also without understanding? Do you not see that whatever goes into a person from outside cannot defile him,

‘Are you so dull?’ he asked. ‘Don’t you see that nothing that enters a person from the outside can defile them?

since it enters not his heart ^dnbut his stomach, and is expelled?” ▼

▼Greek goes out into the latrine

( ^dpThus he declared all foods clean.)

For it doesn’t go into their heart but into their stomach, and then out of the body.’ (In saying this, Jesus declared all foods clean.)

And he said, ^dq“What comes out of a person is what defiles him.

He went on: ‘What comes out of a person is what defiles them.

^dxAll these evil things come from within, and they defile a person.”

All these evils come from inside and defile a person.’

And from there he arose and went away to the region of Tyre and Sidon. ▼

▼Some manuscripts omit  and Sidon

And he entered a house and did not want anyone to know, yet he could not be hidden.

Jesus left that place and went to the vicinity of Tyre. ▼

▼early manuscriptsTyre and Sidon

He entered a house and did not want anyone to know it; yet he could not keep his presence secret.

But immediately a woman whose little daughter had an unclean spirit heard of him and came and fell down at his feet.

In fact, as soon as she heard about him, a woman whose little daughter was possessed by an impure spirit came and fell at his feet.

^eaNow the woman was a ^ebGentile, ^eca Syrophoenician by birth. And she begged him to cast the demon out of her daughter.

The woman was a Greek, born in Syrian Phoenicia. She begged Jesus to drive the demon out of her daughter.

And he said to her, “Let the children be ^edfed first, for it is not right to take the children’s bread and ^eethrow it to the dogs.”

‘First let the children eat all they want,’ he told her, ‘for it is not right to take the children’s bread and toss it to the dogs.’

But she answered him, “Yes, Lord; yet even the dogs under the table eat the children’s ^efcrumbs.”

‘Lord,’ she replied, ‘even the dogs under the table eat the children’s crumbs.’

And he said to her, “For this statement you may ^eggo your way; the demon has left your daughter.”

Then he told her, ‘For such a reply, you may go; the demon has left your daughter.’

And she went home and found the child lying in bed and the demon gone.

She went home and found her child lying on the bed, and the demon gone.

^ehThen he returned from the region of Tyre and went through Sidon to ^eithe Sea of Galilee, in the region of the ^ejDecapolis.

Then Jesus left the vicinity of Tyre and went through Sidon, down to the Sea of Galilee and into the region of the Decapolis. ▼

▼That is, the Ten Cities

And they brought to him ^ela man who was deaf and ^emhad a speech impediment, and they begged him to ^enlay his hand on him.

There some people brought to him a man who was deaf and could hardly talk, and they begged Jesus to place his hand on him.

And ^eotaking him aside from the crowd privately, he put his fingers into his ears, and ^epafter spitting touched his tongue.

After he took him aside, away from the crowd, Jesus put his fingers into the man’s ears. Then he spat and touched the man’s tongue.

And ^eqlooking up to heaven, ^erhe sighed and said to him, “Ephphatha,” that is, “Be opened.”

He looked up to heaven and with a deep sigh said to him, ‘Ephphatha!’ (which means ‘Be opened!’ ).

^esAnd his ears were opened, his tongue was released, and he spoke plainly.

At this, the man’s ears were opened, his tongue was loosed and he began to speak plainly.

And ^etJesus ▼

▼Greek he

charged them to tell no one. But ^evthe more he charged them, the more zealously they proclaimed it.

Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone. But the more he did so, the more they kept talking about it.

And they were ^ewastonished beyond measure, saying, “He has done all things well. He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.”

People were overwhelmed with amazement. ‘He has done everything well,’ they said. ‘He even makes the deaf hear and the mute speak.’

^exIn those days, when again a great crowd had gathered, and they had nothing to eat, he called his disciples to him and said to them,

During those days another large crowd gathered. Since they had nothing to eat, Jesus called his disciples to him and said,

And his disciples answered him, “How can one feed these people with bread here in this desolate place?”

His disciples answered, ‘But where in this remote place can anyone get enough bread to feed them?’

And he asked them, “How many loaves do you have?” They said, ^ez“Seven.”

‘How many loaves do you have?’ Jesus asked.

‘Seven,’ they replied.

And he directed the crowd to sit down on the ground. And he took the seven loaves, and ^fahaving given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to set before the people; and they set them before the crowd.

He told the crowd to sit down on the ground. When he had taken the seven loaves and given thanks, he broke them and gave them to his disciples to distribute to the people, and they did so.

And they had a few small fish. And ^fbhaving blessed them, he said that these also should be set before them.

They had a few small fish as well; he gave thanks for them also and told the disciples to distribute them.

And ^fcthey ate and were satisfied. And they took up the broken pieces left over, ^fdseven baskets full.

The people ate and were satisfied. Afterwards the disciples picked up seven basketfuls of broken pieces that were left over.

And there were about four thousand people. And he sent them away.

About four thousand were present. After he had sent them away,

And immediately he got into ^fethe boat with his disciples and went to the district of ^ffDalmanutha. ▼

▼Some manuscripts Magadan, or Magdala

he got into the boat with his disciples and went to the region of Dalmanutha.

^fhThe Pharisees came and began to argue with him, ^fiseeking from him ^fja sign from heaven ^fkto test him.

The Pharisees came and began to question Jesus. To test him, they asked him for a sign from heaven.

And ^flhe sighed deeply ^fmin his spirit and said, “Why does this generation seek a sign? Truly, I say to you, no sign will be given to this generation.”

He sighed deeply and said, ‘Why does this generation ask for a sign? Truly I tell you, no sign will be given to it.’

And ^fnhe left them, got into the boat again, and went to the other side.

Then he left them, got back into the boat and crossed to the other side.

Now they had forgotten to bring bread, and they had only one loaf with them in the boat.

The disciples had forgotten to bring bread, except for one loaf they had with them in the boat.

And he cautioned them, saying, “Watch out; ^fobeware of ^fpthe leaven of the Pharisees and the leaven of ^fqHerod.” ▼

▼Some manuscripts the Herodians

‘Be careful,’ Jesus warned them. ‘Watch out for the yeast of the Pharisees and that of Herod.’

And they began discussing with one another the fact that they had no bread.

They discussed this with one another and said, ‘It is because we have no bread.’

And ^fsJesus, aware of this, said to them, “Why are you discussing the fact that you have no bread? ^ftDo you not yet perceive ^fuor understand? ^fvAre your hearts hardened?

Aware of their discussion, Jesus asked them: ‘Why are you talking about having no bread? Do you still not see or understand? Are your hearts hardened?

When I broke ^fxthe five loaves for the five thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” They said to him, “Twelve.”

When I broke the five loaves for the five thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?’

‘Twelve,’ they replied.

“And ^fythe seven for the four thousand, how many baskets full of broken pieces did you take up?” And they said to him, “Seven.”

‘And when I broke the seven loaves for the four thousand, how many basketfuls of pieces did you pick up?’

They answered, ‘Seven.’

And he said to them, “Do you not yet understand?”

He said to them, ‘Do you still not understand?’

And they came ^fzto Bethsaida. And some people brought to him a blind man and begged him to touch him.

They came to Bethsaida, and some people brought a blind man and begged Jesus to touch him.

And ^gahe took the blind man by the hand and led him out of the village, and when ^gbhe had ^gcspit on his eyes and ^gdlaid his hands on him, he asked him, “Do you see anything?”

He took the blind man by the hand and led him outside the village. When he had spat on the man’s eyes and put his hands on him, Jesus asked, ‘Do you see anything?’

And he looked up and said, “I see people, but they look like trees, walking.”

He looked up and said, ‘I see people; they look like trees walking around.’

Then Jesus ▼

▼Greek he

laid his hands on his eyes again; and he opened his eyes, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

Once more Jesus put his hands on the man’s eyes. Then his eyes were opened, his sight was restored, and he saw everything clearly.

And he sent him to his home, saying, ^gf“Do not even enter the village.”

Jesus sent him home, saying, ‘Don’t even go into ▼

▼Some manuscripts go and tell anyone in

the village.’

^ghAnd Jesus went on with his disciples to the villages of Caesarea Philippi. And on the way he asked his disciples, “Who do people say that I am?”

Jesus and his disciples went on to the villages around Caesarea Philippi. On the way he asked them, ‘Who do people say I am?’

And they told him, ^gi“John the Baptist; and others say, ^gjElijah; and others, one of the prophets.”

They replied, ‘Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, one of the prophets.’

And he asked them, “But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him, ^gk“You are ^glthe Christ.”

‘But what about you?’ he asked. ‘Who do you say I am?’

Peter answered, ‘You are the Messiah.’

^gmAnd he strictly charged them to tell no one about him.

Jesus warned them not to tell anyone about him.

^gnAnd he began to teach them that ^gothe Son of Man must ^gpsuffer many things and ^gqbe rejected by the elders and the chief priests and the scribes and be killed, and ^grafter three days rise again.

He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.

And he said this ^gsplainly. And Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

He spoke plainly about this, and Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him.

But turning and seeing his disciples, he rebuked Peter and said, ^gt“Get behind me, Satan! For you ^guare not setting your mind on the things of God, but on the things of man.”

But when Jesus turned and looked at his disciples, he rebuked Peter. ‘Get behind me, Satan!’ he said. ‘You do not have in mind the concerns of God, but merely human concerns.’

And calling the crowd to him with his disciples, he said to them, “If anyone would come after me, let him ^gvdeny himself and ^gwtake up his cross and follow me.

Then he called the crowd to him along with his disciples and said: ‘Whoever wants to be my disciple must deny themselves and take up their cross and follow me.

For ^hdwhoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this ^headulterous and sinful generation, of him will the Son of Man also be ashamed ^hfwhen he comes in the glory of his Father with ^hgthe holy angels.”

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

And he said to them, ‘Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.’

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

After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them.

and ^hnhis clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one ▼

▼Greek launderer (gnapheus)

on earth could bleach them.

His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them.

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

And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.

And Peter said to Jesus, ^hp“Rabbi, ▼

▼ Rabbi means my teacher, or my master

it is good that we are here. Let us make three ^hrtents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

Peter said to Jesus, ‘Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters – one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.’

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

(He did not know what to say, they were so frightened.)

And ^hta cloud overshadowed them, and ^hua voice came out of the cloud, ^hv“This is my beloved Son; ▼

▼Or  my Son, my (or the) Beloved

^hxlisten to him.”

Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud: ‘This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!’

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

Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus.

^hyAnd as they were coming down the mountain, ^hzhe charged them to tell no one what they had seen, ^iauntil the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

^ibSo they kept the matter to themselves, ^icquestioning what this rising from the dead might mean.

They kept the matter to themselves, discussing what ‘rising from the dead’ meant.

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

And they asked him, ‘Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?’

And he said to them, “Elijah does come first ^ieto restore all things. And ^ifhow is it written of the Son of Man that he should ^igsuffer many things and ^ihbe treated with contempt?

Jesus replied, ‘To be sure, Elijah does come first, and restores all things. Why then is it written that the Son of Man must suffer much and be rejected?

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

But I tell you, Elijah has come, and they have done to him everything they wished, just as it is written about him.’

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

When they came to the other disciples, they saw a large crowd around them and the teachers of the law arguing with them.

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

As soon as all the people saw Jesus, they were overwhelmed with wonder and ran to greet him.

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

‘What are you arguing with them about?’ he asked.

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

A man in the crowd answered, ‘Teacher, I brought you my son, who is possessed by a spirit that has robbed him of speech.

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 ^imthey were not able.”

Whenever it seizes him, it throws him to the ground. He foams at the mouth, gnashes his teeth and becomes rigid. I asked your disciples to drive out the spirit, but they could not.’

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

‘You unbelieving generation,’ Jesus replied, ‘how long shall I stay with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring the boy to me.’

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

So they brought him. When the spirit saw Jesus, it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell to the ground and rolled around, foaming at the mouth.

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

Jesus asked the boy’s father, ‘How long has he been like this?’

‘From childhood,’ he answered.

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

‘It has often thrown him into fire or water to kill him. But if you can do anything, take pity on us and help us.’

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

‘ “If you can”?’ said Jesus. ‘Everything is possible for one who believes.’

Immediately the father of the child cried out ▼

▼Some manuscripts add with tears

and said, “I believe; ^iuhelp my unbelief!”

Immediately the boy’s father exclaimed, ‘I do believe; help me overcome my unbelief!’

And when Jesus saw that ^iva crowd came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to it, ^iw“You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.”

When Jesus saw that a crowd was running to the scene, he rebuked the impure spirit. ‘You deaf and mute spirit,’ he said, ‘I command you, come out of him and never enter him again.’

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

The spirit shrieked, convulsed him violently and came out. The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said, ‘He’s dead.’

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

But Jesus took him by the hand and lifted him to his feet, and he stood up.

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

After Jesus had gone indoors, his disciples asked him privately, ‘Why couldn’t we drive it out?’

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

▼Some manuscripts add and fasting

He replied, ‘This kind can come out only by prayer. ▼

▼Some manuscripts prayer and fasting

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^jcThey went on from there and passed through Galilee. And he did not want anyone to know,

They left that place and passed through Galilee. Jesus did not want anyone to know where they were,

for he was teaching his disciples, saying to them, “The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men, and they will kill him. And when he is killed, ^jdafter three days he will rise.”

because he was teaching his disciples. He said to them, ‘The Son of Man is going to be delivered into the hands of men. They will kill him, and after three days he will rise.’

^jeBut they did not understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

But they did not understand what he meant and were afraid to ask him about it.

And ^jfthey came to Capernaum. And when he was in the house ^jghe asked them, “What were you discussing on the way?”

They came to Capernaum. When he was in the house, he asked them, ‘What were you arguing about on the road?’

But they kept silent, for on the way ^jhthey had argued with one another about who was the greatest.

But they kept quiet because on the way they had argued about who was the greatest.

And he sat down and called the twelve. And he said to them, ^ji“If anyone would be first, he must be last of all and servant of all.”

Sitting down, Jesus called the Twelve and said, ‘Anyone who wants to be first must be the very last, and the servant of all.’

And he took a child and put him in the midst of them, and ^jjtaking him in his arms, he said to them,

He took a little child whom he placed among them. Taking the child in his arms, he said to them,

^jk“Whoever receives one such child in my name receives me, and ^jlwhoever receives me, receives not me but him who sent me.”

‘Whoever welcomes one of these little children in my name welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me does not welcome me but the one who sent me.’

^jmJohn said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone ^jncasting out demons in your name, ▼

▼Some manuscripts add who does not follow us

and ^jpwe tried to stop him, because he was not following us.”

‘Teacher,’ said John, ‘we saw someone driving out demons in your name and we told him to stop, because he was not one of us.’

But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a mighty work in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me.

‘Do not stop him,’ Jesus said. ‘For no one who does a miracle in my name can in the next moment say anything bad about me,

For truly, I say to you, ^jrwhoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you belong to Christ will by no means lose his reward.

Truly I tell you, anyone who gives you a cup of water in my name because you belong to the Messiah will certainly not lose their reward.

If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life maimed than with two hands to go into hell, where the fire never goes out. [

And if your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter life crippled than to have two feet and be thrown into hell. ▼

▼Some manuscripts include here the words of verse 48.

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where

‘“the worms that eat them do not die,
and the fire is not quenched.” ▼

▼Isaiah 66:24

Everyone will be salted with fire.

^kjSalt is good, ^kkbut if the salt has lost its saltiness, how will you make it salty again? ^klHave salt in yourselves, and ^kmbe at peace with one another.”

‘Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how can you make it salty again? Have salt among yourselves, and be at peace with each other.’