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Text -- Mark 9:1-45 (NET)
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9:1 And he said to them , “I tell you the truth , there are some standing here who will not experience death before they see the kingdom of God come with power .”
9:45 If your foot causes you to sin , cut it off ! It is better to enter life lame than to have two feet and be thrown into hell .
The Transfiguration
9:2 Six days later Jesus took with him Peter , James , and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately . And he was transfigured before them ,
9:3 and his clothes became radiantly white , more so than any launderer in the world could bleach them.
9:4 Then Elijah appeared before them along with Moses , and they were talking with Jesus .
9:5 So Peter said to Jesus , “Rabbi , it is good for us to be here . Let us make three shelters – one for you , one for Moses , and one for Elijah .”
9:6 (For they were afraid , and he did not know what to say .)
9:7 Then a cloud overshadowed them , and a voice came from the cloud , “This is my one dear Son . Listen to him !”
9:8 Suddenly when they looked around , they saw no one with them any more except Jesus .
9:9 As they were coming down from the mountain , he gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead .
9:10 They kept this statement to themselves , discussing what this rising from the dead meant .
9:11 Then they asked him , “Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first ?”
9:12 He said to them , “Elijah does indeed come first , and restores all things . And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised ?
9:13 But I tell you that Elijah has certainly come , and they did to him whatever they wanted , just as it is written about him .”
The Disciples’ Failure to Heal
9:14 When they came to the disciples , they saw a large crowd around them and experts in the law arguing with them .
9:15 When the whole crowd saw him , they were amazed and ran at once and greeted him .
9:16 He asked them , “What are you arguing about with them ?”
9:17 A member of the crowd said to him , “Teacher , I brought you my son , who is possessed by a spirit that makes him mute .
9:18 Whenever it seizes him , it throws him down , and he foams at the mouth , grinds his teeth , and becomes rigid . I asked your disciples to cast it out , but they were not able to do so.”
9:19 He answered answered them , “You unbelieving generation ! How much longer must I be with you ? How much longer must I endure you ? Bring him to me .”
9:20 So they brought the boy to him . When the spirit saw him , it immediately threw the boy into a convulsion. He fell on the ground and rolled around , foaming at the mouth .
9:21 Jesus asked his father , “How long has this been happening to him ?” And he said , “From childhood .
9:22 It has often thrown him into fire or water to destroy him . But if you are able to do anything, have compassion on us and help us .”
9:23 Then Jesus said to him , “‘If you are able ?’ All things are possible for the one who believes .”
9:24 Immediately the father of the boy cried out and said , “I believe ; help my unbelief !”
9:25 Now when Jesus saw that a crowd was quickly gathering , he rebuked the unclean spirit , saying to it , “Mute and deaf spirit , I command you , come out of him and never enter him again.”
9:26 It shrieked , threw him into terrible convulsions , and came out . The boy looked so much like a corpse that many said , “He is dead !”
9:27 But Jesus gently took his hand and raised him to his feet, and he stood up .
9:28 Then , after he went into the house , his disciples asked him privately , “Why couldn’t we cast it out ?”
9:29 He told them , “This kind can come out only by prayer .”
Second Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
9:30 They went out from there and passed through Galilee . But Jesus did not want anyone to know ,
9:31 for he was teaching his disciples and telling them , “The Son of Man will be betrayed into the hands of men . They will kill him , and after three days he will rise .”
9:32 But they did not understand this statement and were afraid to ask him .
Questions About the Greatest
9:33 Then they came to Capernaum . After Jesus was inside the house he asked them , “What were you discussing on the way ?”
9:34 But they were silent , for on the way they had argued with one another about who was the greatest .
9:35 After he sat down , he called the twelve and said to them , “If anyone wants to be first , he must be last of all and servant of all .”
9:36 He took a little child and had him stand among them . Taking him in his arms , he said to them ,
9:37 “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 .”
On Jesus’ Side
9:38 John said to him , “Teacher , we saw someone casting out demons in your name , and we tried to stop him because he was not following us .”
9:39 But Jesus said , “Do not stop him , because no one who does a miracle in my name will be able soon afterward to say anything bad about me .
9:40 For whoever is not against us is for us .
9:41 For I tell you the truth , whoever gives you a cup of water because you bear Christ’s name will never lose his reward .
9:42 “If anyone causes one of these little ones who believe in me to sin, it would be better for him to have a huge millstone tied around his neck and to be thrown into the sea .
9:43 If your hand causes you to sin , cut it off ! It is better for you to enter into life crippled than to have two hands and go into hell , to the unquenchable fire .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jesus, The Christ |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 |
Transfiguration |
TRANSFIGURATION, THE |
MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 1 |
MARK, THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO, 2 |
Miracles |
Elijah |
Doubting |
Faith |
Demons |
DEMONIACS |
Intercession |
Daemoniac |
LUNATICS |
Moses |
Mountain |
James |
Children |
Commandments |
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NET Notes -> Mar 9:1; Mar 9:1; Mar 9:1; Mar 9:1; Mar 9:2; Mar 9:2; Mar 9:4; Mar 9:5; Mar 9:5; Mar 9:5; Mar 9:5; Mar 9:6; Mar 9:7; Mar 9:7; Mar 9:7; Mar 9:7; Mar 9:7; Mar 9:11; Mar 9:11; Mar 9:11; Mar 9:14; Mar 9:15; Mar 9:18; Mar 9:18; Mar 9:19; Mar 9:19; Mar 9:19; Mar 9:19; Mar 9:19; Mar 9:19; Mar 9:19; Mar 9:20; Mar 9:20; Mar 9:21; Mar 9:23; Mar 9:25; Mar 9:25; Mar 9:26; Mar 9:28; Mar 9:29; Mar 9:30; Mar 9:30; Mar 9:31; Mar 9:31; Mar 9:31; Mar 9:31; Mar 9:33; Mar 9:33; Mar 9:33; Mar 9:37; Mar 9:37; Mar 9:41; Mar 9:41; Mar 9:41; Mar 9:41; Mar 9:42; Mar 9:42; Mar 9:43; Mar 9:43; Mar 9:44; Mar 9:45
NET Notes: Mar 9:1 Several suggestions have been made as to the referent for the phrase the kingdom of God come with power: (1) the transfiguration itself, which immedia...
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NET Notes: Mar 9:2 In 1st century Judaism and in the NT, there was the belief that the righteous get new, glorified bodies in order to enter heaven (1 Cor 15:42-49; 2 Co...
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NET Notes: Mar 9:4 Commentators and scholars discuss why Moses and Elijah are present. The most likely explanation is that Moses represents the prophetic office (Acts 3:...
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NET Notes: Mar 9:5 Peter apparently wanted to celebrate the feast of Tabernacles or Booths that looked forward to the end and wanted to treat Moses, Elijah, and Jesus as...
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NET Notes: Mar 9:7 The expression listen to him comes from Deut 18:15 and makes two points: 1) Jesus is a prophet like Moses, a leader-prophet, and 2) they have much yet...
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NET Notes: Mar 9:11 Or “Why do the scribes.” See the note on the phrase “experts in the law” in 1:22.
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NET Notes: Mar 9:15 Grk The participle προστρέχοντες (prostrecontes) has been translated as a finite verb...
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NET Notes: Mar 9:18 The words “to do so” are not in the Greek text, but have been supplied for clarity and stylistic reasons.
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NET Notes: Mar 9:19 The pronouns you…you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.
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NET Notes: Mar 9:20 Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sentence, a new sentence was started here in the translation.
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NET Notes: Mar 9:21 Grk “He”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mar 9:26 Grk “he”; the referent (the boy) has been specified in the translation for clarity. Because of the length and complexity of the Greek sent...
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NET Notes: Mar 9:28 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.
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NET Notes: Mar 9:29 Most witnesses, even early and excellent ones (Ì45vid א2 A C D L W Θ Ψ Ë1,13 33 Ï lat co), have “and fasting̶...
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NET Notes: Mar 9:30 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mar 9:31 They will kill him and after three days he will rise. See the note at the end of Mark 8:30 regarding the passion predictions.
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NET Notes: Mar 9:33 Grk “he”; the referent (Jesus) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
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NET Notes: Mar 9:37 Children were very insignificant in ancient culture, so this child would be the perfect object lesson to counter the disciples’ selfish ambition...
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NET Notes: Mar 9:42 The punishment of drowning with a heavy weight attached is extremely gruesome and reflects Jesus’ views concerning those who cause others who be...
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NET Notes: Mar 9:43 The word translated hell is “Gehenna” (γέεννα, geenna), a Greek transliteration of the Hebrew words ge hinno...
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NET Notes: Mar 9:44 Most later mss have 9:44 here and 9:46 after v. 45: “where their worm never dies and the fire is never quenched” (identical with v. 48). V...
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