(9:1) "There be some of them that stand here, which
shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power."
Jesus falsely prophesies that the end of the world will come within his listeners' lifetimes. What the Bible says about the end of the world
(9:2) "After six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James,
and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them." When was the transfiguration?
(9:3-7) During the transfiguration, Jesus' clothes
became whiter than white,
while he chatted with Moses and Elijah. Then a voice came out of a cloud saying, "This is my
beloved Son: hear him."
(9:3) "His raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them."
(9:4) "There appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus."
(9:7) "And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him."
(9:9-10) Jesus told the disciples not to tell anyone about his mountain-top meeting with Moses and Elijah until
after he rose from the dead. But the disciples didn't know what he meant by "rising from the dead."
(9:9) "As they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen,
till the Son of man were risen from the dead."
(9:10) "And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean."
(9:13) "Elias is indeed come."
Jesus says that John the Baptist was Elijah, but John the
Baptist explicitly denies it in Jn.1:21. Was John the Baptist Elijah?
(9:17-19) Jesus gets mad at his disciples for failing to
cast out a devil and says, "O faithless generation, how long shall I be
with you? how long shall I suffer you?"
(9:17) "One of the multitude ... said, Master, I have brought unto thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit."
(9:18) "He foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth ... and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not."
(9:19) "He answereth ... O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me."
9:1
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which
shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with
power.
9:2And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them
up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before
them.
9:3
And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller
on earth can white them.
9:4
And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with
Jesus.
9:5
And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be
here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses,
and one for Elias.
9:6
For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
9:7
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the
cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
9:8
And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more,
save Jesus only with themselves.
9:9
And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should
tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from
the dead.
9:10And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another
what the rising from the dead should mean.
9:11
And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first
come?
9:12
And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth
all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer
many things, and be set at nought.
9:13
But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever
they listed, as it is written of him.
9:14
And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them,
and the scribes questioning with them.
9:15
And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed,
and running to him saluted him.
9:16
And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
9:17
And one of the multitude answered and said, Master, I have brought unto
thee my son, which hath a dumb spirit;
9:18
And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and
gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that
they should cast him out; and they could not.
9:19He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long
shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
9:20
And they brought him unto him: and when he saw him, straightway the spirit
tare him; and he fell on the ground, and wallowed foaming.
9:21
And he asked his father, How long is it ago since this came unto him? And
he said, Of a child.
9:22
And ofttimes it hath cast him into the fire, and into the waters, to
destroy him: but if thou canst do any thing, have compassion on us, and help
us.
9:23
Jesus said unto him, If thou canst believe, all things are possible to him
that believeth.
(19:23) "All things are possible to him that believeth."
(9:25-26) Jesus heals a boy with "a dumb
spirit" by saying, "Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out
of him and enter no more into him." (Sounds like a script from Monty
Python, doesn't it?) But how could a deaf spirit hear the words spoken to it?
And how could a dumb spirit cry out? Who makes people deaf and blind?
(9:25) "Jesus ... rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him,
Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him."
(9:26) "And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him."
(9:29) "This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting."
The best and earliest manuscripts say "This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer." Later scribes added "and
fasting" to encourage monastic asceticism.
(Bart D. Ehrman, Misquoting Jesus (2005),
p.97)
(9:31-32) Jesus keeps telling his disciples that he is going to be killed and then rise from the dead
a few days later. But somehow the disciples just don't get it.
(9:31) "He ... said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him;
and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day."
(9:32) "But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him."
(9:35) "If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all."
9:24
And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears,
Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
9:25
When Jesus saw that
the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying
unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him,
and enter no more into him.
9:26And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch
that many said, He is dead.
9:27
But Jesus took him by the hand, and lifted him up; and he arose.
9:28
And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately,
Why could not we cast him out?
9:29
And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer
and fasting.
9:30
And they departed thence, and passed through Galilee; and he would not
that any man should know it.
9:31
For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is
delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he
is killed, he shall rise the third day.
9:32But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
9:33
And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was
it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
9:34
But they held their peace: for by the way they had disputed among
themselves, who should be the greatest.
9:35
And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man
desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
9:36
And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had
taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
9:37
Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and
whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
9:38
And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in
thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth
not us.
(9:43-49) Jesus tells us to cut off our hands and
feet, and pluck out our eyes to avoid going to hell. Does Hell exist?
What the Bible says about amputation and
torture
(9:43-44) "If thy hand offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed,
than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
(9:45-46) "If thy foot offend thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than having two feet to be cast into hell,
into the fire that never shall be quenched: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
(9:47-48) "And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the kingdom of God with one eye,
than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire: Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched."
(9:44, 46, 48)
Immortal worms: "Where their worm dieth not"
9:39
But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a
miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
9:41
For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because
ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
9:42
And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it
is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were
cast into the sea.
9:43And if thy hand offend
thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter into life maimed,
than having two hands to go into hell, into the fire that never shall be
quenched:
9:44Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
9:45And if thy foot offend
thee, cut it off: it is better for thee to enter halt into life, than
having two feet to be cast into hell, into the fire that never shall be
quenched:
9:46Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
9:47And if thine eye offend thee, pluck it out: it is better for thee to enter into the
kingdom of God with one eye, than having two eyes to be cast into hell fire:
9:48Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
9:49
For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be
salted with salt.
9:50
Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye
season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
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