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He said to them, “Most certainly I tell you, there are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see God’s Kingdom come with power.”

After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them.

His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

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

Peter answered Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

For he didn’t know what to say, for they were very afraid.

A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”

Suddenly looking around, they saw no one with them any more, except Jesus only.

As they were coming down from the mountain, he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen, until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

They kept this saying to themselves, questioning what the “rising from the dead” meant.

They asked him, saying, “Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

He said to them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and restores all things. How is it written about the Son of Man, that he should suffer many things and be despised?

But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to, even as it is written about him.”

Coming to the disciples, he saw a great multitude around them, and scribes questioning them.

Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him.

He asked the scribes, “What are you asking them?”

One of the multitude answered, “Teacher, I brought to you my son, who has a mute spirit;

and wherever 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, and they weren’t able.”

He answered him, “Unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him to me.”

They brought him to him, and when he saw him, immediately the spirit convulsed him and he fell on the ground, wallowing and foaming at the mouth.

He asked his father, “How long has it been since this has been happening to him?” He said, “From childhood.

Often it has cast him both into the fire and into the water to destroy him. But if you can do anything, have compassion on us and help us.”

Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all things are possible to him who believes.”

Immediately the father of the child cried out with tears, “I believe. Help my unbelief!”

When Jesus saw that a multitude came running together, he rebuked the unclean spirit, saying to him, “You mute and deaf spirit, I command you, come out of him, and never enter him again!”

After crying out and convulsing him greatly, it came out of him. The boy became like one dead, so much that most of them said, “He is dead.”

But Jesus took him by the hand and raised him up; and he arose.

When he had come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”

He said to them, “This kind can come out by nothing but by prayer and fasting.”

They went out from there and passed through Galilee. He didn’t want anyone to know it,

for he was teaching his disciples, and said to them, “The Son of Man is being handed over to the hands of men, and they will kill him; and when he is killed, on the third day he will rise again.”

But they didn’t understand the saying, and were afraid to ask him.

He came to Capernaum, and when he was in the house he asked them, “What were you arguing among yourselves on the way?”

But they were silent, for they had disputed with one another on the way about who was the greatest.

He sat down and called the twelve; and he said to them, “If any man wants to be first, he shall be last of all, and servant of all.”

He took a little child and set him in the middle of them. Taking him in his arms, he said to them,

“Whoever receives one such little child in my name receives me; and whoever receives me, doesn’t receive me, but him who sent me.”

John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone who doesn’t follow us casting out demons in your name; and we forbade him, because he doesn’t follow us.”

But Jesus said, “Don’t forbid him, for there is no one who will do a mighty work in my name and be able quickly to speak evil of me.

For whoever is not against us is on our side.

For whoever will give you a cup of water to drink in my name because you are Christ’s, most certainly I tell you, he will in no way lose his reward.

“Whoever will cause one of these little ones who believe in me to stumble, it would be better for him if he were thrown into the sea with a millstone hung around his neck.

If your hand causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life maimed, rather than having your two hands to go into Gehenna, into the unquenchable fire,

‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

If your foot causes you to stumble, cut it off. It is better for you to enter into life lame, rather than having your two feet to be cast into Gehenna, into the fire that will never be quenched—

‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

If your eye causes you to stumble, throw it out. It is better for you to enter into God’s Kingdom with one eye, rather than having two eyes to be cast into the Gehenna of fire,

‘where their worm doesn’t die, and the fire is not quenched.’

For everyone will be salted with fire, and every sacrifice will be seasoned with salt.

Salt is good, but if the salt has lost its saltiness, with what will you season it? Have salt in yourselves, and be at peace with one another.”

وقالَ لَهم: «الحَقَّ أَقولُ لَكُم: في جُملَةِ الحاضِرينَ هٰهُنا مَن لا يَذوقونَ المَوت، حتَّى يُشاهِدوا مَلكوتَ اللهِ آتِيًا بِقُوَّة»

وبَعدَ سِتَّةِ أَيَّام مضى يسوعُ بِبُطرُسَ ويعقوبَ ويوحَنَّا فٱنفَرَدَ بِهِم وَحدَهم على جَبَلٍ عالٍ، وتَجَلَّى بِمَرأًى منهم

فَتَلألأَت ثِيابُه ناصِعَةَ البَياض، حتَّى لَيَعجِزُ أَيُّ قَصَّارٍ في الأَرضِ أَن يأتِيَ بِمِثلِ بَياضِها

وتَراءَى لَهم إِيلِيَّا مع موسى، وكانا يُكَلِّمانِ يسوع

فخاطَبَ بُطرُسُ يسوعَ قال: «رابِّي، حَسَنٌ أَن نَكونَ هٰهُنا، فلَو نَصَبْنا ثَلاثَ خِيَمٍ، واحِدَةً لَكَ، وواحِدَةً لِموسى، وواحِدَةً لإِيلِيَّا»

فلم يَكُن يَدْري ماذا يَقول، لِما ٱستَولى علَيهِم مِنَ الخَوف

وظَهَرَ غَمامٌ قد ظَلَّلَهم، وٱنطَلَقَ صَوتٌ مِنَ الغَمامِ يَقول: «هٰذا هُوَ ٱبنِيَ الحَبيب، فلَهُ ٱسمَعوا»

فأَجالوا الطَّرْفَ فَوْرًا في ما حَولَهم، فلَم يَرَوا معَهم إِلَّا يسوعَ وَحدَه

وبَينَما هم نازِلونَ مِنَ الجَبَل، أَوصاهم أَلَّا يُخبِروا أَحدًا بِما رَأَوا، إِلَّا متى قامَ ٱبنُ الإِنسانِ مِن بَينِ الأَموات

فحَفِظوا هٰذا الأَمْر وأَخذوا يَتَساءَلونَ ما مَعنى «القِيامةِ مِن بَينِ الأَموات»

وسَأَلوهُ: «لِماذا يَقولُ الكَتَبَةُ إِنَّه يَجِبُ أَن يَأتِيَ إِيلِيَّا أَوَّلًا؟»

فقالَ لَهم: «إِنَّ إِيلِيَّا يَأتي أَوَّلًا ويُصلِحُ كُلَّ شَيء. فكيف كُتِبَ في شأنِ ٱبنِ الإِنسان أَنَّه سَيُعاني آلامًا شديدةً ويُزدَرى؟

على أَنِّي أَقولُ لَكم إِنَّ إِيليَّا قد أَتى، وصَنَعوا بِه كُلَّ ما أَرادوا كَما كُتِبَ في شأنِه»

ولَمَّا لَحِقوا بِالتَّلاميذ، رَأَوا جَمْعًا كَثيرًا حَولَهم وبَعضَ الكَتَبَةِ يُجادِلونَهم

فما إِن أَبصَرَه الجَمْعُ حتَّى دَهِشوا كُلُّهم وسارَعوا إِلى السَّلامِ علَيه

فسأَلَهم: «فِيمَ تُجادِلونَهم؟»

فأَجابَه رَجُلٌ مِنَ الجَمْع: «يا مُعَلِّم، أتيتُكَ بِٱبنٍ لي فيه رُوحٌ أَبكَم

حَيثُما أَخذَه يَصرَعُه، فيُزبِدُ الصَّبِيُّ ويَصرِفُ بِأَسنانِه ويَيبَس. وقد سأَلتُ تَلاميذَكَ أَن يَطرُدوه، فلَم يَقدِروا»

فأَجابَهم: «أَيُّها الجيلُ الكافِر، حَتَّامَ أَبْقى معَكم؟ وإِلامَ أَحتمِلُكم؟ علَيَّ بِه!»

فأَتَوهُ بِه. فما إِن رَآهُ الرُّوحُ حتَّى خَبَطَه، فوَقَعَ إِلى الأَرضِ يَتَمَرَّغُ ويُزبِد

فسأَلَ أَباه: «مُنذُ كم يَحدُثُ له هٰذا؟» قالَ: «مُنذُ طُفولَتِه

وكَثيرًا ما أَلقاهُ في النَّارِ أَو في الماءِ ليُهلِكَه. فإِذا كُنتَ تَستَطيعُ شَيئًا، فأَشفِقْ علَينا وأَغِثْنا»

فقالَ لَه يسوع: «إِذا كُنتَ تَستَطيع! كُلُّ شَيءٍ مُمكِنٌ لِلَّذي يُؤمِن»

فَصاحَ أَبو الصَّبِيِّ لِوَقتِه: «آمنتُ، فشَدِّدْ إِيمانيَ الضَّعيف!»

ورأَى يسوعُ الجَمْعَ يَزدَحِمون، فٱنتَهَرَ الرُّوحَ النَّجِسَ وقالَ له: «أَيُّها الرُّوحُ الأَخرَسُ الأَصَمّ، أَنا آمُرُكَ، ٱخرُجْ مِنه، ولا تَعُدْ إِلَيه»

فصَرَخَ وخَبَطَه خَبْطًا عَنيفًا وخَرَجَ مِنه. فعادَ الصَّبِيُّ كالمَيت، حتَّى قالَ جَميعُ النَّاس: «لقَد مات»

فأَخَذَ يسوعُ بِيَدِه وأَنهَضَه فقام

ولمَّا دَخَلَ البَيت، اِنفَرَدَ بِه تَلاميذُه وسأَلوه: «لماذا لَم نَستَطِعْ نَحنُ أَن نَطرُدَه؟»

فقالَ لَهم: «إِنَّ هٰذا الجِنسَ لا يُمكِنُ إِخْراجُه إِلَّا بِالصَّلاة»

ومَضَوا مِن هُناكَ فمَرُّوا بِالجَليل، ولَم يُرِدْ أَن يَعلَمَ بِه أَحَد

لِأَنَّه كانَ يُعَلِّمُ تَلاميذَه فيَقولُ لَهم: «إِنَّ ٱبنَ الإِنسانِ سيُسلَمُ إِلى أَيدي النَّاس، فيَقتُلونَه وبَعدَ قَتْلِه بِثَلاثَةِ أَيَّامٍ يَقوم»

فلَم يَفهَموا هٰذا الكَلام، وخافوا أَن يَسأَلوه

وجاؤوا إِلى كَفَرناحوم. فلَمَّا دخَلَ البَيتَ سأَلَهم: «فيمَ كُنتُم تَتَجادَلونَ في الطَّريق؟»

فظَلُّوا صامِتين، لأَنَّهم كانوا في الطَّريقِ يَتَجادَلونَ فيمَن هُو الأَكبَر

فجَلَسَ ودَعا الِٱثنَيْ عَشَرَ وقالَ لَهم: «مَن أَرادَ أَن يَكونَ أَوَّلَ القَوم، فَلْيَكُنْ آخِرَهم جَميعًا وخَادِمَهُم»

ثُمَّ أَخَذَ بِيَدِ طِفْلٍ فأَقامَه بَينَهم وضَمَّه إِلى صَدرِه وقالَ لَهم

«مَن قَبِلَ واحِدًا مِن أَمْثالِ هٰؤُلاءِ الأَطْفالِ إِكرامًا لِٱسمِي فقَد قَبِلَني أَنا ومَن قَبِلَني فلم يَقبَلْني أَنا، بلِ الَّذي أَرسَلَني»

قالَ له يوحَنَّا: «يا مُعَلِّم، رَأَينا رَجُلًا يَطرُدُ الشَّياطينَ بِٱسمِكَ، فأَرَدْنا أَن نَمنَعَه لِأَنَّه لا يَتبَعُنا»

فقالَ يسوع: «لا تَمنَعوه، فما مِن أَحدٍ يُجْري مُعْجِزَةً بِٱسْمي يَستَطيعُ بَعدَها أَن يُسيءَ القَوْلَ فيَّ

ومَن لَم يَكُنْ علَينا كانَ مَعَنا

«ومَن سقاكُم كأسَ ماءٍ على أَنَّكم لِلمَسيح، فالحَقَّ أَقولُ لكم إِنَّ أَجرَه لَن يَضيع

«ومَن كانَ حَجَرَ عَثرَةٍ لِهٰؤلاءِ الصِّغارِ المؤمِنين، فأَولى بِه أَن تُعَلَّقَ الرَّحَى في عُنُقِه ويُلقى في البَحْر

فَإِذا كانَت يَدُكَ حَجَرَ عَثرَةٍ لَكَ فاقطَعْها، فلأَن تَدخُلَ الحَياةَ وأَنتَ أَقطَعُ اليَد خَيرٌ لَكَ مِن أَن يَكونَ لَكَ يَدانِ وتَذهَبَ إِلى جَهَنَّم، إِلى نارٍ لا تُطفَأ.[٤٤ ]

وإِذا كانَت رِجْلُكَ حَجَرَ عَثرَةٍ لَكَ فَٱقطَعْها، فلأَن تَدخُلَ الحَياةَ وأَنتَ أَقطعُ الرِّجل خَيرٌ لَكَ مِن أَن يَكونَ لَكَ رِجلانِ وتُلْقى في جَهَنَّم.[ ٤٦ ]

وإِذا كانَت عَينُكَ حَجَرَ عَثرَةٍ لَكَ فٱقلَعْها، فَلَأَن تَدخُل مَلَكوتَ اللهِ وأَنتَ أَعوَر خَيرٌ لَكَ مِن أَن يَكونَ لَكَ عَينانِ وتُلْقى في جَهَنَّم

حَيثُ لا يَموتُ دُودُهم ولا تُطفَأُ النَّار

لِأَنَّ كُلَّ ٱمْرِئٍ سَيُمَلَّحُ بِالنَّار

المِلْحُ شَيءٌ جَيِّد، فإِذا صارَ المِلحُ بلا مُلوحَة، فَبِأَيِّ شَيءٍ تُمَلِّحونَه؟ فَلْيَكُنْ فيكُم مِلحٌ وَلْيُسالِمْ بَعضُكم بَعضًا»