Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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1 And he went on to say, “I tell
you, there are some here who
will not die until they have seen the
Kingdom of God come with power.”
The Transfiguration
(Matthew 17.1–13; Luke 9.28–36)
2 Six days later Jesus took with
him Peter, James, and John, and led
them up a high mountain, where
they were alone. As they looked on,
a change came over Jesus,
3 and his
clothes became shining white—
whiter than anyone in the world
could wash them.
4 Then the three
disciples saw Elijah and Moses talking
with Jesus.
5 Peter spoke up and
said to Jesus, “Teacher, how good it
is that we are here! We will make
three tents, one for you, one for
Moses, and one for Elijah.”
6 He and
the others were so frightened that he
did not know what to say.
7 Then a cloud appeared and covered
them with its shadow, and a
voice came from the cloud, “This is
my own dear Son—listen to him!” note note
8 They took a quick look around but
did not see anyone else; only Jesus
was with them.
9 As they came down the mountain,
Jesus ordered them, “Don't tell
anyone what you have seen, until
the Son of Man has risen from
death.”
10 They obeyed his order, but
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among themselves they started discussing
the matter, “What does this
‘rising from death’ mean?”
11 And
they asked Jesus, “Why do the
teachers of the Law say that Elijah
has to come first?” note
12 His answer was, “Elijah is indeed
coming first in order to get everything
ready. Yet why do the Scriptures
say that the Son of Man will
suffer much and be rejected? note
13 I tell
you, however, that Elijah has already
come and that people treated
him just as they pleased, as the
Scriptures say about him.”
Jesus Heals a Boy with an Evil Spirit
(Matthew 17.14–21; Luke 9.37–43a)
14 When they joined the rest of the
disciples, they saw a large crowd
around them and some teachers of
the Law arguing with them.
15 When
the people saw Jesus, they were
greatly surprised, and ran to him
and greeted him.
16 Jesus asked his
disciples, “What are you arguing
with them about?”
17 A man in the crowd answered,
“Teacher, I brought my son to you,
because he has an evil spirit in him
and cannot talk.
18 Whenever the
spirit attacks him, it throws him to
the ground, and he foams at the
mouth, grits his teeth, and becomes
stiff all over. I asked your disciples
to drive the spirit out, but they could
not.”
19 Jesus said to them, “How unbelieving
you people are! How long
must I stay with you? How long do I
have to put up with you? Bring the
boy to me!”
20 They brought him to
Jesus.
20 As soon as the spirit saw Jesus, it
threw the boy into a fit, so that he
fell on the ground and rolled around,
foaming at the mouth.
21 “How long
has he been like this?” Jesus asked
the father.
21 “Ever since he was a child,” he replied.
22 “Many times the evil spirit
has tried to kill him by throwing him
in the fire and into water. Have pity
on us and help us, if you possibly
can!”
23 “Yes,” said Jesus, “if you yourself
can! Everything is possible for
the person who has faith.”
24 The father at once cried out, “I
do have faith, but not enough. Help
me have more!”
25 Jesus noticed that the crowd
was closing in on them, so he gave a
command to the evil spirit. “Deaf
and dumb spirit,” he said, “I order
you to come out of the boy and never
go into him again!”
26 The spirit screamed, threw the
boy into a bad fit, and came out. The
boy looked like a corpse, and everyone
said, “He is dead!”
27 But Jesus
took the boy by the hand and helped
him rise, and he stood up.
28 After Jesus had gone indoors,
his disciples asked him privately,
“Why couldn't we drive the spirit
out?”
29 “Only prayer can drive this kind
out,” answered Jesus; “nothing else
can.”
Jesus Speaks Again about His Death
(Matthew 17.22–23; Luke 9.43b–45)
30 Jesus and his disciples left that
place and went on through Galilee.
Jesus did not want anyone to know
where he was,
31 because he was
teaching his disciples: “The Son of
Man will be handed over to men
who will kill him. Three days later,
however, he will rise to life.”
32 But they did not understand
what this teaching meant, and they
were afraid to ask him.
Who Is the Greatest?
(Matthew 18.1–5; Luke 9.46–48)
33 They came to Capernaum, and
after going indoors Jesus asked his
disciples, “What were you arguing
about on the road?”
34 But they would not answer him,
because on the road they had been
arguing among themselves about
who was the greatest. note
35 Jesus sat
down, called the twelve disciples,
and said to them, “Whoever wants
to be first must place himself last of
all and be the servant of all.” note
36 Then
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he took a child and had him stand in
front of them. He put his arms
around him and said to them,
37 “Whoever welcomes in my name
one of these children, welcomes me;
and whoever welcomes me, welcomes
not only me but also the one
who sent me.” note
Whoever Is Not against Us Is for Us
(Luke 9.49–50)
38 John said to him, “Teacher, we
saw a man who was driving out demons
in your name, and we told him
to stop, because he doesn't belong to
our group.”
39 “Do not try to stop him,” Jesus
told them, “because no one who performs
a miracle in my name will be
able soon afterward to say evil
things about me.
40 For whoever is
not against us is for us. note
41 I assure
you that anyone who gives you a
drink of water because you belong
to me will certainly receive his
reward. note
Temptations to Sin
(Matthew 18.6–9; Luke 17.1–2)
42 “If anyone should cause one of
these little ones to lose his faith in
me, it would be better for that person
to have a large millstone tied
around his neck and be thrown into
the sea.
43 So if your hand makes you
lose your faith, cut it off! It is better
for you to enter life without a hand
than to keep both hands and go off
to hell, to the fire that never goes
out. note note
45 And if your foot makes you
lose your faith, cut it off! It is better
for you to enter life without a foot
than to keep both feet and be thrown
into hell. note
47 And if your eye makes
you lose your faith, take it out! It is
better for you to enter the Kingdom
of God with only one eye than to
keep both eyes and be thrown into
hell. note
48 There ‘the worms that eat
them never die, and the fire that
burns them is never put out.’ note
49 “Everyone will be purified by
fire as a sacrifice is purified by salt.
50 “Salt is good; but if it loses its
saltiness, how can you make it salty
again?
50 “Have the salt of friendship
among yourselves, and live in peace
with one another.” note
Good News [1976], GOOD NEWS BIBLE WITH DEUTEROCANONICALS / APOCRYPHA Today's English Version (AMERICAN BIBLE SOCIETY, New York) [word count] [B15000].
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