Verse 35
Mark 9:35
Free Bible Version
35
John said to Yashua (Jesus), “Rabbi, we saw someone driving out demons in your name. We tried to stop him because he wasn't one of us.”
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ καθίσας ἐφώνησεν τοὺς δώδεκα καὶ λέγει αὐτοῖς· Εἴ τις θέλει πρῶτος εἶναι ἔσται πάντων ἔσχατος καὶ πάντων διάκονος.
English Translation
And sitting down, he called the twelve and said to them: If anyone wants to be first, he will be last of all and servant of all.
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Chapter 9 Context
1
Yashua (Jesus) told them, “I tell you the truth: some standing here won't die before they see the ki...
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2
Six days later Yashua (Jesus) took Peter, James, and John with him, and led them up a high mountain...
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His clothes shone a brilliant white, whiter than anyone on earth could bleach them.
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Then Elijah and Moses appeared in front of them as well, talking with Yashua (Jesus).
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5
Peter spoke up and said, “Rabbi, it's great for us to be here! We should make three shelters—one eac...
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(He really didn't know what to say because they were all so frightened!)
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Then a cloud covered them, and a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, the one I love....
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Then, all of a sudden, as they were watching, there was nobody. Only Yashua (Jesus) was with them.
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9
They kept this to themselves, but they did argue with each other over what it meant to rise from the...
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10
“Why do the religious teachers state that Elijah has to come first?” they asked him.
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11
“It's true that Elijah comes first to prepare everything,” Yashua (Jesus) replied. “But why then doe...
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12
However, I tell you that Elijah has come, and they abused him in whatever way they wanted, just as S...
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13
When they returned to the other disciples, they saw them surrounded by a large crowd and some religi...
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14
As soon as the crowd saw Yashua (Jesus) they were in total awe, and ran to greet him.
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15
“What are you arguing with them about?” Yashua (Jesus) asked them.
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16
One of the people in the crowd answered, “Rabbi, I brought my son to you. He has an evil spirit that...
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17
Whenever he has a seizure it throws him down, and he foams at the mouth, grinds his teeth, and he be...
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18
“You unbelieving people!” Yashua (Jesus) responded. “How long must I remain here with you? How long...
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19
So they brought him to Yashua (Jesus). When the evil spirit saw Yashua (Jesus) it immediately sent t...
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20
“How long has he had this?” Yashua (Jesus) asked the boy's father. “Since he was small,” the father...
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21
“Often it throws him into the fire to burn him to death, or throws him into water to drown him. Plea...
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22
“Why do you say, ‘if you can?’” replied Yashua (Jesus). “Whoever trusts has every power!”
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23
“I do trust in you,” the man shouted out right away. “Help me not to distrust you.”
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24
Yashua (Jesus), seeing that the crowd was closing in, commanded the evil spirit, “Spirit that causes...
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25
The spirit screamed and threw the boy into severe convulsions. Then the spirit came out of the boy a...
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26
But Yashua (Jesus) took the boy by the hand and helped him up, and he got to his feet.
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27
Later, when Yashua (Jesus) had gone indoors, his disciples asked him in private, “Why couldn't we dr...
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28
“This kind can't be driven out except by prayer,” Yashua (Jesus) told them.
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29
They left and passed through Galilee. Yashua (Jesus) didn't want anyone to know where he was
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because he was teaching his disciples. “The Son of man will be betrayed to human authorities,” he to...
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31
They arrived at Capernaum, and once they were inside the house where they were staying, Yashua (Jesu...
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32
Yashua (Jesus) sat down and called the twelve disciples together. “If anyone wants to be first, he h...
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33
He took a small child and had the child stand right in the middle of them. Then he picked up and hug...
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34
“Whoever welcomes a child like this in my name, welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me doesn't welcome...
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35
John said to Yashua (Jesus), “Rabbi, we saw someone driving out demons in your name. We tried to sto...
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“Don't stop him,” Yashua (Jesus) replied. “For no one who is doing miracles in my name can curse me...
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37
Anyone who gives a cup of water to you in my name, because you belong to Christ, won't lose their re...
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38
But if anyone leads one of these little ones who trust in me into sin, it would be better for them i...
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39
If your hand leads you to sin, cut it off! It's better to enter eternal life as a cripple than to go...
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40
If your foot causes you to sin, cut it off! It's better to enter eternal life lame than to be thrown...
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41
If your eye causes you to sin, gouge it out! It's better to enter the kingdom of God (Elohim) with j...
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42
Everybody will be ‘salted’ by fire.
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43
Salt is good, but if it loses its taste, how could you make it salty again? You need to be like salt...
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