²⁸Now it happened that about eight days after these words, he took along Peter and John and James and^* went up on the mountain to pray. ²⁹And as he was praying, the appearance of his face became different, and his clothing became white, gleaming like lightning.^b ³⁰And behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah, ³¹who appeared in glory and^* were speaking about his departure which he was about to fulfill^c in Jerusalem.

³²Now Peter and those with him were very sleepy,^d but when they^* became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were standing with him. ³³And it happened that as they were going away from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah,” not knowing what he was saying. ³⁴And while^* he was saying these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud. ³⁵And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!” ³⁶And after the voice had occurred, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.

A Demon-possessed Boy Healed

³⁷Now it happened that on the next day, when^* they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him. ³⁸And behold, a man from the crowd cried out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look with concern on my son, because he is my only son! ³⁹And behold, a spirit seizes him and suddenly he screams, and it convulses him with foam and rarely withdraws from him, battering him severely. ⁴⁰And I begged your disciples that they would expel it, and they were not able to do so.” ⁴¹So Jesus answered and^* said, “O unbelieving and perverted generation! How long^e will I be with you and put up with you? Bring your son here!” ⁴²And while^* he was still approaching, the demon threw him down and convulsed him.^* But Jesus rebuked the unclean spirit and healed the boy, and gave him back to his father. ⁴³And they were all astounded at the impressiveness of God.

Jesus Predicts His Suffering

But while they^* were all marveling at all the things that he was doing, he said to his disciples, ⁴⁴“You take these words to heart,^f for the Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men.” ⁴⁵But they did not understand this statement, and it was concealed from them so that they could not understand it. And they were afraid to ask him about this statement.

The Question About Who Is Greatest

⁴⁶And an argument developed among them as to who of them might be greatest. ⁴⁷But Jesus, because he^* knew the thoughts of their hearts, took hold of a child and had him stand beside him ⁴⁸and said to them, “Whoever welcomes this child in my name welcomes me, and whoever welcomes me welcomes the one who sent me. For the one who is least among you all—this one is great.”

Whoever Is Not Against Us Is for Us

⁴⁹And John answered and^* said, “Master, we saw someone expelling demons in your name, and we tried to prevent him, because he does not follow in company with us.” ⁵⁰But Jesus said to him, “Do not prevent him,^* because whoever is not against you is for you.”

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Footnotes

*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“took along”) has been translated as a finite verb
bOr “became brilliant as light”; or “became dazzling white”
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“appeared”) has been translated as a finite verb
cOr “to accomplish”
dLiterally “burdened with sleep”
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the participle (“became fully awake”) which is understood as temporal
*Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“saying”)
*Here “when” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“had come down”)
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
eLiterally “until when”
*Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“approaching”)
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation
*Here “while” is supplied as a component of the temporal genitive absolute participle (“marveling”)
fLiterally “you put these words into your ears”
*Here “because” is supplied as a component of the participle (“knew”) which is understood as causal
*Here “and” is supplied because the previous participle (“answered”) has been translated as a finite verb
*Here the direct object is supplied from context in the English translation