Mark 9:38–48

Another Exorcist

³⁸John said to him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in your name,^x and we tried to stop him because he was not following us.”^{* 39}But Jesus said, “Do not stop him, for no one who does a deed of power in my name will be able soon afterward to speak evil of me. ⁴⁰Whoever is not against us is for us.^{* 41}For truly I tell you, whoever gives you a cup of water to drink because you bear the name of Christ will by no means lose the reward.^*

Temptations to Sin

⁴²“If any of you cause one of these little ones who believe in me^y to sin,^z it would be better for you if a great millstone were hung around your neck and you were thrown into the sea.^{* 43}If your hand causes you to sin,^a cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed than to have two hands and to go to hell,^b to the unquenchable fire.^{c* 45}And if your foot causes you to sin,^d cut it off; it is better for you to enter life lame than to have two feet and to be thrown into hell.^{ef* 47}And if your eye causes you to sin,^g tear it out; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye than to have two eyes and to be thrown into hell,^{h* 48}where their worm never dies and the fire is never quenched.^*