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Mark 9-16 (Translated) (view source)
Revision as of 15:08, October 17, 2009
, 15:08, October 17, 2009→Chapter 9
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|And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
|And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
|Jesus said the them, "Truly I tell you, there are some of you who stand here will live to see the kingdom of God come with power."
|Jesus said the them, "Truly I tell you, there are some of you standing here who will live to see the kingdom of God come with power."
|Jesus refers here to the founding of the Church, which truly begins with the events of Acts 2:1-4.
|Jesus refers here to the founding of the Church, which truly begins with the events of Acts 2:1-4.
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|And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
|And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
|After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up into a high mountain, and was transfigured before them.
|Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up into a high mountain, and was transfigured before them.
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|Or literally, "metamorphized."
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|And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
|And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
|His clothing was shining, whiter than snow, or anything else on Earth.
|His clothing was dazzling white, whiter than snow, or anything else on Earth.
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|And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
|And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
|And they saw Elijah and Moses, and they spoke with Jesus.
|And they saw [[Elijah]] and [[Moses]], and they spoke with Jesus.
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|And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
|And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
|Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents for the blessed, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
|Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents for the blessed, one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
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|For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
|For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.
|For he was did not know what to say, they were so nervous.
|For he did not know what he was saying, so nervous were they.
|Perhaps they were afraid, yes, but not as one is afraid of a fire or an animal, but afraid of disrespecting the divine - thoughts on this?
|They were afraid, but not as one is afraid of a fire or an animal, but as anyone is afraid of something larger than himself. In addition, Peter was speaking without thinking, as usual.
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|And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
|And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
|Now a cloud came and cast a shadow all around, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son: hear His words."
|Now a cloud came and cast a shadow all around, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son. Listen to Him!"
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|And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
|And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.
|When they looked around them, they could not see a single person, except Jesus and themselves.
|Then suddenly, when they looked around them, they could not see a single person, except Jesus and themselves.
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|And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
|And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.
|As they came down the mountain, he asked them not to tell anyone what they had seen until he, the Son of Man, had risen from the grave.
|As they came down the mountain, He asked them not to tell anyone what they had seen until He, the Son of Man, had risen from the grave.
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|And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
|And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?
|Then they asked Jesus, "Why do the writers say that Elijah will come first?"
|Then they asked Jesus, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah will come first?"
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|And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
|And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.
|He responded, "It is true that Elijah must come first to restore everything. Likewise, it is written that the Son of Man must suffer a great deal and be despised."
|He responded, "It is true that Elijah must come first to restore everything. Likewise, it is written that the Son of Man must suffer a great deal and be regarded as worthless."
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|Mere "despising" doesn't express the Greek roots of this word, which include the word for "nothing" or "nobody."
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|And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
|And when he came to his disciples, he saw a great multitude about them, and the scribes questioning with them.
|Returning to his disciples, he found an enormous crowd had gathered around them, with the intellectuals interrogating them.
|Returning to His students, he found an enormous crowd gathered around them, with the scribes interrogating them.
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|And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
|And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
|Immediately the whole crowd, seeing Jesus, ran to salute him, amazed by his presence.
|Immediately the whole crowd, seeing Jesus, ran to greet Him, amazed by His presence.
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|Elizabethan English used "salute" even to mean "greet" as one civilian to another.
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|And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
|And he asked the scribes, What question ye with them?
|Jesus demanded of the intellectuals, "What are you asking the people about?"
|Jesus demanded of the scribes, "What are you asking the people about?"
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|And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
|And wheresoever he taketh him, he teareth him: and he foameth, and gnasheth with his teeth, and pineth away: and I spake to thy disciples that they should cast him out; and they could not.
|"And wherever the demon takes him, he claws at himself, foams from the mouth, gnashes his teeth, and his body wastes away. I asked your disciples to exorcise him, but they couldn't."
|"And wherever the demon takes him, he claws at himself, foams from the mouth, grinds his teeth, and his body wastes away. I asked Your students to exorcise him, but they couldn't."
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|He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
|He answereth him, and saith, O faithless generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him unto me.
|Jesus responded, "You faithless generation, how long can I be with you? How long will I suffer your sinfulness? Bring your son to me."
|Jesus responded, "You faithless generation, how long can I be with you? How long will I put up with you? Bring your son to Me."
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|And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
|And straightway the father of the child cried out, and said with tears, Lord, I believe; help thou mine unbelief.
|The father cried out, tears filling his eyes, "I believe, Lord. Help my closed-mindedness."
|The father cried out, tears filling his eyes, "I believe, Lord. Help my lack of faith!"
|good use of "close-mindedness" here
|The word used is '''απιστια''' (''apistia''), which specifically means "not believing."
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|When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
|When Jesus saw that the people came running together, he rebuked the foul spirit, saying unto him, Thou dumb and deaf spirit, I charge thee, come out of him, and enter no more into him.
|When Jesus saw the crowd of people, he scolded the evil spirit, telling him, "You deaf and mute spirit, I order to you leave him alone, and to never bother him again".
|When Jesus saw the crowd of people running together, He scolded the evil spirit, telling him, "You deaf and mute spirit, I order you to leave him alone, and never to bother him again".
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|And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
|And the spirit cried, and rent him sore, and came out of him: and he was as one dead; insomuch that many said, He is dead.
|The spirit cried out and violently exited. The boy looked so much like he was dead, that bystanders declared, "He's dead!"
|The spirit cried out and exited him violently. The boy looked so much like he was dead, that bystanders declared, "He's dead!"
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|And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
|And when he was come into the house, his disciples asked him privately, Why could not we cast him out?
|When Jesus went indoors, his disciples privately asked him, "Why couldn't we cast him out?"
|When Jesus went indoors, His students privately asked him, "Why couldn't we cast him out?"
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|And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
|And he said unto them, This kind can come forth by nothing, but by prayer and fasting.
|He told them, "That kind of spirit can only be driven out by prayer and fasting."
|He told them, "That kind of spirit can only be driven out by prayer."
|Some, but not all, manuscripts add "and fasting."
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|For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
|For he taught his disciples, and said unto them, The Son of man is delivered into the hands of men, and they shall kill him; and after that he is killed, he shall rise the third day.
|He taught his disciples, saying, "The Son of man shall be betrayed to men who shall murder him, but afterward he shall rise on the third day.
|He taught His students, saying, "The Son of man shall be betrayed to men who shall murder him, but afterward he shall rise on the third day."
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|But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
|But they understood not that saying, and were afraid to ask him.
|The disciples did not understand this, and were afraid to ask Jesus.
|The students did not understand this, and were afraid to ask Jesus.
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|And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
|And he came to Capernaum: and being in the house he asked them, What was it that ye disputed among yourselves by the way?
|They arrived to a home in Capernaum, where Jesus asked the disciples, "What were you arguing about on the road?
|They arrived in Capernaum, where as soon as they had gone into a house Jesus asked His students, "What were you arguing about on the highway?"
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|And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
|And he sat down, and called the twelve, and saith unto them, If any man desire to be first, the same shall be last of all, and servant of all.
|Jesus sat down and summoned the Twelve, saying, "If anyone wants the highest rank, then he must first become the lowest of all, serving all."
|Jesus sat down and summoned the Twelve, saying, "If anyone wants the highest rank, then he must first become the lowest of all, waiting on all."
|tricky, but very important quote
|The word used is '''διακονος''', meaning one who waits on tables. This prefigures the appointment of the first [[deacon]]s.
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|And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
|And he took a child, and set him in the midst of them: and when he had taken him in his arms, he said unto them,
|Jesus then invited a child to join them, and after taking him in His arms, Jesus declared,
|Jesus then invited a child to join them, and after taking him in His arms, Jesus declared,
|the [[NAB]] calls the child an "it"; question: was this child Mark, and should Mark be referenced here?
|The Greek '''παιδιον''' is neutral, not masculine or feminine. This might explain why the [[NAB]] uses the pronoun "it" instead of "him" here.
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|Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
|Whosoever shall receive one of such children in my name, receiveth me: and whosoever shall receive me, receiveth not me, but him that sent me.
|Whoever welcomes such a child in my name, welcomes me; and whoever welcomes me, receives not me but He who sent me.
|"Whoever welcomes such a child in My Name, welcomes Me; and whoever welcomes Me, doesn't so much welcome Me but Him Who sent Me."
|don't emasculate reference to "he" in "He who sent me"; "receives not me" might be improvable
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|And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
|And John answered him, saying, Master, we saw one casting out devils in thy name, and he followeth not us: and we forbad him, because he followeth not us.
|John replied: "Master, we saw a man casting out demons in your Name, who was not one of our group. We told him to stop doing it, because he wasn't one of your disciples.
|John replied: "Teacher, we saw a man casting out demons in Your Name, who was not one of our group. We told him to stop doing it, because he wasn't one of us.
|Making 'disciples' clear.
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|But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
|But Jesus said, Forbid him not: for there is no man which shall do a miracle in my name, that can lightly speak evil of me.
|But Jesus replied: "Do not forbid him! You see, no man who has carried out a good work in my Name can easily turn round and attack me.
|But Jesus replied: "Do not forbid him! You see, no man who has carried out a powerful work in My Name can easily turn round and attack Me.
|Capitalising 'Name' when referring to Jesus; avoiding 'miracle', which now implies something surprising or unlikely.
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|For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
|For whosoever shall give you a cup of water to drink in my name, because ye belong to Christ, verily I say unto you, he shall not lose his reward.
|Anyone who gives you a drink of water in my name, because you follow Christ, will not lose his reward in heaven.
|Anyone who gives you a drink of water in My Name, because you follow Christ, will not lose his reward in heaven.
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|In other words, whether someone does any sort of work, "powerful" or "common," makes no difference.
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|And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
|And whosoever shall offend one of these little ones that believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone were hanged about his neck, and he were cast into the sea.
|Anyone who corrupts or deceives a child who believes in me will wish he had had a millstone hung around his neck and had been cast into the sea.
|Anyone who corrupts or deceives a child who believes in me will wish he had had a millstone hung around his neck and had been cast into the sea.
|"offends" has been diluted over time to mean "hurt feelings"
|The Greek word '''σκανδαλιζω''' means "I cause to reject someone," not merely "offend" as is used today.
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|Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
|Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
|There, the condemned soul does not die, but burns forever.
|There, the condemned soul does not die, but burns forever.
|concept of "worm" is difficult, and often mistranslated. Appears to refer to a debased soul.
|The provenance of verse 44 is in dispute.
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|Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
|Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
|There, the condemned soul does not die, but burns forever.
|There, the condemned soul does not die, but burns forever.
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|The provenance of this verse, like verse 44, is in dispute.
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|Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
|Where their worm dieth not, and the fire is not quenched.
|There, the condemned soul does not die, but burns forever.
|There, the condemned soul is always eaten by worms, and burns forever.
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|The Greek '''σκωληξ''' (''scolex'') clearly means "worm." In fact, that term survives today as the head segment of a tapeworm.
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|For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
|For every one shall be salted with fire, and every sacrifice shall be salted with salt.
|Everyone will be salted by fire, as every sacrifice will be salted with salt.
|Everyone will be salted by fire[, as every sacrifice will be salted with salt].
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|The provenance of the bracketed portion is in dispute.
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|Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
|Salt is good: but if the salt have lost his saltness, wherewith will ye season it? Have salt in yourselves, and have peace one with another.
|Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how will you season the sacrifice? Have salt in yourselves, and have the divine tranquility of mind.
|Salt is good, but if it loses its saltiness, how will you season the sacrifice? Have salt in yourselves, and have the divine tranquility of mind.
|After years, I still have trouble with verses 49-50. Updating peace to avoid erroneous pacificist connotations.
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