1 Jesus said to His friends, <jesus>Some of you here will see God’s power come soon.</jesus> ⚡️ 2 After six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John up a tall hill. He changed in front of them. ⛰️✨ 3 His clothes became very, very white. They shined bright. ✨ 4 Elijah and Moses came and talked with Jesus. ♂️♂️️ 5 Peter said to Jesus, “Teacher, this is good. We can make three tents.” ⛺⛺⛺ 6 Peter did not know what to say, because they were scared. 7 A cloud came and covered them. A voice said, “This is My Son. Listen to Him.” ☁️️ 8 They looked around. Only Jesus was there now. 9 As they went down, Jesus said, <jesus>Do not tell this yet. Tell it after I come back to life.</jesus> ⬇️ 10 The friends kept it quiet. They wondered, “What does come back to life mean?” 11 They asked Jesus, “Why do the Bible teachers say Elijah must come first?” ❓ 12 Jesus said, <jesus>Elijah does come first and helps make things ready. The Son of Man will hurt and people will hate Him.</jesus> 13 Jesus said, <jesus>Elijah has come. People did to him what they wanted.</jesus> ️ 14 They came to many people. Some law teachers argued with the other friends. 15 The crowd saw Jesus and ran to Him. They were surprised and came fast. ♂️♀️ 16 Jesus asked, <jesus>What are you arguing about?</jesus> ❓ 17 A man said, “Teacher, I brought my boy to You. A bad spirit is in him.” 18 “He falls, he shakes, and he cannot talk. Your friends could not help.” 19 Jesus said, <jesus>Oh people who do not trust yet, bring the boy to Me.</jesus> ✋➡️ 20 They brought the boy. The bad spirit made him shake and fall. He rolled on the ground. 21 Jesus asked the dad, <jesus>How long has he been like this?</jesus> ❓ 22 The dad said, “Since he was little. Help us if You can.” 23 Jesus said, <jesus>‘If You can?’ All things can happen for the one who trusts.</jesus> ✨ 24 The dad said, “I do trust. Help me in my not-trust.” 25 Jesus saw a crowd running. He said to the bad spirit, <jesus>Come out and do not go back.</jesus> ✝️️ 26 The spirit yelled and left. The boy was still, like he was dead. Then he moved. 27 Jesus took the boy’s hand and helped him stand. ✋ 28 Later inside, the friends asked Jesus, “Why could we not help?” ❓ 29 Jesus said, <jesus>This kind comes out only by prayer.</jesus> 30 They left that place and passed quietly. Jesus did not want people to know. ♂️ 31 He taught His friends, <jesus>The Son of Man will be given to people. They will kill Him. After three days He will come back to life.</jesus> ✝️❤️ 32 They did not understand and were afraid to ask Him. 33 They came to a town. Jesus asked, <jesus>What were you talking about on the road?</jesus> ️❓ 34 They were quiet. They had argued about who was the best. 35 Jesus sat and said, <jesus>If you want to be first, be last. Be a helper to all.</jesus> 36 He put a child in front of them. He held the child. ❤️ 37 Jesus said, <jesus>When you welcome a child like this because of Me, you welcome Me. You also welcome the One who sent Me.</jesus> 38 John said, “Teacher, we saw a man use Your name to push out bad spirits. We told him to stop, because he was not with us.” ♂️️ 39 Jesus said, <jesus>Do not stop him. If he does a strong work in My Name, he will not soon speak bad of Me.</jesus> ✋ 40 Jesus said, <jesus>Who is not against us is for us.</jesus> 41 Jesus said, <jesus>If someone gives you a cup of water because you are Mine, God will not forget.</jesus> 42 Jesus said, <jesus>If you make a child who trusts in Me sin, it is very, very bad.</jesus> 43 Jesus said, <jesus>If your hand makes you sin, stop it. It is better to lose a hand than to go to the bad fire.</jesus> ✋ 44 [Note: This verse is not in some Bibles; the warning continues.] ⚠️ 45 Jesus said, <jesus>If your foot makes you sin, stop it. It is better to lose a foot than to go to the bad fire.</jesus> 46 [Note: This verse is not in some Bibles; the warning continues.] ⚠️ 47 Jesus said, <jesus>If your eye makes you sin, stop it. It is better to lose an eye than to be thrown away from God.</jesus> ️❌ 48 Jesus said, <jesus>The bad fire never stops.</jesus> 49 Jesus said, <jesus>Everyone will be tested like with salt and fire.</jesus> 50 Jesus said, <jesus>Salt is good, but if salt loses taste, how can it be salty again? Have salt in you. Be at peace with each other.</jesus> ️