Mark 9:38-50

New American Standard Bible

Dire Warnings

^38 (A)John said to Him, “Teacher, we saw someone casting out demons in Your name, and ^(B)we tried to prevent him because he was not following us.” ³⁹ But Jesus said, “Do not hinder him, for there is no one who will perform a miracle in My name, and be able soon afterward to speak evil of Me. ^40 (C)For the one who is not against us is ^[a]for us. ⁴¹ For ^(D)whoever gives you a cup of water to drink ^[b]because of your name as followers of Christ, truly I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward.

⁴² “^(E)Whoever causes one of these ^[c]little ones who believe in Me to ^[d]sin, it is better for him if a heavy millstone is hung around his neck and he ^[e]is thrown into the sea. ⁴³ And ^(F)if your hand causes you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life maimed, than, having your two hands, to go into ^[f](G)hell, into the ^(H)unquenchable fire.^{[g] 45} And if your foot is causing you to sin, cut it off; it is better for you to enter life without a foot, than, having your two feet, to be thrown into ^[h](I)hell.^{[i] 47} And ^(J)if your eye is causing you to sin, throw it away; it is better for you to enter the kingdom of God with one eye, than, having two eyes, to be thrown into ^[j](K)hell, ^48 (L)where their worm does not die, and ^(M)the fire is not extinguished. ⁴⁹ For everyone will be salted with fire. ⁵⁰ Salt is good; but ^(N)if the salt becomes unsalty, with what will you ^[k]make it salty again? ^(O)Have salt in yourselves, and ^(P)be at peace with one another.”