< Matthew 17 >
1 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and makes them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves.
2 There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.
3 Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
And Moses and Elijah came before their eyes, talking with him.
4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters —one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
And Peter made answer and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if you will let me, I will make here three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
5 While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.
6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.
7 Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”
And Jesus came and put his hand on them and said, Get up and have no fear.
8 And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, but Jesus only.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus gave them orders, saying, Let no man have word of what you have seen, till the Son of man has come again from the dead.
10 The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?
11 Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.
And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right:
12 But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands.
13 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.
14 When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.
And when they came to the people, a man went down on his knees to him, saying,
15 “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
Lord have mercy on my son: for he is off his head, and is in great pain; and frequently he goes falling into the fire, and frequently into the water.
16 I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
And I took him to your disciples, and they were not able to make him well.
17 “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”
And Jesus, answering, said, O false and foolish generation, how long will I be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come here to me.
18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
And Jesus gave orders to the unclean spirit, and it went out of him: and the boy was made well from that hour.
19 Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, Why were we not able to send it out?
20 “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
And he says to them, Because of your little faith: for truly I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Be moved from this place to that; and it will be moved; and nothing will be impossible to you.
22 When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
And while they were going about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man will be given up into the hands of men;
23 They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.
And they will put him to death, and the third day he will come again from the dead. And they were very sad.
24 After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
And when they had come to Capernaum, those who took the Temple tax came to Peter and said, Does not your master make payment of the Temple tax?
25 “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus said to him, What is your opinion, Simon? from whom do the kings of the earth get payment or tax? from their sons or from other people?
26 “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus declared.
And when he said, From other people, Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.
27 “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”
But, so that we may not be a cause of trouble to them, go to the sea, and let down a hook, and take the first fish which comes up; and in his mouth you will see a bit of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.