Matthew 17
1 And after six days Jesus takes with [him] Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brings them up into a high mountain apart.
Six days later Jesus took Peter, James and his brother John, with him and they went up a high mountain to be by themselves.
2 And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light;
He was transformed in front of them. His face shone like the sun. His clothes turned white as light.
3 and lo, Moses and Elias appeared to them talking with him.
Then suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking together with Jesus.
4 And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good we should be here. If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles: for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elias.
Peter spoke up, saying to Jesus, “Lord, it's really good to be here. If you want I'll make three shelters—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight: hear him.
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them. A voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my son whom I love, who pleases me. Listen to him.”
6 And the disciples hearing [it] fell upon their faces, and were greatly terrified.
When they heard this, the disciples fell down on their faces, absolutely terrified.
7 And Jesus coming to [them] touched them, and said, Rise up, and be not terrified.
Jesus went over to them and touched them. “Get up,” he told them. “Don't be afraid.”
8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus alone.
When they looked up they didn't see anybody there except Jesus.
9 And as they descended from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of man be risen up from among [the] dead.
As they descended the mountain Jesus gave them strict instructions. “Don't tell anybody what you saw until the Son of man has risen from the dead,” he told them.
10 And [his] disciples demanded of him saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first have come?
“So why do the religious teachers say that Elijah has to come first?” his disciples asked.
11 And he answering said to them, Elias indeed comes first and will restore all things.
“It's true that Elijah comes to put everything in place,” Jesus replied,
12 But I say unto you that Elias has already come, and they have not known him, but have done unto him whatever they would. Thus also the Son of man is about to suffer from them.
“but I tell you that Elijah has already come and yet people didn't recognize who he was. They did whatever they felt like to him. In the same way the Son of man will also suffer at their hands.”
13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the baptist.
Then the disciples realized that Jesus was referring to John the Baptist.
14 And when they came to the crowd, a man came to him, falling on his knees before him, and saying,
When they approached the crowd, a man came to Jesus, and kneeled before him.
15 Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is lunatic, and suffers sorely; for often he falls into the fire and often into the water.
“Lord, please have mercy on my son,” he said. “He loses his mind and suffers such terrible fits that he often falls in the fire or into water.
16 And I brought him to thy disciples, and they were not able to heal him.
I brought him to your disciples but they couldn't heal him.”
17 And Jesus answering said, O unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to me.
“You people refuse to trust me, and are so corrupt!” Jesus responded. “How long do I have to remain here with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring him here to me!”
18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out from him, and the boy was healed from that hour.
Jesus confronted the demon and it left the boy, and he was healed straight away.
19 Then the disciples, coming to Jesus apart, said [to him], Why were not we able to cast him out?
Later the disciples came to Jesus in private and asked him, “Why couldn't we drive it out?”
20 And he says to them, Because of your unbelief; for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard [seed], ye shall say to this mountain, Be transported hence there, and it shall transport itself; and nothing shall be impossible to you.
“Because you don't trust enough,” Jesus told them. “I tell you, even if your trust was as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible for you.”
21 But this kind does not go out but by prayer and fasting.
22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into [the] hands of men,
As they were walking together through Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of man is going to be betrayed and people will have power over him.
23 and they shall kill him; and the third day he shall be raised up. And they were greatly grieved.
They will kill him, but on the third day he will rise again.” The disciples were filled with sadness.
24 And when they came to Capernaum, those who received the didrachmas came to Peter and said, Does your teacher not pay the didrachmas?
When they arrived at Capernaum, those who were in charge of collecting the half-shekel Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Your teacher does pay the half-shekel tax, doesn't he?”
25 He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What dost thou think, Simon? the kings of the earth, from whom do they receive custom or tribute? from their own sons or from strangers?
“Yes, of course,” Peter replied. When he returned to where they were staying, Jesus anticipated the issue. “What do you think, Simon?” Jesus asked him. “Do the kings of this world collect their taxes and duties from their own sons or from others?”
26 Peter says to him, From strangers. Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.
“From others,” Peter replied. So Jesus told him, “In that case the sons are exempt.
27 But that we may not be an offence to them, go to the sea and cast a hook, and take the first fish that comes up, and when thou hast opened its mouth thou wilt find a stater; take that and give it to them for me and thee.
But to avoid giving offense to anyone, go to the lake, and throw out a fishing line with a hook. Pull in the first fish you catch, and when you open its mouth there you'll find a stater coin. Take the coin and give it to them for both me and you.”
