Matthew 17
1 And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and his brother John, and brings them up to a high mountain by themselves,
And after six days, Jesus took Peter and James and his brother John, and he led them onto a lofty mountain separately.
2 and He was transfigured before them, and His face shone as the sun, and His garments became white as the light,
And he was transfigured before them. And his face shined brightly like the sun. And his garments were made white like snow.
3 and behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking together with Him.
And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, speaking with him.
4 And Peter answering said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good to us to be here; if You will, we may make three shelters here: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
And Peter responded by saying to Jesus: “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you are willing, let us make three tabernacles here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5 While he is yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted; hear Him.”
And while he was still speaking, behold, a shining cloud overshadowed them. And behold, there was a voice from the cloud, saying: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
6 And the disciples having heard, fell on their face, and were exceedingly afraid,
And the disciples, hearing this, fell prone on their face, and they were very afraid.
7 and Jesus having come near, touched them, and said, “Rise, do not be afraid,”
And Jesus drew near and touched them. And he said to them, “Rise up and do not be afraid.”
8 and having lifted up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus only.
And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.
9 And as they are coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, “Say to no one the vision, until the Son of Man may rise out of the dead.”
And as they were descending from the mountain, Jesus instructed them, saying, “Tell no one about the vision, until the Son of man has risen from the dead.”
10 And His disciples questioned Him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
And his disciples questioned him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that it is necessary for Elijah to arrive first?”
11 And Jesus answering said to them, “Elijah does indeed come first, and will restore all things,
But in response, he said to them: “Elijah, indeed, shall arrive and restore all things.
12 and I say to you, Elijah already came, and they did not know him, but did with him whatever they would, so also the Son of Man is about to suffer by them.”
But I say to you, that Elijah has already arrived, and they did not recognize him, but they did whatever they wanted to him. So also shall the Son of man suffer from them.”
13 Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them concerning John the Immerser.
Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Baptist.
14 And when they came to the multitude, there came to Him a man, kneeling down to Him,
And when he had arrived at the multitude, a man approached him, falling to his knees before him, saying:
15 and saying, “Lord, deal kindly with my son, for he is [a] lunatic, and suffers miserably, for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water,
“Lord, take pity on my son, for he is an epileptic, and he suffers harm. For he frequently falls into fire, and often also into water.
16 and I brought him near to Your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.”
And I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able to cure him.”
17 And Jesus answering said, “O generation, unsteadfast and perverse, until when will I be with you? Until when will I bear you? Bring him to Me here”;
Then Jesus responded by saying: “What an unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him here to me.”
18 and Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the boy was healed from that hour.
And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.
19 Then the disciples having come to Jesus by Himself, said, “Why were we not able to cast him out?”
Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why were we unable to cast him out?”
20 And Jesus said to them, “Through your want of faith; for truly I say to you, if you may have faith as a grain of mustard, you will say to this mountain, Move from here to there, and it will move, and nothing will be impossible to you,
Jesus said to them: “Because of your unbelief. Amen I say to you, certainly, if you will have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it shall move. And nothing will be impossible for you.
21 [[and this kind does not go forth except in prayer and fasting.”]]
But this kind is not cast out, except through prayer and fasting.”
22 And while they are living in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,
And when they were conversing together in Galilee, Jesus said to them: “The Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
23 and they will kill Him, and the third day He will rise,” and they were exceedingly sorry.
And they will kill him, but he will rise again on the third day.” And they were extremely saddened.
24 And they having come to Capernaum, those receiving the didrachmas came near to Peter and said, “Your teacher—does He not pay the didrachmas?” He says, “Yes.”
And when they had arrived at Capernaum, those who collected the half shekel approached Peter, and they said to him, “Doesn’t your Teacher pay the half shekel?”
25 And when he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? The kings of the earth—from whom do they receive custom or poll-tax? From their sons or from the strangers?”
He said, “Yes.” And when he had entered into the house, Jesus went before him, saying: “How does it seem to you, Simon? The kings of the earth, from whom do they receive tribute or the census tax: from their own sons or from foreigners?”
26 Peter says to Him, “From the strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free;
And he said, “From foreigners.” Jesus said to him: “Then the sons are free.
27 but that we may not cause them to stumble, having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and the fish that has come up first take up, and having opened its mouth, you will find a stater, that having taken, give to them for Me and you.”
But so that we may not become an obstacle to them: go to the sea, and cast in a hook, and take the first fish that is brought up, and when you have opened its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take it and give it to them, for me and for you.”
