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 taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
2 and He was transfigured before them, and His face shone as the sun, and His garments became white as the light,
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
3 and behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking together with Him.
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking 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.”
Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and 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.”
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
6 And the disciples having heard, fell on their face, and were exceedingly afraid,
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
7 and Jesus having come near, touched them, and said, “Rise, do not be afraid,”
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
8 and having lifted up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus only.
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
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 came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
10 And His disciples questioned Him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
11 And Jesus answering said to them, “Elijah does indeed come first, and will restore all things,
And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elijah truly shall first come, 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 unto you, That Elijah is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
13 Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them concerning John the Immerser.
Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
14 And when they came to the multitude, there came to Him a man, kneeling down to Him,
And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and 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, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
16 and I brought him near to Your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.”
And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not 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 answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither 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 the devil; and he departed out of him: and the child was cured from that very hour.
19 Then the disciples having come to Jesus by Himself, said, “Why were we not able to cast him out?”
Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we 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,
And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto you.
21 [[and this kind does not go forth except in prayer and fasting.”]]
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by 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 while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed 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 shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were exceeding sorry.
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 were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute?
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 saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
26 Peter says to Him, “From the strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free;
Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the children 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.”
Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and give unto them for me and thee.
