< Matthew 17 >

1 Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up a high mountain by themselves.
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart.
2 He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as brilliant as the light.
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun; and his garments became white as the light.
3 Behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with him.
And lo! there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.
4 Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you desire, I will make here three shelters—one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here; if thou wilt, I will make here three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, there was a voice out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
While he was yet speaking, lo! a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him.”
6 When the disciples heard it, they fell on their face and were very afraid.
And the disciples hearing it, fell on their face, and were exceedingly afraid.
7 Then Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up and do not be afraid.”
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
8 Then they looked up but saw no one except Jesus only.
And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Report this vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell what hath been seen to no one, until the Son of man hath risen from the dead.
10 His disciples asked him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
And the disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
11 Jesus answered and said, “Elijah will indeed come and restore all things.
And he answering said, Elijah indeed cometh, and will restore all things.
12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, but they did not recognize him. Instead, they did whatever they wanted to him. In the same way, the Son of Man will also suffer at their hands.”
But I say to you, that Elijah hath already come, and they knew him not, but did with him whatever they would. So also is the Son of man to suffer by them.
13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.
14 When they had come to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him, and said,
And when they had come to the multitude, there came to him a man, kneeling down to him, and saying,
15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers severely. For he often falls into the fire or the water.
Lord, have compassion on my son; for he is a lunatic, and is sorely afflicted; for he often falleth into the fire, and often into the water.
16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him.”
And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
17 Jesus answered and said, “Unbelieving and corrupt generation, how long will I have to stay with you? How long must I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”
Then Jesus answering said, Unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him hither to me.
18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came 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 came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”
Then the disciples came to Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast it out?
20 Jesus said to them, “Because of your small faith. For I truly say to you, if you have faith even as small as a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.
And he said to them, Because of your want of faith. For truly do I say to you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard, ye shall say to this mountain, Remove hence to yonder place, and it will remove; and nothing will be impossible to you.
22 While they stayed in Galilee, Jesus said to his disciples, “The Son of Man will be delivered into the hands of people,
And while they were together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,
23 and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” The disciples became very upset.
and they will put him to death; and on the third day he will rise again. And they were greatly grieved.
24 When they had come to Capernaum, the men who collected the half-shekel tax came to Peter and said, “Does not your teacher pay the half-shekel tax?”
And when they had come to Capernaum, those who received the half-shekel came to Peter, and said, Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel?
25 He said, “Yes.” When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first and said, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect tolls or taxes? From their sons or from others?”
He saith, Yes. And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? Of whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes? Of their own sons, or of strangers?
26 When he said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.”
And when he said, Of strangers, Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.
27 But so that we do not cause the tax collectors to sin, go to the sea, throw in a hook, and draw in the fish that comes up first. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a shekel. Take it and give it to the tax collectors for me and you.”
But that we may not give them offence, go to the lake, and cast a hook, and take the fish that first cometh up; and on opening his mouth, thou wilt find a shekel; take that, and give it to them for me and thee.

< Matthew 17 >