Matthew 17

¹And after six days, Jesus takes along Peter and James and John his brother, and He brings them up onto a high mountain by themselves.

²And He was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as the light.

³And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with Him.

⁴And answering, Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will make here three tabernacles—one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

⁵In his still 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 am well pleased. Listen to Him!”

⁶And having heard it, the disciples fell upon their face, and they were exceedingly terrified.

⁷And Jesus, having come near and having touched them, said, “Rise up, and do not be afraid.”

⁸And having lifted up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.

⁹And in their coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell no one the vision until the Son of Man should be raised out from the dead.”

¹⁰And the disciples questioned Him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that it is necessary for Elijah to come first?”

¹¹And answering, He said, “Elijah indeed comes and will restore all things.

¹²But I say to you that Elijah did already come, and they did not know him, but they did to him whatever they wanted. Thus also the Son of Man is about to suffer under them.”

¹³Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them about John the Baptist.

¹⁴And on their having come to the crowd, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him

¹⁵and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers miserably; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.

¹⁶And I brought him to Your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.”

¹⁷And answering, Jesus said, “O unbelieving and perverse generation, until when will I be with you? Until when will I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.”

¹⁸And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out from him, and the boy was healed from that hour.

¹⁹Then the disciples, having come to Jesus in private, said, “Why were we not able to cast it out?”

²⁰And He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly I say to you, if you 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 for you.”

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²²And in their gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men,

²³and they will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised up.” And they were deeply grieved.

²⁴And on their having come to Capernaum, those receiving the didrachmas came to Peter and said, “Does your Teacher pay the didrachmas?”

²⁵He says, “Yes.” And on his having come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive custom or tribute: From their sons, or from the strangers?”

²⁶And on his having said, “From the strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.

²⁷But so that we might not offend them, having gone to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish having come up. And having opened its mouth, you will find a stater. Having taken that, give it to them for Me and you.”