Matthew 17:1–27

The Transfiguration

17^gAnd after six days Jesus took with him ^hPeter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. ²And he was ⁱtransfigured before them, and ^jhis face shone like the sun, and ^khis clothes became white as light. ³And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. ⁴And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for ^lElijah.” ⁵He was still speaking when, behold, ^ma bright cloud overshadowed them, and ^ma voice from the cloud said, ⁿ“This is my beloved Son,¹ with whom I am well pleased; ^olisten to him.” ⁶When ^pthe disciples heard this, ^qthey fell on their faces and were terrified. ⁷But Jesus came and ^rtouched them, saying, “Rise, and ^shave no fear.” ⁸And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

^9tAnd as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, ^u“Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.” ¹⁰And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say ^vthat first Elijah must come?” ¹¹He answered, “Elijah does come, and ^whe will restore all things. ¹²But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but ^xdid to him whatever they pleased. ^ySo also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.” ^13zThen the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.

Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon

^14aAnd when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him, ¹⁵said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he ^bhas seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. ¹⁶And I brought him to your disciples, and ^cthey could not heal him.” ¹⁷And Jesus answered, “O faithless and ^dtwisted generation, how long am I to be with you? ^eHow long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” ¹⁸And Jesus ^frebuked the demon,² and it³ came out of him, and ^gthe boy was healed instantly.^{4 19}Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” ²⁰He said to them, ^h“Because of your little faith. For ⁱtruly, I say to you, ^jif you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, ^kyou will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and ^lnothing will be impossible for you.”⁵

Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection

^22mAs they were gathering⁶ in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, ²³and they will kill him, and he will be raised on ⁿthe third day.” And they were greatly distressed.

The Temple Tax

^24oWhen they came to Capernaum, the collectors of ^pthe two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?” ²⁵He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, ^q“What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or ^rtax? From their sons or from others?” ²⁶And when he said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. ²⁷However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel.⁷ Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”