Matthew 17

Chapter 17

The Transfiguration

^1aSix days later Jesus took with Him ^bPeter and ¹James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

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

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

⁴Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, ^aI will make three ¹tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

⁵While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, ^aa voice out of the cloud said, “^bThis is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!”

⁶When the disciples heard this, they fell ¹face down to the ground and were terrified.

⁷And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, “Get up, and ^ado not be afraid.”

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

^9aAs they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “^bTell the vision to no one until ^cthe Son of Man has ^drisen from the dead.”

¹⁰And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that ^aElijah must come first?”

¹¹And He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things;

¹²but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did ¹to him whatever they wished. So also ^athe Son of Man is going to suffer ²at their hands.”

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

The Demoniac

^14aWhen they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying,

¹⁵“¹Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a ^2alunatic and is very ill; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.

¹⁶“I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him.”

¹⁷And Jesus answered and said, “You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.”

¹⁸And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured ¹at once.

¹⁹Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not drive it out?”

²⁰And He said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, ^aif you have faith ¹the size of ^ba mustard seed, you will say to ^cthis mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and ^dnothing will be impossible to you.

²¹“^1aBut this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

^22aAnd while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be ¹delivered into the hands of men;

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

The Tribute Money

²⁴When they came to Capernaum, those who collected ^athe ¹two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the two-drachma tax?”

²⁵He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth collect ^acustoms or ^bpoll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?”

²⁶When Peter said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are ¹exempt.

²⁷“However, so that we do not ^1aoffend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find ²a shekel. Take that and give it to them for you and Me.”