Matthew 17:10–27

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

¹¹Jesus answered and said to them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming ²first and will ⁱrestore all things. ^12jBut I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they ^kdid not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise ^lthe Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands.” ^13mThen the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist.

Instruction About Faith

Mark 9:14–29; Luke 9:37–42

¹⁴ⁿAnd when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, ¹⁵“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is ³an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. ¹⁶So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.”

¹⁷Then Jesus answered and said, “O ⁴faithless and ^operverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” ¹⁸And Jesus ^prebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.

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

²⁰So Jesus said to them, “Because of your ⁵unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, ^qif you have faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. ²¹⁶However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

Instruction About Jesus’ Death

Mark 9:30–32; Luke 9:43–45

^22rNow while they were ⁷staying 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 the third day He will be raised up.” And they were exceedingly ^ssorrowful.

Instruction About Taxes

^24tWhen they had come to ⁸Capernaum, those who received the ⁹temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?”

²⁵He said, “Yes.”

And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from ^ustrangers?”

²⁶Peter said to Him, “From strangers.”

Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. ²⁷Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a ¹piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you.”