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The Transfiguration
17(A)And after six days Jesus took with him (B)Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2And he was (C)transfigured before them, and (D)his face shone like the sun, and (E)his 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 (F)Elijah.” 5He was still speaking when, behold, (G)a bright cloud overshadowed them, and (H)a voice from the cloud said, (I)“This is my beloved Son,[a] with whom I am well pleased; (J)listen to him.” 6When (K)the disciples heard this, (L)they fell on their faces and were terrified. 7But Jesus came and (M)touched them, saying, “Rise, and (N)have no fear.” 8And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.
9(O)And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, (P)“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 (Q)that first Elijah must come?” 11He answered, “Elijah does come, and (R)he will restore all things. 12But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but (S)did to him whatever they pleased. (T)So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.” 13(U)Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon
14(V)And 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 has (W)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 (X)they could not heal him.” 17And Jesus answered, “O faithless and (Y)twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? (Z)How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” 18And Jesus (AA)rebuked the demon,[b] and it[c] came out of him, and (AB)the boy was healed instantly.[d] 19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20He said to them, (AC)“Because of your little faith. For (AD)truly, I say to you, (AE)if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, (AF)you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and (AG)nothing will be impossible for you.”[e]
Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection
22(AH)As they were gathering[f] 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 (AI)the third day.” And they were greatly distressed.
The Temple Tax
24(AJ)When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of (AK)the 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, (AL)“What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or (AM)tax? 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.[g] Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”
Footnotes
- Matthew 17:5 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved
- Matthew 17:18 Greek it
- Matthew 17:18 Greek the demon
- Matthew 17:18 Greek from that hour
- Matthew 17:20 Some manuscripts insert verse 21: But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting
- Matthew 17:22 Some manuscripts remained
- Matthew 17:27 Greek stater, a silver coin worth four drachmas or approximately one shekel
Cross references
- Matthew 17:1 : For ver. 1-8, see Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36
- Matthew 17:1 : ch. 26:37; Mark 5:37
- Matthew 17:2 : [2 Cor. 3:18 (Gk.)]
- Matthew 17:2 : Rev. 1:16; 10:1
- Matthew 17:2 : Dan. 7:9; [ch. 28:3; Ps. 104:2]
- Matthew 17:4 : [Mal. 4:5]
- Matthew 17:5 : 2 Pet. 1:17; [Ex. 24:15, 16]
- Matthew 17:5 : 2 Pet. 1:17; [Ex. 24:15, 16]
- Matthew 17:5 : See ch. 3:17
- Matthew 17:5 : Acts 3:22
- Matthew 17:6 : 2 Pet. 1:18
- Matthew 17:6 : [Gen. 17:3; Ezek. 1:28; Rev. 1:17]
- Matthew 17:7 : Dan. 8:18; 10:10, 18
- Matthew 17:7 : ch. 14:27
- Matthew 17:9 : For ver. 9-13, see Mark 9:9-13
- Matthew 17:9 : See ch. 8:4; 12:16
- Matthew 17:10 : See ch. 11:14; Mal. 4:5, 6
- Matthew 17:11 : Luke 1:16, 17; [Acts 1:6; 3:21]
- Matthew 17:12 : ch. 14:3, 10
- Matthew 17:12 : ch. 16:21
- Matthew 17:13 : ch. 16:12
- Matthew 17:14 : For ver. 14-19, see Mark 9:14-28; Luke 9:37-42
- Matthew 17:15 : ch. 4:24
- Matthew 17:16 : [ch. 10:1; Mark 6:7; Luke 10:17]
- Matthew 17:17 : Phil. 2:15; [John 20:27]
- Matthew 17:17 : [John 14:9]
- Matthew 17:18 : ch. 8:26; Zech. 3:2; Mark 1:25; Luke 4:35, 39; Jude 9
- Matthew 17:18 : See ch. 9:22
- Matthew 17:20 : [John 11:40]; See ch. 6:30
- Matthew 17:20 : ch. 21:21, 22; Mark 11:23
- Matthew 17:20 : Luke 17:6; [ch. 13:31]
- Matthew 17:20 : ver. 9; [1 Cor. 13:2]
- Matthew 17:20 : Mark 9:23
- Matthew 17:22 : For ver. 22, 23, see Mark 9:30-32; Luke 9:43-45; [ch. 16:21-28; 20:17-19]
- Matthew 17:23 : See Mark 8:31
- Matthew 17:24 : Mark 9:33
- Matthew 17:24 : Ex. 30:13; 38:26
- Matthew 17:25 : ch. 18:12; 21:28
- Matthew 17:25 : ch. 22:17, 19; Mark 12:14; Rom. 13:7
English Standard Version (ESV)
The Holy Bible, English Standard Version. ESV® Text Edition: 2016. Copyright ©2001 by Crossway Bibles, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers.
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