1 AMatt 17:1-8: Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36Six days later Jesus *took with Him BMatt 26:37; Mark 5:37; 13:3Peter and 1Or JacobJames and John his brother, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves. 2 And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. 3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, AMark 9:5; Luke 9:33I will make three 1Or sacred tentstabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, AMark 1:11; Luke 3:22; 2 Pet 1:17fa voice out of the cloud said, “BIs 42:1; Matt 3:17; 12:18This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!” 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell 1Lit on their facesface down to the ground and were terrified. 7 And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, “Get up, and AMatt 14:27do not be afraid.” 8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.

9 AMatt 17:9-13: Mark 9:9-13As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “BMatt 8:4Tell the vision to no one until CMatt 8:20; 17:12, 22the Son of Man has DMatt 16:21risen from the dead.” 10 And His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that AMal 4:5; Matt 11:14; 16:14Elijah must come first?” 11 And He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things; 12 but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did 1Lit in him; or in his caseto him whatever they wished. So also AMatt 8:20; 17:9, 22the Son of Man is going to suffer 2Lit by themat their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

14 AMatt 17:14-19: Mark 9:14-28;Matt 17:14-18: Luke 9:37-42When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying, 15 “1Or SirLord, have mercy on my son, for he is a 2Or moonstruck; Gr seleniazoAMatt 4:24lunatic 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.” 17 And 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.” 18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured 1Lit from that hourat once.

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not drive it out?” 20 And He *said to them, “Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, AMatt 21:21f; Mark 11:23f; Luke 17:6if you have faith 1Lit asthe size of BMatt 13:31; Luke 17:6a mustard seed, you will say to CMatt 17:9; 1 Cor 13:2this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and DMark 9:23; John 11:40nothing will be impossible to you. 21 [ “1Early mss do not contain this vAMark 9:29But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”]

22 AMatt 17:22, 23: Mark 9:30-32; Luke 9:44, 45And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be 1Or betrayeddelivered into the hands of men; 23 and AMatt 16:21; 17:9they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved.

24 When they came to Capernaum, those who collected AEx 30:13; 38:26the 1Equivalent to two denarii or two days’ wages, paid as a temple taxtwo-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay AEx 30:13; 38:26the 1Equivalent to two denarii or two days’ wages, paid as a temple taxtwo-drachma tax?” 25 He *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 ARom 13:7customs or BMatt 22:17, 19poll-tax, from their sons or from strangers?” 26 When Peter said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are 1Or freeexempt. 27  “However, so that we do not 1Lit cause them to stumbleAMatt 5:29, 30; 18:6, 8, 9; Mark 9:42, 43, 45, 47; Luke 17:2; John 6:61; 1 Cor 8:13offend 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 2Lit standard coin, which was a shekela shekel. Take that and give it to them for you and Me.”