Matthew 17
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Mk 9.2-10; Lk 9.28-36; 2 Pet 1.17-18. #Mt 26.37; Mk 5.37; 13.3. And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart. 2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light. 3And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is well that we are here; if you wish, I will make three booths here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” 5#Mt 3.17; Is 42.1; Ps 2.7; Jn 12.28. He was still speaking, when lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son,#17.5 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” 6When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces, and were filled with awe. 7But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.” 8And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.
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Mt 8.4; 16.20; Mk 3.12; 5.43; 7.36. And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one the vision, until the Son of man is raised from the dead.” 10#Mk 9.11-13; Mt 11.14; Mal 4.5. And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?” 11He replied, “Elijah does come, and he is to restore all things; 12#Mt 16.21; 17.22; 20.17; 26.2; Lk 17.25. but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not know him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of man will suffer at their hands.” 13Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
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Mk 9.14-27; Lk 9.37-43. And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and kneeling before him said, 15“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. 16And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him.” 17And Jesus answered, “O faithless and perverse generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” 18And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. 19#Mk 9.28-29. Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20#Lk 17.6; Mt 21.21; Mk 11.22-23; 1 Cor 13.2; Mk 9.23. He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.” 21#17.21 Other ancient authorities insert verse 21, “But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting”
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Mk 9.30-32; Lk 9.43-45; Mt 16.21; 20.17-19; 26.2. As they were gathering#17.22 Other ancient authorities read abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of man is to be delivered into the hands of men, 23and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they were greatly distressed.
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Ex 30.13; 38.26. When they came to Caperna-um, the collectors of the half-shekel tax went up to Peter and said, “Does not your teacher pay the tax?” 25#Rom 13.7; Mt 22.17-21. He said, “Yes.” And when he came home, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tribute? From their sons or from others?” 26And when he said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. 27#Mt 5.29; 18.6-9; Jn 6.61; 1 Cor 8.13. However, 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; take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”
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Matthew 17
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1 After six days, Yeshua took with him Peter, Jacob, and Yochanan his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves. 2He was changed#17:2 or, transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light. 3Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.
4 Peter answered and said to Yeshua, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
6 When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid. 7Yeshua came and touched them and said, “Get up, and don’t be afraid.” 8Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Yeshua alone.
9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Yeshua commanded them, saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”
10 His disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
11Yeshua answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things; 12but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn’t recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them.” 13Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of Yochanan the Immerser.
14 When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him and saying, 15“Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water. 16So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him.”
17Yeshua answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.” 18Yeshua rebuked the demon, and it went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.
19 Then the disciples came to Yeshua privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?”
20 He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. 21But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.” #17:21 NU omits verse 21.
22 While they were staying in Galilee, Yeshua said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men, 23and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.”
They were exceedingly sorry.
24 When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins#17:24 A didrachma is a Greek silver coin worth 2 drachmas, about as much as 2 Roman denarii, or about 2 days’ wages. It was commonly used to pay the half-shekel temple tax, because 2 drachmas were worth one half shekel of silver. A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces. came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your rabbi pay the didrachma?” 25He said, “Yes.”
When he came into the house, Yeshua anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?”
26Peter said to him, “From strangers.”
Yeshua said to him, “Therefore the children are exempt. 27But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin.#17:27 A stater is a silver coin equivalent to four Attic or two Alexandrian drachmas, or a Jewish shekel: just exactly enough to cover the half-shekel temple tax for two people. A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, usually in the form of a silver coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you.”
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