Matthew 17
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The Transfiguration
1After six days # Mk 9:2-8; Lk 9:28-36 Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. # Mt 26:37; Mk 5:37 2He was transformed # Or transfigured in front of them, and His face shone like the sun. Even His clothes became as white as the light. # Ps 104:2; Dn 7:9; Mt 28:3; 2Co 3:18; Rv 1:16; 10:1 3Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.
4Then Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it’s good for us to be here! If You want, I will make # Other mss read wish, let’s make three tabernacles here: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” # Mk 9:5; Lk 9:33
5While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered # Or enveloped ; Ex 40:34-35 them, and a voice from the cloud said:
This is My beloved Son.
I take delight in Him.
Listen to Him! # Is 42:1; Mt 3:17; Mk 1:11; Lk 3:22; Ac 3:22; 2Pt 1:16-18
6When the disciples # Mt 10:1; 26:56; Mk 3:7; 16:20; Lk 6:13; Jn 12:16 heard it, they fell facedown and were terrified.
7Then Jesus came up, touched them, and said, “Get up; don’t be afraid.” # Dn 8:18; 9:21; 10:10; Mt 14:27 8When they looked up they saw no one except Him # Other mss omit Him — Jesus alone. 9As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, # Mk 9:9-13 “Don’t tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised # Other mss read Man has risen from the dead.”
10So the disciples questioned Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first? ” # Mal 4:5; Mt 11:14
11“Elijah is coming # Other mss add first and will restore everything,” He replied. # Other mss read Jesus said to them # Mal 4:6; Lk 1:16-17 12“But I tell you: Elijah has already come, and they didn’t recognize him. On the contrary, they did whatever they pleased to him. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” # Lit suffer by them # Mt 14:3,10; 16:21 13Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them about John the Baptist.
The Power of Faith over a Demon
14When they reached the crowd, # Mk 9:14-29; Lk 9:37-43 a man approached and knelt down before Him. 15“Lord,” he said, “have mercy on my son, because he has seizures # Lit he is moonstruck ; thought to be a form of epilepsy and suffers severely. He often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16I brought him to Your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.” # Mt 10:1; Mk 6:7; Lk 10:17
17Jesus replied, “You unbelieving and rebellious # Or corrupt, or perverted, or twisted ; Dt 32:5 generation! How long will I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.” # Jn 14:9; 20:27; Php 2:15 18Then Jesus rebuked the demon, # Lit rebuked him or it and it # Lit the demon came out of him, # Zch 3:2; Mt 8:26; Mk 1:25; Lk 4:35; Jd 9 and from that moment # Lit hour the boy was healed.
19Then the disciples approached Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we drive it out? ”
20“Because of your little faith,” He # Other mss read your unbelief,” Jesus told them. “For I assure you: If you have faith the size of # Lit faith like a mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. # Mt 21:21-22; Mk 11:23; Lk 17:6; Jn 11:40; 1Co 13:2 Nothing will be impossible for you. # Mk 9:23; 13:31 21However, this kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting. ” # Other mss omit bracketed text; Mk 9:29
The Second Prediction of His Death
22As # Mt 16:21; 20:17; Mk 8:31; 9:30-32; Lk 9:44-45 they were meeting # Other mss read were staying in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men. 23They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised up.” And they were deeply distressed.
Paying the Temple Tax
24When they came to Capernaum, those who collected the double-drachma tax # Jewish men paid this tax to support the temple; Ex 30:11-16. A double-drachma could purchase 2 sheep. approached Peter and said, “Doesn’t your Teacher pay the double-drachma tax? ” # Ex 30:13; 38:26; Mk 9:33
25“Yes,” he said.
When he went into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, # Lit Jesus anticipated him by saying “What do you think, Simon? Who do earthly kings collect tariffs or taxes from? From their sons or from strangers? ” # Or foreigners # Mt 22:17,19; Mk 12:14; Rm 13:7
26“From strangers,” he said. # Other mss read Peter said to Him
“Then the sons are free,” Jesus told him. 27“But, so we won’t offend them, go to the sea, cast in a fishhook, and take the first fish that you catch. When you open its mouth you’ll find a coin. # Gk stater, worth 2 double-drachmas Take it and give it to them for Me and you.” # Mt 5:29; Jn 6:61
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Matthew 17
17
Jesus Talks with Moses and Elijah
1Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John, the brother of James, up on a high mountain by themselves. 2While they watched, Jesus’ appearance was changed; his face became bright like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. 3Then Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.
4Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you want, I will put up three tents here—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5While Peter was talking, a bright cloud covered them. A voice came from the cloud and said, “This is my Son, whom I love, and I am very pleased with him. Listen to him!”
6When his followers heard the voice, they were so frightened they fell to the ground. 7But Jesus went to them and touched them and said, “Stand up. Don’t be afraid.” 8When they looked up, they saw Jesus was now alone.
9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them not to tell anyone about what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
10Then his followers asked him, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
11Jesus answered, “They are right to say that Elijah is coming and that he will make everything the way it should be. 12But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him. They did to him whatever they wanted to do. It will be the same with the Son of Man; those same people will make the Son of Man suffer.” 13Then the followers understood that Jesus was talking about John the Baptist.
Jesus Heals a Sick Boy
14When Jesus and his followers came back to the crowd, a man came to Jesus and bowed before him. 15The man said, “Lord, have mercy on my son. He has epilepsy and is suffering very much, because he often falls into the fire or into the water. 16I brought him to your followers, but they could not cure him.”
17Jesus answered, “You people have no faith, and your lives are all wrong. How long must I put up with you? How long must I continue to be patient with you? Bring the boy here.” 18Jesus commanded the demon inside the boy. Then the demon came out, and the boy was healed from that time on.
19The followers came to Jesus when he was alone and asked, “Why couldn’t we force the demon out?”
20Jesus answered, “Because your faith is too small. I tell you the truth, if your faith is as big as a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. All things will be possible for you. [21That kind of spirit comes out only if you use prayer and fasting.]”
Jesus Talks About His Death
22While Jesus’ followers were gathering in Galilee, he said to them, “The Son of Man will be handed over to people, 23and they will kill him. But on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” And the followers were filled with sadness.
Jesus Talks About Paying Taxes
24When Jesus and his followers came to Capernaum, the men who collected the Temple tax came to Peter. They asked, “Does your teacher pay the Temple tax?”
25Peter answered, “Yes, Jesus pays the tax.”
Peter went into the house, but before he could speak, Jesus said to him, “What do you think? The kings of the earth collect different kinds of taxes. But who pays the taxes—the king’s children or others?”
26Peter answered, “Other people pay the taxes.”
Jesus said to Peter, “Then the children of the king don’t have to pay taxes. 27But we don’t want to upset these tax collectors. So go to the lake and fish. After you catch the first fish, open its mouth and you will find a coin. Take that coin and give it to the tax collectors for you and me.”
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