Mat 17 | ESV | STEP | And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James , and John his brother , and led them up a high mountain by themselves .

‏ Matthew 17

The Transfiguration

1 ^aAnd after six days Jesus took with him ^bPeter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 And he was ^ctransfigured before them, and ^dhis face shone like the sun, and ^ehis clothes became white as light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. 4 And 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 ^fElijah.” 5 He was still speaking when, behold, ^ga bright cloud overshadowed them, and ^ha voice from the cloud said, ⁱ“This is my beloved Son, ^{▼▼Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved} with whom I am well pleased; ^klisten to him.” 6 When ^lthe disciples heard this, ^mthey fell on their faces and were terrified. 7 But Jesus came and ⁿtouched them, saying, “Rise, and ^ohave no fear.” 8 And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

9 ^pAnd as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, ^q“Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.” 10 And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say ^rthat first Elijah must come?” 11 He answered, “Elijah does come, and ^she will restore all things. 12 But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but ^tdid to him whatever they pleased. ^uSo also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.” 13 ^vThen the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.

Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon

14 ^wAnd when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him, 15 said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he ^xhas seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. 16 And I brought him to your disciples, and ^ythey could not heal him.” 17 And Jesus answered, “O faithless and ^ztwisted generation, how long am I to be with you? ^aaHow long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” 18 And Jesus ^abrebuked the demon, ^{▼▼Greek it} and it ^{▼▼Greek the demon} came out of him, and ^aethe boy was healed instantly. ^{▼▼Greek from that hour} 19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20 He said to them, ^ag“Because of your little faith. For ^ahtruly, I say to you, ^aiif you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, ^ajyou will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and ^aknothing will be impossible for you.” ^{▼▼Some manuscripts insert verse 21: But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting}

Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection

22 ^amAs they were gathering ^{▼▼Some manuscripts remained} in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, 23 and they will kill him, and he will be raised on ^aothe third day.” And they were greatly distressed.

The Temple Tax

24 ^apWhen they came to Capernaum, the collectors of ^aqthe two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?” 25 He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, ^ar“What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or ^astax? From their sons or from others?” 26 And when he said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. 27 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. ^{▼▼Greek stater, a silver coin worth four drachmas or approximately one shekel} Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”