Matthew 17:1 After3326 six1803 days,2250 Jesus2424 took3880 with him Peter,2532 James,2385 and2532 John2491 his846 brother,80 and2532 brought399 them846 up399 into1519 a2596 high5308 mountain3735 by2596 themselves.2398 cr 2 He2532 was transfigured3339 before1715 them.846 His846 face4383 shone2989 like5613 the sun,2246 and2532 his846 garments2440 became1096 as5613 white3022 as5613 the light.5457 cr 3 Behold,2400 Moses3475 and2532 Elijah2243 appeared3700 to them846 talking4814 with3326 him.846 cr

Matthew 17:4 Peter4074 answered,611 and said2036 to Jesus,2424 "Lord,2962 it is2076 good2570 for us2248 to be1511 here.5602 If1487 you want,2309 let's make4160 three5140 tents4633 here:5602 one1520 for you,4671 one1520 for Moses,3475 and2532 one1520 for Elijah."2243 cr

Matthew 17:5 While2980 he846 was still2089 speaking,2980 behold,2400 a3507 bright5460 cloud3507 overshadowed1982 them.846 Behold,2400 a voice5456 came out of1537 the cloud,3507 saying,3004 "This3778 is2076 my3450 beloved27 Son,5207 in1722 whom3739 I am well pleased.2106 Listen to191 him."846 cr

Matthew 17:6 When191 the disciples3101 heard191 it, they fell4098 on1909 their846 faces,4383 and2532 were5399 very4970 afraid.5399 cr 7 Jesus2424 came4334 and touched680 them846 and2532 said,2036 "Get up,1453 and2532 don't3361 be5399 afraid."5399 cr 8 Lifting up1869 their846 eyes,3788 they saw1492 no one,3762 except1487 Jesus2424 alone.3440 cr 9 As2597 they846 were coming down2597 from575 the mountain,3735 Jesus2424 commanded1781 them,846 saying,3004 "Don't tell2036 anyone3367 what you saw,3705 until2193 the3739 Son5207 of Man3367 has risen450 from1537 the dead."3498 cr

Matthew 17:10 His846 disciples3101 asked1905 him,846 saying,3004 "Then3767 why5101 do3767 the scribes1122 say3004 that3754 Elijah2243 must1163 come2064 first?"4412 cr

Matthew 17:11 Jesus2424 answered611 them,846 "Elijah2243 indeed3303 comes2064 first,4412 and2532 will2064 restore600 all things,3956 cr 12 but1161 I tell3004 you5213 that3754 Elijah2243 has come2064 already,2235 and2532 they didn't3756 recognize1921 him,846 but235 did4160 to1722 him846 whatever3745 they wanted2309 to. Even3779 so the Son5207 of Man444 will3195 also2532 suffer3958 by5259 them."846 cr 13 Then5119 the disciples3101 understood4920 that3754 he spoke2036 to them846 of4012 John2491 the Baptizer.910 cr

Matthew 17:14 When2064 they846 came2064 to4314 the multitude,3793 a444 man444 came2064 to4314 him,846 kneeling down1120 to him,846 saying,3004 cr 15 "Lord,2962 have mercy1653 on5207 my3450 son,5207 for3754 he is epileptic,4583 and2532 suffers2560 grievously;3958 for1063 he often4178 falls4098 into1519 the fire,4442 and2532 often4178 into1519 the water.5204 cr 16 So2532 I brought4374 him846 to3101 your4675 disciples,3101 and2532 they could1410 not3756 cure2323 him."846 cr

Matthew 17:17 Jesus2424 answered,611 "Faithless571 and2532 perverse1294 generation!1074 How2193 long4219 will I be2071 with3326 you?5216 How2193 long4219 will I bear430 with you?5216 Bring5342 him846 here5602 to me."3427 cr 18 Jesus2424 rebuked2008 him, the demon1140 went1831 out1831 of him,846 and2532 the boy3816 was cured2323 from575 that1565 hour.5610 cr

Matthew 17:19 Then5119 the disciples3101 came4334 to Jesus2424 privately,2398 and said,1223 "Why5101 weren't3756 we2249 able to cast1544 it846 out?"1544 cr

Matthew 17:20 He2424 said2036 to them,846 "Because1223 of570 your5216 unbelief.570 For1063 most certainly281 I tell3004 you,5213 if1437 you5213 have2192 faith4102 as5613 a grain2848 of mustard seed,4615 you will tell2046 this5129 mountain,3735 ‘Move3327 from here1782 to there,'1563 and2532 it will move;3327 and2532 nothing3762 will be impossible101 for you.5213 cr 21 But3756 this5124 kind1085 doesn't3756 go1607 out1607 except3361 by1722 prayer4335 and2532 fasting."3521 cr

Matthew 17:22 While390 they846 were staying390 in1722 Galilee,1056 Jesus2424 said2036 to them,846 "The Son5207 of Man444 is about3195 to be delivered3860 up into1519 the hands5495 of men,444 cr 23 and2532 they will kill615 him,846 and2532 the2250 third5154 day2250 he will be raised up."1453 They2532 were3076 exceedingly4970 sorry.3076 cr 24 When2064 they846 had come2064 to1519 Capernaum,2584 those who collected2983 the didrachma1323 coins{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 gra} came4334 to Peter,4074 and2532 said,2036 "Doesn't5055 your5216 teacher1320 pay5055 the didrachma?"1323 cr 25 He said,3004 "Yes."3483 When3753 he came1525 into1519 the house,3614 Jesus2424 anticipated4399 him,846 saying,3004 "What5101 do you4671 think,1380 Simon?4613 From575 whom5101 do2983 the kings935 of575 the earth1093 receive2983 toll5056 or2228 tribute?2778 From575 their846 children,5207 or2228 from575 strangers?"245 cr

Matthew 17:26 Peter4074 said3004 to him,846 "From575 strangers."245 Jesus2424 said3004 to him,846 "Therefore686 the children5207 are1526 exempt.1658 cr 27 But,1161 lest3361 we cause them846 to stumble,4624 go4198 to1519 the sea,2281 cast906 a hook,44 and2532 take up142 the first4412 fish2486 that305 comes up.142 When2532 you have opened455 its846 mouth,4750 you will find2147 a stater coin.4715{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 co} Take2983 that,1565 and give1325 it to them846 for473 me1700 and2532 you."4675 cr