Matthew 17:1 After six days, Yeshua took with him Peter, Jacob, and Yochanan his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.
2 He was changed{or, transfigured} before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
3 Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.
Matthew 17:4 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.”
Matthew 17:5 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.”
Matthew 17:6 When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
7 Yeshua came and touched them and said, “Getup,anddon’tbeafraid.”8 Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Yeshua alone.
Matthew 17:9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Yeshua commanded them, saying, “Don’ttellanyonewhatyousaw,untiltheSonofManhasrisenfromthedead.”
Matthew 17:10 His disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Matthew 17:11 Yeshua answered them, “Elijahindeedcomesfirst,andwillrestoreallthings;12butItellyouthatElijahhascomealready,andtheydidn’trecognizehim,butdidtohimwhatevertheywantedto.EvensotheSonofManwillalsosufferbythem.”13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of Yochanan the Immerser.
Matthew 17:14 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.
16 So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him.”
Matthew 17:17 Yeshua answered, “Faithlessandperversegeneration!HowlongwillIbewithyou?HowlongwillIbearwithyou?Bringhimheretome.”18 Yeshua rebuked the demon, and it went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.
Matthew 17:19 Then the disciples came to Yeshua privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?”
Matthew 17:20 He said to them, “Becauseofyourunbelief.FormostcertainlyItellyou,ifyouhavefaithasagrainofmustardseed,youwilltellthismountain,‘Movefromheretothere,’anditwillmove;andnothingwillbeimpossibleforyou.21Butthiskinddoesn’tgooutexceptbyprayerandfasting.”{NU omits verse 21.}
Matthew 17:22 While they were staying in Galilee, Yeshua said to them, “TheSonofManisabouttobedeliveredupintothehandsofmen,23andtheywillkillhim,andthethirddayhewillberaisedup.” They were exceedingly sorry.
Matthew 17:24 When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma 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 gr} came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your rabbi pay the didrachma?”
25 He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Yeshua anticipated him, saying, “Whatdoyouthink,Simon?Fromwhomdothekingsoftheearthreceivetollortribute?Fromtheirchildren,orfromstrangers?”
Matthew 17:26 Peter said to him, “From strangers.” Yeshua said to him, “Thereforethechildrenareexempt.27But,lestwecausethemtostumble,gotothesea,castahook,andtakeupthefirstfishthatcomesup.Whenyouhaveopeneditsmouth,youwillfindastatercoin.{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 c}Takethat,andgiveittothemformeandyou.”