New Testament · Gospels and Acts

Matthew chapter 17

Six days later, Jesus took , James, and James’s brother John, and led them up a high where they were alone.Right there in front of them, he was . His face like the sun, and his clothes became as bright as pure light.Then suddenly and appeared, talking with him.Peter jumped in and said to Jesus, “, it’s amazing that we’re here! If you want, I’ll set up three — one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”While he was still talking, a bright suddenly surrounded them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, . He makes me so happy. !”When the disciples heard this, they fell face-down on the ground, absolutely .But Jesus came over, them, and said, “Get up. Don’t be afraid.”When they looked up, they didn’t see anyone except Jesus, alone.As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus told them, “Don’t tell anyone what you just saw until the has been from the dead.”The disciples asked him, “Then why do the say that Elijah has to come first?”Jesus answered, “Elijah does come, and he will .”But I’m telling you, Elijah has already come. They didn’t recognize him and . The Son of Man is going to suffer the same way at their hands.”Then the disciples understood he was talking about .When they reached the crowd, a man came up and before Jesus.“Master, on my son,” he said. “He has and suffers terribly. He often falls into fire or into water.”I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn’t him.”Jesus responded, “You ! How long do I have to be with you? How long do I have to put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”Jesus the and it came out of the boy. From that moment on, the boy was healed.Later, the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”He told them, “Because you have . I’m telling you the truth — if you have trust even as small as a , you could say to this , ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible for you.”[This verse is not included in the earliest and most reliable manuscripts.]While they were gathering together in , Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is going to be to people,and they will kill him, but on the third day he will be .” The disciples were .When they arrived in , the collectors of the came to Peter and asked, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the temple tax?”“Yes, he does,” Peter answered. When Peter came into the house, Jesus spoke first. “What do you think, ? Who do the kings of the world collect from — their own children or from other people?”“From other people,” Peter replied. Jesus said to him, “Then the children are .”“But we don’t want to for them. So go down to the , throw in a fishing line, and open the mouth of the first fish you catch. You’ll find a . Take it and pay the tax for both of us.”