1 After six days, Jesus took with him
Peter, James, and John his brother, and
brought them up into a high mountain by
themselves.
2 He was changed† 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.
4 Peter answered and said to Jesus,
“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.”
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.”
6 When the disciples heard it, they fell on
their faces, and were very afraid.
7 Jesus came and touched them and said,
“Get up, and don’t be afraid.”
8 Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one,
except Jesus alone.
9 As they were coming down from the
mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying,
“Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until
the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”
10 His disciples asked him, saying, “Then
why do the scribes say that Elijah must
come first?”
11 Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed
comes first, and will restore all things;
12 but I tell you that Elijah has come
already, and they didn’t recognize him, but
did to him whatever they wanted to. Even
so the Son of Man will also suffer by them.”
13 Then the disciples understood that he
spoke to them of John the Baptizer.
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.”
17 Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse
generation! How long will I be with
you? How long will I bear with you? Bring
him here to me.” 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it went
out of him, and the boy was cured from
that hour.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately,
and said, “Why weren’t we able to
cast it out?”
20 He said to them, “Because of your unbelief.
For most certainly I tell you, if you
have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you
will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to
there,’ and it will move; and nothing will
be impossible for you.
21 But this kind doesn’t go out except by
prayer and fasting.” ‡
22 While they were staying in Galilee, Jesus
said to them, “The Son of Man is about
to be delivered up into the hands of men,
23 and they will kill him, and the third
day he will be raised up.”
They were exceedingly sorry.
24 When they had come to Capernaum,
those who collected the didrachma coins§
came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your
teacher pay the didrachma?”
25 He said, “Yes.”
When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated
him, saying, “What do you think,
Simon? From whom do the kings of the
earth receive toll or tribute? From their
children, or from strangers?”
26 Peter said to him, “From strangers.”
Jesus said to him, “Therefore the children
are exempt.
27 But, lest we cause them to stumble, go
to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first
fish that comes up. When you have opened
its mouth, you will find a stater coin.† Take
that, and give it to them for me and you.”
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