aSix days
later
Jesus
*took
with Him bPeter
and 1James
and John
his brother
, and *led
them up on a high
mountain
by themselves
.
And He was transfigured before
them; and His face
shone
like
the sun
, and His garments
became
as white
as light
.
And behold, Moses
and Elijah
appeared
to them, talking
with Him.
Peter said
to Jesus
, "Lord
, it is good
for us to be here
; if
You wish
, aI will make
three
1tabernacles
here
, one
for You, and one
for Moses
, and one
for Elijah
."
While he was still speaking
, a bright
cloud
overshadowed
them, and behold
, aa voice
out of the cloud
said
, " bThis
is My beloved
Son
, with whom
I am
well-pleased
; listen
to Him!"
When the disciples heard
this, they fell
1face
down to the ground and were terrified
.
And Jesus came
to them and touched
them and said
, "Get
up, and ado not be afraid
."
And lifting up their eyes
, they saw
no
one
except
Jesus
Himself
alone
.
aAs they were coming down
from the mountain
, Jesus
commanded
them, saying
, " bTell
the vision
to no
one
until
cthe Son
of Man
has drisen
from the dead
."
And His disciples asked
Him, "Why
then
do the scribes
say
that aElijah
must
come
first
?"
And He answered and said
, "Elijah
is coming
and will restore
all
things
;
but I say to you that Elijah
already
came
, and they did not recognize
him, but did
1to him whatever
they wished
. So
also
athe Son
of Man
is going
to suffer
2at their hands
."
Then the disciples
understood
that He had spoken
to them about
John
the Baptist
.
aWhen they came to the crowd
, a man
came
up to Jesus, falling
on his knees
before
Him and saying
,
" 1Lord, have
mercy
on my son
, for he is a 2 alunatic
and is very
ill
; for he often
falls
into the fire
and often
into the water
.
"I brought him to Your disciples
, and they could
not cure
him."
And Jesus answered
and said
, "You unbelieving
and perverted
generation
, how
long
shall I be with you? How
long
shall I put
up with you? Bring
him here
to Me."
And Jesus rebuked
him, and the demon
came
out of him, and the boy
was cured
1at once
.
Then the disciples
came
to Jesus
privately
and said
, "Why
could
we not drive
it out?"
And He *said to them, "Because
of the littleness
of your faith
; for truly
I say
to you, aif
you have
faith
1the size
of ba mustard
seed
, you will say
to cthis
mountain
, `Move
from here
to there
,' and it will move
; and dnothing
will be impossible
to you.
[" 1 aBut this kind
does not go
out except
by prayer
and fasting
."]
aAnd while they were gathering together
in Galilee
, Jesus
said
to them, "The Son
of Man
is going
to be 1delivered
into the hands
of men
;
and athey will kill Him, and He will be raised
on the third
day
." And they were deeply
grieved
.
When they came to Capernaum
, those
who collected
athe 1two-drachma
tax came
to Peter
and said
, "Does your teacher
not pay
athe 1two-drachma
tax?"
He *said, "Yes
." And when he came
into the house
, Jesus
spoke
to him first
, saying
, "What
do you think
, Simon
? From whom
do the kings
of the earth
collect
acustoms
or
bpoll-tax
, from their sons
or
from strangers
?"
When Peter said, "From strangers
," Jesus
said
to him, "Then
the sons
are 1exempt
.
"However, so
that we do not 1 aoffend
them, go
to the sea
and throw
in a hook
, and take
the first
fish
that comes
up; and when you open
its mouth
, you will find
2a shekel
. Take
that and give
it to them for you and Me."