17:1 AND SIX days after this, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. |
17:2 And His appearance underwent a change in their presence; and His face shone clear and bright like the sun, and His clothing became as white as light. |
17:3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, who kept talking with Him. |
17:4 Then Peter began to speak and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good {and} delightful that we are here; if You approve, I will put up three booths here--one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah. |
17:5 While he was still speaking, behold, a shining cloud [composed of light] overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, This is My Son, My Beloved, with Whom I am [and have always been] delighted. Listen to Him! |
17:6 When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were seized with alarm {and} struck with fear. |
17:7 But Jesus came and touched them and said, Get up, and do not be afraid. |
17:8 And when they raised their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. |
17:9 And as they were going down the mountain, Jesus cautioned {and} commanded them, Do not mention to anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead. |
17:10 The disciples asked Him, Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first? |
17:11 He replied, Elijah does come and will get everything restored {and} ready. |
17:12 But I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they did not know {or} recognize him, but did to him as they liked. So also the Son of Man is going to be treated {and} suffer at their hands. |
17:13 Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them about John the Baptist. |
17:14 And when they approached the multitude, a man came up to Him, kneeling before Him and saying, |
17:15 Lord, do pity {and} have mercy on my son, for he has epilepsy (is moonstruck) and he suffers terribly; for frequently he falls into the fire and many times into the water. |
17:16 And I brought him to Your disciples, and they were not able to cure him. |
17:17 And Jesus answered, O you unbelieving (warped, wayward, rebellious) and thoroughly perverse generation! How long am I to remain with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to Me. |
17:18 And Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of him, and the boy was cured instantly. |
17:19 Then the disciples came to Jesus and asked privately, Why could we not drive it out? |
17:20 He said to them, Because of the littleness of your faith [that is, your lack of firmly relying trust]. For truly I say to you, if you have faith [that is living] like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, Move from here to yonder place, and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. |
17:21 {But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.} |
17:22 When they were going about here and there in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of Man is going to be turned over into the hands of men. |
17:23 And they will kill Him, and He will be raised [to life] again on the third day. And they were deeply {and} exceedingly grieved {and} distressed. |
17:24 When they arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the half shekel [the temple tax] went up to Peter and said, Does not your Teacher pay the half shekel? |
17:25 He answered, Yes. And when he came home, Jesus spoke to him [about it] first, saying, What do you think, Simon? From whom do earthly rulers collect duties {or} tribute--from their own sons or from others not of their own family? |
17:26 And when Peter said, From other people not of their own family, Jesus said to him, Then the sons are exempt. |
17:27 However, in order not to give offense {and} cause them to stumble [that is, to cause them to judge unfavorably and unjustly] go down to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find there a shekel. Take it and give it to them to pay the temple tax for Me and for yourself. |