Matthew 17

TKJU(i) 1 Then after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain apart, 2 and was transfigured before them: And His face shined as the sun, and His clothes were white as the light. 3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them there, talking with Him. 4 Then Peter answered, and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here: If you are willing, let us make three tabernacles here; one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." 5 While he still spoke, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: And behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear Him." 6 And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were greatly afraid. 7 Then Jesus came and touched them, and said, "Arise, and do not be afraid." 8 And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, except Jesus only. 9 Then as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, "Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of Man is risen again from the dead." 10 And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?" 11 And Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly Elijah shall come first, and restore all things. 12 But I say to you, That Elijah has come already, and they did not know him, but have done to him whatever they intended. Likewise the Son of Man shall also suffer because of them." 13 Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them about John the Baptist. 14 And when they had come to the multitude, a certain man came to Him, kneeling down to Him, and saying, 15 "Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is a lunatic, and sorely vexed: For he often falls into the fire, and often into the water. 16 And I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him." 17 Then Jesus answered and said, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I endure you? Bring him here to Me." 18 And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: And the child was cured from that very hour. 19 Then the disciples came to Jesus apart, and said, "Why could we not cast him out?" 20 And Jesus said to them, "Because of your unbelief: For truly I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you shall say to this mountain, 'Remove from here to yonder place'; and it shall move; and nothing shall be impossible to you. 21 Nevertheless, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting." 22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: 23 And they shall kill Him, and the third day He shall be raised again." And they were exceedingly sorrowful. 24 And when they had come to Capernaum, those who received tribute money came to Peter, and said, "Does not your Master pay tribute?" 25 He said, "Yes." And when he had come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or tribute? From their own children, or from strangers?" 26 Peter said to Him, "From strangers." Jesus said to him, "Then the children are free. 27 Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first comes up; and when you have opened his mouth, you shall find a piece of money: Take that, and give it to them for Me and you."