Matthew 17

¹And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James , and John his brother , and led them up a high mountain by themselves .

²And he was transfigured before them , and his face shone like the sun , and his clothes became white as light .

³And behold , there appeared to them Moses and Elijah , talking with him .

⁴And Peter said to Jesus , Lord , it is good that we are here . If you wish , I will make three tents here , one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah .

⁵He was still speaking when, behold , a bright cloud overshadowed them , and a voice from the cloud said , This is my beloved Son , with whom I am well pleased ; listen to him .

⁶When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified .

⁷But Jesus came and touched them , saying , Rise , and have no fear .

⁸And when they lifted up their eyes , they saw no one but Jesus only .

⁹And as they were coming down the mountain , Jesus commanded them , Tell no one the vision , until the Son of Man is raised from the dead .

¹⁰And the disciples asked him , Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come ?

¹¹He answered , Elijah does come , and he will restore all things .

¹²But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him , but did to him whatever they pleased . So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands .

¹³Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist .

¹⁴And when they came to the crowd , a man came up to him and , kneeling before him ,

¹⁵said , Lord , have mercy on my son , for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly . For often he falls into the fire , and often into the water .

¹⁶And I brought him to your disciples , and they could not heal him .

¹⁷And Jesus answered , O faithless and twisted generation , how long am I to be with you ? How long am I to bear with you ? Bring him here to me .

¹⁸And Jesus rebuked the demon , and it came out of him , and the boy was healed instantly .

¹⁹Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said , Why could we not cast it out ?

²⁰He said to them , Because of your little faith . For truly , I say to you , if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed , you will say to this mountain , Move from here to there , and it will move , and nothing will be impossible for you .

²²As they were gathering in Galilee , Jesus said to them , The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men ,

²³and they will kill him , and he will be raised on the third day . And they were greatly distressed .

²⁴When they came to Capernaum , the collectors of the two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said , Does your teacher not pay the tax ?

²⁵He said , Yes . And when he came into the house , Jesus spoke to him first , saying , What do you think , Simon ? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax ? From their sons or from others ?

²⁶And when he said , From others , Jesus said to him , Then the sons are free .

²⁷However , not to give offense to them , go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up , and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel . Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself .