Berean Standard Bible

Matthew 17

(Mark 9:1–13; Luke 9:28–36; 2 Peter 1:16–21)

1ΚαὶKaiG2532Afterμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326sixἓξhexG1803daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424took withπαραλαμβάνειparalambaneiG3880HimτὸνtonG3588PeterΠέτρονPetronG4074καὶkaiG2532,JamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385,andκαὶkaiG2532JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491theτὸνtonG3588brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80ofαὐτοῦautouG846James,andκαὶkaiG2532led them upἀναφέρει αὐτοὺς εἰςanapherei autous eisG399 G846 G1519a highὑψηλὸνhupsēlonG5308mountainὄροςorosG3735byκατ᾽kat᾽G2596themselvesἰδίαν.idianG2398.

2ThereκαὶkaiG2532He was transfiguredμετεμορφώθηmetemorphōthēG3339beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715themαὐτῶν,autōnG846καὶkaiG2532.HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383shoneἔλαμψενelampsenG2989likeὡςhōsG5613theὁhoG3588sunἥλιος,hēliosG2246,andδὲdeG1161HisαὐτοῦautouG846τὰtaG3588clothesἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096as whiteλευκὰleukaG3022asὡςhōsG5613theτὸtoG3588lightφῶς.phōsG5457.

3Suddenlyκαὶ ἰδοὺkai idouG2532 G2400MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475andκαὶkaiG2532ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243appearedG3708before themαὐτοῖςautoisG846,talkingσυλλαλοῦντεςsullalountesG4814withμετ᾽met᾽G3326Jesusαὐτοῦ.¶autouG846.

4δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074saidἈποκριθεὶς εἶπενApokritheis eipenG611 G2036τῷtōG3588to JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,it isG1510goodκαλόνkalonG2570for usG1473to beG1510hereὧδεhōdeG5602.IfεἰeiG1487You wishθέλεις,theleisG2309,I will put upποιήσωpoiēsōG4160threeτρεῖςtreisG5140sheltersσκηνάς,skēnasG4633ὧδεhōdeG5602—oneμίανmianG1520for YouσοὶsoiG4771καὶkaiG2532,oneμίανmianG1520for MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,andκαὶkaiG2532oneμίαν.¶mianG1520for ElijahἨλίᾳĒliaG2243.”

5WhileἜτιEtiG2089PeterαὐτοῦautouG846was still speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980ἰδοὺidouG2400,a brightφωτεινὴphōteinēG5460cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507envelopedἐπεσκίασενepeskiasenG1982themαὐτούς,autousG846,andκαὶkaiG2532ἰδοὺidouG2400a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456fromἐκekG1537theτῆςtēsG3588cloudνεφέληςnephelēsG3507saidλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778isἐστινestinG1510MyG1473ὁhoG3588belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27ὁhoG3588SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,inἐνenG1722whomᾧhōG3739I am well pleasedεὐδόκησα·eudokēsaG2106.ListenἀκούετεakoueteG191to Himαὐτοῦ.autouG846!”

6WhenκαὶkaiG2532theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they fellἔπεσανepesanG4098facedownἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτῶνepi prosōpon autōnG1909 G846 G4383καὶkaiG2532in terrorἐφοβήθησαν σφόδρα.ephobēthēsan sphodraG4970 G5399.

7ThenκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424came overπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334andκαὶkaiG2532touchedG680themαὐτῶνautōnG846. “Get upἐγέρθητεegerthēteG1453,”He saidεἶπεν·eipenG2036καὶkaiG2532. “Do not be afraidμὴ φοβεῖσθε.mē phobeistheG3361 G5399.”

8And whenδὲdeG1161they looked upἐπάραντες τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶνeparantes tous ophthalmous autōnG1869 G846 G3588 G3788,they sawG3708no oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762exceptεἰ μὴei mēG1487 G3361 G3440JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424αὐτὸνautonG846.

9AsΚαὶKaiG2532theyαὐτῶνautōnG846were coming downκαταβαινόντων ἐκkatabainontōn ekG2597 G1537theτοῦtouG3588mountainὄρουςorousG3735ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424commandedἐνετείλατοeneteilatoG1781themαὐτοῖςautoisG846λέγων·legōnG3004, “Do not tell anyoneμηδενὶ εἴπητεmēdeni eipēteG2036 G3367about thisτὸtoG3588visionὅραμαhoramaG3705untilἕως οὗhe'ōs houG2193 G3739theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444has been raisedἐγερθῇ.¶egerthēaG1453fromἐκekG1537thedeadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.”

10ΚαὶKaiG2532TheοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101askedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905HimαὐτὸνautonG846λέγοντες·legontesG3004, “WhyτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767do theοἱhoiG3588scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122sayλέγουσινlegousinG3004thatὅτιhotiG3754ElijahἨλίανĒlianG2243mustδεῖdeiG1163comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064firstG4412?”

11δὲdeG1161ὉHoG3588Jesusrepliedἀποκριθεὶς εἶπενapokritheis eipenG611 G2036, “ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243does indeedμὲνmenG3303comeἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532he will restoreἀποκαταστήσειapokatastēseiG600all thingsπάντα·pantaG3956.

12ButδὲdeG1161I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖνhuminG4771thatὅτιhotiG3754ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243has alreadyἤδηēdēG2235comeἦλθεν,ēlthenG2064,andκαὶkaiG2532they did not recognizeοὐκ ἐπέγνωσανouk epegnōsanG3756 G1921himαὐτὸνautonG846,butἀλλ᾽all᾽G235have doneἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160toἐνenG1722himαὐτῷautōG846whateverὅσαhosaG3745they wishedἠθέλησαν·ēthelēsanG2309.In the same wayοὕτως καὶhoutōs kaiG3779 G2532,theὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444willμέλλειmelleiG3195sufferπάσχεινpascheinG3958at their handsὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν.hup᾽ autōnG5259 G846.”

13ThenτότεtoteG5119theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101understoodσυνῆκανsunēkanG4920thatὅτιhotiG3754He was speakingεἶπενeipenG2036to themαὐτοῖς.¶autoisG846aboutπερὶperiG4012JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491theτοῦtouG3588BaptistβαπτιστοῦbaptistouG910.

The Boy with a Demon

(Mark 9:14–29; Luke 9:37–42)

14WhenΚαὶKaiG2532they cameἐλθόντωνelthontōnG2064toπρὸςprosG4314theτὸνtonG3588crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444came upπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334toαὐτῷautōG846Jesus andknelt beforeγονυπετῶνgonupetōnG1120HimαὐτὸνautonG846.

15G2532“Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,have mercy onἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653myG1473τὸνtonG3588sonυἱόν,huionG5207,”he saidG3004ὅτιhotiG3754. “He has seizuresσεληνιάζεταιselēniazetaiG4583andG2532is sufferingπάσχει·pascheiG3958terriblyκακῶςkakōsG2560γὰρgarG1063.He often fallsπολλάκις πίπτειpollakis pipteiG4178 G4098intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588fireπῦρpurG4442orG2532πολλάκιςpollakisG4178intoεἰςeisG1519theτὸtoG3588waterὕδωρ.hudōrG5204.

16καὶkaiG2532I broughtπροσήνεγκαprosēnegkaG4374himαὐτὸνautonG846toτοῖςtoisG3588Yourσου,souG4771disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,butκαὶkaiG2532they couldἠδυνήθησανēdunēthēsanG1410notοὐκoukG3756healθεραπεῦσαι.¶therapeusaiG2323himαὐτὸνautonG846.”

17“OὦōG5599unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571andκαὶkaiG2532perverseδιεστραμμένη,diestrammenēG1294generationγενεὰgeneaG1074δὲdeG1161ὁhoG3588!”JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424repliedἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611εἶπεν·eipenG2036. “How longἕως πότεhe'ōs poteG2193 G4219must I remainἔσομαι;esomaiG1510withμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326youὑμῶνhumōnG4771?How longἕως πότεhe'ōs poteG2193 G4219must I put up withἀνέξομαιanexomaiG430youὑμῶν;humōnG4771?BringφέρετέphereteG5342the boyαὐτὸνautonG846hereὧδε.hōdeG5602to MeG1473.”

18ThenκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008the demonαὐτῷautōG846,andκαὶkaiG2532τὸtoG3588itδαιμόνιον,daimonionG1140came outἐξῆλθενexēlthenG1831ofἀπ᾽ap᾽G575the boyαὐτοῦautouG846,andκαὶkaiG2532ὁhoG3588heπαῖςpaisG3816was healedἐθεραπεύθηetherapeuthēG2323fromἀπὸapoG575thatἐκείνης.¶ekeinēsG1565τῆςtēsG3588momentὥραςhōrasG5610.

The Power of Faith

(Luke 17:5–10)

19AfterwardΤότεToteG5119theοἱhoiG3588disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334τῷtōG3588to JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398andaskedεἶπον·eiponG2036, “WhyδιὰdiaG1223couldn’tτί οὐκ ἠδυνήθημενti ouk ēdunēthēmenG5101 G3756 G1410weG1473drive it outἐκβαλεῖν αὐτό;¶ekbalein autoG1544 G846?”

20“BecauseδιὰdiaG1223youὑμῶν.humōnG4771ὉHoG3588haveso little faithG3640δὲdeG1161τὴνtēnG3588,”He answeredλέγει αὐτοῖς·legei autoisG3004 G846. “ForγὰρgarG1063trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I tellλέγωlegōG3004youὑμῖν·huminG4771,ifἐὰνeanG1437you haveἔχητεechēteG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102the size ofὡςhōsG5613a mustardσινάπεως,sinapeōsG4615seedκόκκονkokkonG2848,you can sayG2046to thisτούτῳ·toutōG3778τῷtōG3588mountainὄρειoreiG3735, ‘MoveμετάβαmetabaG3327from hereG1759to thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,’andκαὶkaiG2532it will moveμεταβήσεται·metabēsetaiG3327καὶkaiG2532.NothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762will be impossibleἀδυνατήσειadunatēseiG101for youὑμῖν.¶huminG4771.”

The Second Prediction of the Passion

(Mark 9:30–32; Luke 9:43–45)

22WhenδὲdeG1161theyαὐτῶνautōnG846gathered togetherΣυστρεφομένωνSustrephomenōnG4962inἐνenG1722τῇtēaG3588GalileeΓαλιλαίᾳGalilaiaG1056ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424toldεἶπενeipenG2036themαὐτοῖςautoisG846, “TheὁhoG3588SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207τοῦtouG3588of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444is aboutμέλλειmelleiG3195to be deliveredπαραδίδοσθαιparadidosthaiG3860intoεἰςeisG1519thehandsχεῖραςcheirasG5495of menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444.

23καὶkaiG2532They will killἀποκτενοῦσινapoktenousinG615Himαὐτόν,autonG846,andκαὶkaiG2532on theτῇtēaG3588thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250He will be raisedἐγερθήσεται.egerthēsetaiG1453to life.”AndκαὶkaiG2532the discipleswere deeply grievedἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα.¶elupēthēsan sphodraG4970 G3076.

The Temple Tax

24AfterδὲdeG1161theyαὐτῶνautōnG846had arrivedἘλθόντωνElthontōnG2064inεἰςeisG1519CapernaumΚαφαρναοὺμKapharnaoumG2584,theοἱhoiG3588collectorsλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983of theτὰtaG3588two-drachmaδίδραχμαdidrachmaG1323taxcameπροσῆλθονprosēlthonG4334τῷtōG3588to PeterΠέτρῳPetrōG4074andκαὶkaiG2532askedεἶπαν·eipanG2036, “Does yourὑμῶνhumōnG4771ὁhoG3588TeacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320payοὐ τελεῖou teleiG3756 G5055theτὰtaG3588two drachmasδίδραχμα;didrachmaG1323?”

25“Yesναί.naiG3483,”he answeredλέγει·legeiG3004.WhenκαὶkaiG2532Peterenteredἐλθόντα εἰςelthonta eisG2064 G1519theτὴνtēnG3588houseοἰκίανoikianG3614ὁhoG3588,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424preemptedπροέφθασενproephthasenG4399himαὐτὸνautonG846. “WhatτίtiG5101do you thinkσοι δοκεῖ,soi dokeiG4771 G1380,SimonΣίμων;SimōnG4613?”He askedλέγων·legōnG3004. “FromἀπὸapoG575whomτίνωνtinōnG5101do theοἱhoiG3588kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935of theτῆςtēsG3588earthγῆςgēsG1093collectλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983customsτέληtelēG5056andἢēG2228taxesκῆνσον;kēnsonG2778:fromἀπὸapoG575theirαὐτῶνautōnG846ownτῶνtōnG3588sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207,orἢēG2228fromἀπὸapoG575τῶνtōnG3588othersἀλλοτρίων;allotriōnG245?”

26“FromἀπὸapoG575τῶνtōnG3588othersἀλλοτρίων,allotriōnG245,” Peteransweredεἰπόντος δὲeipontos deG1161 G2036. “ThenἄραaraG686theὁhoG3588sonsυἱοί.huioiG5207areεἰσινeisinG1510exemptἐλεύθεροίeleutheroiG1658οἱhoiG3588,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidἔφηephēG5346to himαὐτῷautōG846.

27“ButδὲdeG1161so thatἵναinaG2443we may not offendμὴ σκανδαλίσωμενmē skandalisōmenG3361 G4624themαὐτούς,autousG846,goπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198toεἰςeisG1519the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281,castβάλεbaleG906a hookἄγκιστρονagkistronG44,andκαὶkaiG2532takeἆρον·aronG142theτὸνtonG3588firstG4412fishἰχθὺνichthunG2486you catchἀναβάνταanabantaG305.WhenκαὶkaiG2532you openἀνοίξαςanoixasG455itsαὐτοῦautouG846τὸtoG3588mouthστόμαstomaG4750,you will findεὑρήσειςheurēseisG2147a four-drachma coinστατῆρα.statēraG4715.TakeλαβὼνlabōnG2983it andἐκεῖνονekeinonG1565giveδὸςdosG1325itto themαὐτοῖςautoisG846forἀντὶantiG473My taxἐμοῦemouG1473andκαὶkaiG2532yoursσοῦ.¶souG4771.”