Matthew 17

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The Transfiguration

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

AfterG3326 sixG1803 daysG2250 JesusG2424 took withG3880 Him PeterG4074, JamesG2385, andG2532 JohnG2491 theG3588 brotherG80 ofG846 James, andG2532 led them upG399G846G1519 a highG5308 mountainG3735 byG2596 themselvesG2398. 2There He was transfiguredG3339 beforeG1715 themG846. HisG846 faceG4383 shoneG2989 likeG5613 theG3588 sunG2246, andG1161 HisG846 clothesG2440 becameG1096 as whiteG3022 asG5613 theG3588 lightG5457.

3SuddenlyG2532G2400 MosesG3475 andG2532 ElijahG2243 appearedG3708 before themG846, talkingG4814 withG3326 Jesus. 4PeterG4074 saidG611G2036 to JesusG2424, “LordG2962, it isG1510 goodG2570 for usG1473 to beG1510 hereG5602. IfG1487 You wishG2309, I will put upG4160 threeG5140 sheltersG46331—oneG1520 for YouG4771, oneG1520 for MosesG3475, andG2532 oneG1520 for ElijahG2243.”

5WhileG2089 Peter was still speakingG2980, a brightG5460 cloudG3507 envelopedG1982 themG846, andG2532 a voiceG5456 fromG1537 theG3588 cloudG3507 saidG3004, “ThisG3778 isG1510 MyG1473 belovedG27 SonG5207, inG1722 whomG3739 I am well pleasedG2106.2 ListenG191 to HimG846!” 6WhenG2532 theG3588 disciplesG3101 heardG191 this, they fellG4098 facedownG1909G846G4383 in terrorG4970G5399.

7ThenG2532 JesusG2424 came overG4334 andG2532 touchedG680 themG846. “Get upG1453,” He saidG2036. “Do not be afraidG3361G5399.” 8And whenG1161 they looked upG1869G846G3588G3788, they sawG3708 no oneG3762 exceptG1487G3361G3440 JesusG2424.

9AsG2532 theyG846 were coming downG2597G1537 theG3588 mountainG3735, JesusG2424 commandedG1781 themG846, “Do not tell anyoneG2036G3367 about this visionG3705 untilG2193G3739 theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 has been raisedG1453 fromG1537 the deadG3498.”

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TheG3588 disciplesG3101 askedG1905 HimG846, “WhyG5101 thenG3767 do theG3588 scribesG1122 sayG3004 thatG3754 ElijahG2243 mustG1163 comeG2064 firstG4412?”

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Jesus repliedG611G2036, “ElijahG2243 does indeedG3303 comeG2064, andG2532 he will restoreG600 all thingsG3956. 12ButG1161 I tellG3004 youG4771 thatG3754 ElijahG2243 has alreadyG2235 comeG2064, andG2532 they did not recognizeG3756G1921 himG846, butG235 have doneG4160 toG1722 himG846 whateverG3745 they wishedG2309. In the same wayG3779G2532, theG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 willG3195 sufferG3958 at their handsG5259G846.”

13ThenG5119 theG3588 disciplesG3101 understoodG4920 thatG3754 He was speakingG2036 to themG846 aboutG4012 JohnG2491 theG3588 BaptistG910.

The Boy with a Demon

(Mark 9:14–29; Luke 9:37–42)

14WhenG2532 they cameG2064 toG4314 theG3588 crowdG3793, a manG444 came upG4334 toG846 Jesus and knelt beforeG1120 HimG846. 15“LordG2962, have mercy onG1653 myG1473 sonG5207,” he saidG3004. “He has seizuresG4583 andG2532 is sufferingG3958 terriblyG2560. He often fallsG4178G4098 intoG1519 theG3588 fireG4442 or intoG1519 theG3588 waterG5204. 16I broughtG4374 himG846 toG3588 YourG4771 disciplesG3101, butG2532 they couldG1410 notG3756 healG2323 himG846.”

17“OG5599 unbelievingG571 andG2532 perverseG1294 generationG1074!” JesusG2424 repliedG611. “How longG2193G4219 must I remainG1510 withG3326 youG4771? How longG2193G4219 must I put up withG430 youG4771? BringG5342 the boy hereG5602 to MeG1473.” 18ThenG2532 JesusG2424 rebukedG2008 the demon, andG2532 it came outG1831 ofG575 the boy, andG2532 he was healedG2323 fromG575 thatG1565 momentG5610.

The Power of Faith

(Luke 17:5–10)

19AfterwardG5119 theG3588 disciplesG3101 cameG4334 to JesusG2424 privatelyG2596G2398 and askedG2036, “WhyG1223 couldn’tG5101G3756G1410 weG1473 drive it outG1544G846?”

20“BecauseG1223 youG4771 have so little faithG3640,” He answeredG3004G846. “ForG1063 trulyG281 I tellG3004 youG4771, ifG1437 you haveG2192 faithG4102 the size ofG5613 a mustardG4615 seedG2848, you can sayG2046 to thisG3778 mountainG3735, ‘MoveG3327 from hereG1759 to thereG1563,’ andG2532 it will moveG3327. NothingG3762 will be impossibleG101 for youG4771.”3

The Second Prediction of the Passion

(Mark 9:30–32; Luke 9:43–45)

22WhenG1161 theyG846 gathered togetherG4962 inG1722 GalileeG1056, JesusG2424 toldG2036 themG846, “TheG3588 SonG5207 of ManG444 is aboutG3195 to be deliveredG3860 intoG1519 the handsG5495 of menG444. 23They will killG615 HimG846, andG2532 on theG3588 thirdG5154 dayG2250 He will be raisedG1453 to life.” AndG2532 the disciples were deeply grievedG4970G3076.

The Temple Tax

24AfterG1161 theyG846 had arrivedG2064 inG1519 CapernaumG2584, theG3588 collectorsG2983 of theG3588 two-drachmaG1323 tax4 cameG4334 to PeterG4074 andG2532 askedG2036, “Does yourG4771 TeacherG1320 payG3756G5055 theG3588 two drachmasG1323?”

25“YesG3483,” he answeredG3004.

WhenG2532 Peter enteredG2064G1519 theG3588 houseG3614, JesusG2424 preemptedG4399 himG846. “WhatG5101 do you thinkG4771G1380, SimonG4613?” He askedG3004. “FromG575 whomG5101 do theG3588 kingsG935 of theG3588 earthG1093 collectG2983 customsG5056 and taxesG2778: fromG575 theirG846 own sonsG5207, orG2228 fromG575 othersG245?”

26“FromG575 othersG245,” Peter answeredG1161G2036.

“ThenG686 theG3588 sonsG5207 areG1510 exemptG1658,” JesusG2424 saidG5346 to himG846. 27“ButG1161 so thatG2443 we may not offendG3361G4624 themG846, goG4198 toG1519 the seaG2281, castG906 a hookG44, andG2532 takeG142 theG3588 firstG4412 fishG2486 you catchG305. WhenG2532 you openG455 itsG846 mouthG4750, you will findG2147 a four-drachma coinG4715.5 TakeG2983 it and giveG1325 it to themG846 forG473 My taxG1473 andG2532 yoursG4771.”