New American Standard Bible 2020

Matthew 17

The Transfiguration

1SixἓξhexG1803daysἡμέραςhēmerasG2250laterμεθ᾽meth᾽G3326,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424tookπαραλαμβάνειparalambaneiG3880with HimPeterΠέτρονPetronG4074andJamesἸάκωβονIakōbonG2385,and his brotherἀδελφὸνadelphonG80JohnἸωάννηνIōannēnG2491,and ledG399them upG399on a highὑψηλὸνhupsēlonG5308mountainὄροςorosG3735by themselvesἰδίαν.idianG2398.

2And He was transfiguredμετεμορφώθηmetemorphōthēG3339beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthenG1715them; and His faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383shoneἔλαμψενelampsenG2989likeG5613the sunἥλιος,hēliosG2246,and His garmentsἱμάτιαhimatiaG2440becameἐγένετοegenetoG1096as whiteλευκὰleukaG3022as lightφῶς.phōsG5457.

3And beholdἰδοὺidouG2400,MosesΜωϋσῆςMōusēsG3475and ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243appearedG3708to them, talkingσυλλαλοῦντεςsullalountesG4814with Him.

4PeterΠέτροςPetrosG4074respondedἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004to JesusἸησοῦ·IēsouG2424, “Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,it is goodκαλόνkalonG2570that we are hereὧδεhōdeG5602.IfεἰeiG1487You wantθέλεις,theleisG2309,I will makeποιήσωpoiēsōG4160threeτρεῖςtreisG5140tabernaclesσκηνάς,skēnasG4633hereὧδεhōdeG5602:oneμίανmianG1520for You, oneμίανmianG1520for MosesΜωϋσεῖMōuseiG3475,and oneμίαν.¶mianG1520for ElijahἨλίᾳĒliaG2243.”

5While he was stillἜτιEtiG2089speakingλαλοῦντοςlalountosG2980,a brightφωτεινὴphōteinēG5460cloudνεφέληnephelēG3507overshadowedἐπεσκίασενepeskiasenG1982them, and beholdG2400,a voiceφωνὴphōnēG5456from the cloudνεφέληςnephelēsG3507saidλέγουσα·legousaG3004, “ThisοὗτόςhoutosG3778is My belovedἀγαπητὸςagapētosG27SonυἱόςhuiosG5207,with whomᾧhōG3739I amG2106wellεὐδόκησα·eudokēsaG2106pleasedG2106;listenἀκούετεakoueteG191to Him!”

6When the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101heardἀκούσαντεςakousantesG191this,they fellἔπεσανepesanG4098faceπρόσωπονprosōponG4383down to the ground and wereG5399terrifiedσφόδρα.sphodraG5399 G4970.

7And JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424cameπροσῆλθενprosēlthenG4334to themand touchedἁψάμενοςhapsamenosG681them and saidG3004,“GetG1453upG1453, anddo not beG5399afraidφοβεῖσθε.phobeistheG5399.”

8And raisingἐπάραντεςeparantesG1869their eyesὀφθαλμοὺςophthalmousG3788,they sawG3708noG3762oneοὐδέναoudenaG3762exceptG1508JesusἸησοῦνIēsounG2424HimselfG846aloneμόνον.¶mononG3441.

9When they were comingG2597downG2597from the mountainὄρουςorousG3735,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424commandedἐνετείλατοeneteilatoG1781them, sayingλέγων·legōnG3004, “TellG3004the visionὅραμαhoramaG3705to noG3367oneμηδενὶmēdeniG3367untilἕωςhe'ōsG2193the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444hasrisenἐγερθῇ.¶egerthēaG1453from the deadνεκρῶνnekrōnG3498.”

10And His disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101askedἐπηρώτησανepērōtēsanG1905Him, “WhyτίtiG5101thenοὖνounG3767do the scribesγραμματεῖςgrammateisG1122sayG3004thatElijahἨλίανĒlianG2243mustδεῖdeiG1163comeἐλθεῖνeltheinG2064firstπρῶτον;¶prōtonG4413?”

11And He answeredἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisG611and saidG3004,“ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243is comingἔρχεταιerchetaiG2064and will restoreἀποκαταστήσειapokatastēseiG600allG3956thingsπάντα·pantaG3956;

12but I sayλέγωlegōG3004to you that ElijahἨλίαςĒliasG2243alreadyἤδηēdēG2235cameἦλθεν,ēlthenG2064,and they did not recognizeἐπέγνωσανepegnōsanG1921him, but didἐποίησανepoiēsanG4160to him whateverὅσαhosaG3745they wantedἠθέλησαν·ēthelēsanG2309.SoοὕτωςhoutōsG3779alsoG2532the SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444isG3195goingG3195toG3195sufferπάσχεινpascheinG3958atG5259their handsG5259.”

13ThenτότεtoteG5119the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101understoodσυνῆκανsunēkanG4920that He had spokenG3004to them aboutπερὶperiG4012JohnἸωάννουIōannouG2491the BaptistβαπτιστοῦbaptistouG910.

The Demon-possessed Boy

14When they cameἐλθόντωνelthontōnG2064to the crowdὄχλονochlonG3793,a manἄνθρωποςanthrōposG444cameG4334upG4334toJesus, fallingG1120onG1120his kneesG1120beforeG1120Him and sayingG3004,

15“Lordκύριε,kurieG2962,haveG1653mercyἐλέησόνeleēsonG1653on my sonυἱόν,huionG5207,becauseὅτιhotiG3754hehasG4583seizuresG4583and suffersG2192terriblyκακῶςkakōsG2560;for he oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178fallsπίπτειpipteiG4098into the fireπῦρpurG4442and oftenπολλάκιςpollakisG4178into the waterὕδωρ.hudōrG5204.

16And I broughtπροσήνεγκαprosēnegkaG4374him to Your disciplesμαθηταῖςmathētaisG3101,and they couldἠδυνήθησανēdunēthēsanG1410not cureθεραπεῦσαι.¶therapeusaiG2323him.”

17And JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424answeredἈποκριθεὶςApokritheisG611and saidG3004,“YouὦōG5599unbelievingἄπιστοςapistosG571and perverseδιεστραμμένη,diestrammenēG1294generationγενεὰgeneaG1074,howG2193longπότεpoteG2193 G4219shall I be with you? HowG2193longπότεpoteG2193 G4219shall I putG430upG430with you? BringφέρετέphereteG5342him hereὧδε.hōdeG5602to Me.”

18And JesusἸησοῦς,IēsousG2424rebukedἐπετίμησενepetimēsenG2008him, and the demonδαιμόνιον,daimonionG1140cameG1831outG1831of him, and the boyπαῖςpaisG3816was healedἐθεραπεύθηetherapeuthēG2323at onceὥρας ἐκείνης.¶hōras ekeinēsG575 G1565 G5610.

19ThenΤότεToteG5119the disciplesμαθηταὶmathētaiG3101cameπροσελθόντεςproselthontesG4334to JesusἸησοῦIēsouG2424privatelyκατ᾽ ἰδίανkat᾽ idianG2596 G2398and saidG3004, “Whyδιὰ τίdia tiG1223 G5101couldἠδυνήθημενēdunēthēmenG1410we not castἐκβαλεῖνekbaleinG1544it outG1544?”

20And He saidG3004to them,“BecauseδιὰdiaG1223of your meagerG3640faithG3640;for trulyἀμὴνamēnG281I sayG3004to you,ifἐὰνeanG1437you haveἔχητεechēteG2192faithπίστινpistinG4102the sizeὡςhōsG5613ofa mustardσινάπεως,sinapeōsG4615seedκόκκονkokkonG2848,you will sayG3004tothisτούτῳ·toutōG3778mountainὄρειoreiG3735, ‘MoveμετάβαmetabaG3327fromG1759hereG1759to thereἐκεῖ,ekeiG1563,’and it will moveμεταβήσεται·metabēsetaiG3327; andnothingοὐδὲνoudenG3762will be impossibleἀδυνατήσειadunatēseiG101for you.”

22And while they were gatheringG4962togetherG4962in GalileeΓαλιλαίᾳGalilaiaG1056,JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG3004to them,“The SonυἱὸςhuiosG5207of ManἀνθρώπουanthrōpouG444isG3195goingG3195toG3195behandedχεῖραςcheirasG3860 G5495overG3860to menἀνθρώπων,anthrōpōnG444;

23andthey will killἀποκτενοῦσινapoktenousinG615Him, and He will be raisedἐγερθήσεται.egerthēsetaiG1453on the thirdτρίτῃtritēG5154dayἡμέρᾳhēmeraG2250.”And they were deeplyσφόδρα.¶sphodraG4970grievedἐλυπήθησανelupēthēsanG3076.

The Temple Tax

24NowδὲdeG1161when they cameG4334to CapernaumG2746,thoseG3588who collectedλαμβάνοντεςlambanontesG2983thetwo-drachmaδίδραχμαdidrachmaG1323taxcameG4334to PeterΠέτρῳPetrōG4074and saidG3004, “Does your teacherδιδάσκαλοςdidaskalosG1320not payτελεῖteleiG5055thetwo-drachmaδίδραχμα;didrachmaG1323tax?”

25He saidλέγει·legeiG3004, “Yesναί.naiG3483.”And when he cameἐλθόνταelthontaG2064into the houseοἰκίανoikianG3614,JesusἸησοῦςIēsousG2424spokeG4399 G3004to him firstG4399,sayingλέγων·legōnG3004,“WhatτίtiG5101do you thinkδοκεῖ,dokeiG1380,SimonΣίμων;SimōnG4613?From whomτίνωνtinōnG5101do the kingsβασιλεῖςbasileisG935of the earthγῆςgēsG1093collectλαμβάνουσινlambanousinG2983customsτέληtelēG5056orἢēG2228poll-taxκῆνσον;kēnsonG2778,from their sonsυἱῶνhuiōnG5207orἢēG2228from strangersἀλλοτρίων;allotriōnG245?”

26When PetersaidἔφηephēG5346, “From strangersἀλλοτρίων,allotriōnG245,”JesusἸησοῦς·IēsousG2424saidG5346to him,“ThenἄραaraG686the sonsυἱοί.huioiG5207areexemptἐλεύθεροίeleutheroiG1658.

27HoweverδὲdeG1161,soG2443thatG2443we do notoffendσκανδαλίσωμενskandalisōmenG4624them, goπορευθεὶςporeutheisG4198to the seaθάλασσανthalassanG2281and throwβάλεbaleG906in a hookἄγκιστρονagkistronG44,and takeἆρον·aronG142the firstπρῶτονprōtonG4413fishἰχθὺνichthunG2486that comesG305upG305;and when you openἀνοίξαςanoixasG455its mouthστόμαstomaG4750,you will findεὑρήσειςheurēseisG2147astaterστατῆρα.statēraG4715.TakeλαβὼνlabōnG2983that and giveδὸςdosG1325it to them for you and Me.”

The Transfiguration

The Demon-possessed Boy

The Temple Tax

Commentaries on Matthew 17