Three Disciples See Jesus Transformed, And Hear God Tell Them To Listen To Jesus

17 And after six days, Jesus takes-along Peter and James and John his brother, and brings them up on a high mountain privately. ² And He was transfigured^[a] in front of them. And His face shined like the sun, and His garments became white as the light. ³ And behold— Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. ⁴ And having responded, Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If You wish, I will make three dwellings^[b] here— one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”. ⁵ While he was still speaking, behold— a bright^[c] cloud overshadowed^[d] them. And behold— a voice out of the cloud saying “This is My beloved Son, with Whom I was^[e] well-pleased. Be listening-to Him”. ⁶ And having heard it, the disciples fell on their face and became extremely afraid. ⁷ And Jesus came to them, and having touched them, said, “Arise, and do not be afraid”. ⁸ And having lifted up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.

Jesus Tells The Three Disciples That John The Baptist Was Elijah

⁹ And while they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the sight^[f] to no one until which time the Son of Man is raised from the dead”. ¹⁰ And the disciples questioned Him, saying, “Why^[g] then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” ¹¹ And the One, having responded, said, “Elijah is coming^[h] and will restore all things— ¹² but I say to you that Elijah already came. And they did not recognize him, but did with^[i] him whatever they wanted. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer by them”. ¹³ Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them about John the Baptist.

Jesus Heals a Boy His Disciples Could Not Heal Because of Their Little Faith

¹⁴ And they having come to the crowd, a man came to Him, kneeling-before Him, ¹⁵ and saying, “Master, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and is suffering badly. For he often falls into the fire, and often into the water. ¹⁶ And I brought him to Your disciples and they were not able to cure him”. ¹⁷ But having responded, Jesus said, “O unbelieving^[j] and perverted generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear-with you? Bring him here to Me”. ¹⁸ And Jesus rebuked it, and the demon departed from him, and the boy was cured from that hour. ¹⁹ Then the disciples, having come to Jesus privately, said, “For what reason were we not able to cast it out?” ²⁰ And the One says to them, “Because of your little-faith. For truly I say to you, if you have faith like a seed^[k] of a mustard-plant, you will say to this mountain, ‘Pass from-here to-there’, and it will pass. And nothing will be impossible for you. ^21 [l]

Jesus Again Predicts His Death And Resurrection

²² And while they were being gathered^[m] in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be handed-over into the hands of men. ²³ And they will kill Him. And He will be raised on the third day”. And they were extremely grieved.

Jesus Pays His Temple Tax With a Coin From a Fish He Sent Peter To Catch

²⁴ And they having come to Capernaum, the ones^[n] taking the double-drachmas^[o] came to Peter and said, “Does not your teacher pay the double-drachmas?” ²⁵ He says, “Yes”. And Peter having come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What seems right to you, Simon— from whom do the kings of the earth take taxes^[p] or a poll-tax^[q], from their sons^[r] or from the strangers?” ²⁶ And Peter having said “From the strangers”, Jesus said to him, “Then indeed, the sons^[s] are free! ²⁷ But in order that we may not offend^[t] them— having gone to the sea, cast a hook. And take the first fish having come up. And having opened its mouth, you will find a stater^[u]. Having taken that, give it to them for Me and you”.