The Transfiguration

1And six days later Jesus brought with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves. 2And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. 3And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 4And Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, I will make three [†]booths here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!” 6And when the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified. 7And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, “Get up, and do not be afraid.” 8And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.

9And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.” 10And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 11And He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things; 12but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did [†]to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer [†]at their hands.” 13Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

Jesus Casts Out a Demon

14And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying, 15“[†]Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has [†]seizures and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16And I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him.” 17And Jesus answered and said, “O you unbelieving and perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me.” 18And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured [†]at once.

19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?” 20And He said to them, “Because of your little faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith [†]the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you. [[†]But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”]

22And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going 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 deeply grieved.

The Temple Tax

24Now when they came to Capernaum, those who collected the [†]two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the [†]two-drachma 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 the kings of the earth collect tolls or taxes, from their sons or from strangers?” 26And when Peter said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are [†]exempt. 27However, so that we do not [†]offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up; and when you open its mouth, you will find a [†]stater. Take that and give it to them for Me and you.”