Matthew 17:1-20

The Transfiguration

1 ¹Six days later Jesus took with Him ²Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

2 And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.

3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.

4 Peter said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, ³I will make three tabernacles here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, ⁴a voice out of the cloud said, "⁵This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!"

6 When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.

7 And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, "Get up, and ⁶do not be afraid."

8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.

9 ⁷As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "⁸Tell the vision to no one until ⁹the Son of Man has ¹⁰risen from the dead."

10 And His disciples asked Him, "Why then do the scribes say that ¹¹Elijah must come first?"

11 And He answered and said, "Elijah is coming and will restore all things;

12 but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wished. So also ¹²the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands."

13 Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

The Demoniac

14 ¹³When 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 is a ¹⁴lunatic and is very ill *; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.

16 "I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him."

17 And Jesus answered and said, "You unbelieving and perverted generation, how long * shall I be with you? How long * shall I put up with you? Bring him here to Me."

18 And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured at once *.

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately * and said, "Why * could we not drive it out?"

20 And He said to them, "Because of the littleness of your faith; for truly I say to you, ¹⁵if you have faith the size of ¹⁶a mustard seed, you will say to ¹⁷this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and ¹⁸nothing will be impossible to you.

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