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1 Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone.
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And after six days Jesus took Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and led them aside into an high hill,
2 As the men watched, Jesus’ appearance was transformed so that his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light.
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and was transfigured into another likeness before them [and was transfigured, or turned into another likeness, before them]. And his face shone as the sun; and his clothes were made white as snow.
3 Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus.
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And lo! Moses and Elias appeared to them, and spake with him. [And lo! Moses and Elias appeared to them, speaking with him.]
4 Peter exclaimed, “Lord, it’s wonderful for us to be here! If you want, I’ll make three shelters as memorials —one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
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And Peter answered, and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good us to be here. If thou wilt, make we here three tabernacles; to thee one, to Moses one, and one to Elias.
5 But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.”
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Yet while he spake, lo! a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, that said, This is my dear-worthy Son, in whom I have well pleased to me; hear ye him.
6 The disciples were terrified and fell face down on the ground.
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And the disciples heard, and felled down [fell down] on their faces, and dreaded greatly.
7 Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”
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And Jesus came, and touched them, and said to them, Rise up, and do not ye dread.
8 And when they looked up, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus.
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And they lifted up their eyes, and saw no man, but Jesus alone.
9 As they went back down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
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And as they came down of the hill, Jesus commanded to them, and said, Say ye to no man the vision, till man's Son rise again from death. [+And, they coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Say ye to no man the vision, till that man's Son rise again from dead.]
10 Then his disciples asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes? ”
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And his disciples asked him, and said, What then say the scribes, that it behooveth that Elias come first? [And his disciples asked him, saying, What therefore say scribes, that it behooveth Elias first come?]
11 Jesus replied, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready.
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[And] He answered, and said to them, [Forsooth] Elias shall come, and he shall restore all things.
12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, but he wasn’t recognized, and they chose to abuse him. And in the same way they will also make the Son of Man suffer.”
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And I say to you, that Elias is now come, and they knew him not, but they did in him whatever things they would; and so man's Son shall suffer of them.
13 Then the disciples realized he was talking about John the Baptist.
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Then the disciples understood, that he said to them of John the Baptist.
14 At the foot of the mountain, a large crowd was waiting for them. A man came and knelt before Jesus and said,
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And when he came to the people [And when he came to the company], a man came to him, and felled [fell] down on his knees before him, and said [saying],
15 “Lord, have mercy on my son. He has seizures and suffers terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
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Lord, have mercy on my son; for he is lunatic, and suffereth evil, for oft times he falleth into the fire, and oft times into the water.
16 So I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.”
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And I brought him to thy disciples, and they might not heal him.
17 Jesus said, “You faithless and corrupt people! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to me.”
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Jesus answered, and said, A! thou generation unbelieveful [unbelieveful, or out of the faith,] and wayward; how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? Bring ye him hither to me.
18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon in the boy, and it left him. From that moment the boy was well.
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And Jesus blamed him, and the devil went out from him; and the child was healed from that hour.
19 Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, “Why couldn’t we cast out that demon?”
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Then the disciples came to Jesus privily, and said to him, Why might not we cast him out?
20 “You don’t have enough faith,” Jesus told them. “I tell you the truth, if you had faith even as small as a mustard seed, you could say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it would move. Nothing would be impossible. ”
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Jesus saith to them [Jesus said to them], For your unbelief. Truly I say to you, if ye have faith, as a corn of mustard seed, ye shall say to this hill, Pass thou hence [Pass thou from hence], and it shall pass; and nothing shall be impossible to you;
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but this kind is not cast out, but by prayer and fasting.
22 After they gathered again in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of his enemies.
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And whiles they were abiding together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, Man's Son shall be betrayed into the hands of men;
23 He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” And the disciples were filled with grief.
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and they shall slay him, and the third day he shall rise again to life [and the third day he shall rise again]. And they were full sorry.
24 On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax came to Peter and asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?”
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And when they came to Capernaum, they that took tribute, came to Peter, and said to him, Your master payeth not tribute?
25 “Yes, he does,” Peter replied. Then he went into the house. But before he had a chance to speak, Jesus asked him, “What do you think, Peter? Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered? ”
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And he said, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus came before him, and said, Simon, what seemeth to thee? Kings of the earth, of whom take they tribute? of their sons, either of aliens? [+And he saith, Yea. And when he had entered into an house, Jesus came before him, saying, Simon, what seemeth to thee? Of which take the kings of earth tribute, or rent? of their own sons, or of aliens?]
26 “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied. “Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free!
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And he said, Of aliens. Jesus said to him, Then sons be free.
27 However, we don’t want to offend them, so go down to the lake and throw in a line. Open the mouth of the first fish you catch, and you will find a large silver coin. Take it and pay the tax for both of us.”
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But that we offend them not, go thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take that fish that first cometh up; and, when his mouth is opened, thou shalt find a stater [a stater, that is, a certain of money]; take it, and give for thee and for me [thou taking it, give to them for me and for thee].