MT-17:1  And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John

his brother,

and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

MT-17:2  And was transfigured before them: and his face did

shine as the sun,

and his raiment was white as the light.

MT-17:3  And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias

talking with

him.

MT-17:4  Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is

good for us to

be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one

for thee, and

one for Moses, and one for Elias.

MT-17:5  While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed

them: and

behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved

Son, in whom I

am well pleased; hear ye him.

MT-17:6  And when the disciples heard [it], they fell on their

face, and were

sore afraid.

MT-17:7  And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and

be not afraid.

MT-17:8  And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man,

 save Jesus

only.

MT-17:9  And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged

them, saying,

Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again

from the dead.

MT-17:10  And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the

scribes that

Elias must first come?

MT-17:11  And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly

shall first come,

and restore all things.

MT-17:12  But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and

they knew him

not, but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise

shall also the Son

of man suffer of them.

MT-17:13  Then the disciples understood that he spake unto them

of John the

Baptist.

MT-17:14  And when they were come to the multitude, there came

to him a

[certain] man, kneeling down to him, and saying,

MT-17:15  Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is a lunatic, and

sore vexed: for

ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.

MT-17:16  And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not

cure him.

MT-17:17  Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse

generation,

how long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring

him hither to

me.

MT-17:18  And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of

him: and the

child was cured from that very hour.

MT-17:19  Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, Why

could not we

cast him out?

MT-17:20  And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief:

for verily I say

unto you, If ye have faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall

say unto this

mountain, Remove hence to yonder place; and it shall remove; and

nothing shall

be impossible unto you.

MT-17:21  Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and

fasting.

MT-17:22  And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them,

The Son of man

shall be betrayed into the hands of men:

MT-17:23  And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be

raised again.

And they were exceeding sorry.

MT-17:24  And when they were come to Capernaum, they that

received tribute

[money] came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay

tribute?

MT-17:25  He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house,

Jesus prevented

him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of

the earth take

custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?

MT-17:26  Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto

him, Then are

the children free.

MT-17:27  Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go thou

to the sea, and

cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up; and

when thou hast

opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take,

and give unto

them for me and thee.

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