Matthew 17

1 And after six days Jesus takes Peter and James and John his brother, and brings them up on a high mountain by themselves. 2 And he was transformed in front of them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as the light. [a] 3 And look, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with him. † 4 Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, I will make three tents here — one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

5 While he was still speaking, look, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and look, a voice out of the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, the beloved, in whom I have taken delight. Listen to him.” [b] 6 And when the disciples heard it they fell on their faces and were terrified. 7 And Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, and do not be afraid.” 8 And lifting up their eyes they saw no one except Jesus himself alone.

9 And as they were coming down from the mountain Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell no one the vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.” 10 And the disciples asked him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 11 And he answered and said, “Elijah does come, and he will put everything back in order; [c] 12 but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.” † 13 Then the disciples understood that he had spoken to them about John the Immerser.

14 And when they came to the crowd a man came to him, kneeling in front of him 15 and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, because he is moonstruck and suffers badly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. [d] 16 And I brought him to your disciples, and they were not able to heal him.” 17 Jesus answered and said, “Faithless and twisted generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I put up with you? Bring him here to me.” 18 And Jesus rebuked it, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was healed from that hour.

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why were we not able to throw it out?” 20 And he says to them, “Because of your little faith. For amen, I tell you, if you have faith like a mustard seed you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.” [e]

22 And as they were gathering together 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 on the third day he will be raised.” And they were deeply grieved.

24 And when they came to Capernaum, those who collect the didrachma came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the didrachma?” [f] 25 He says, “Yes.” And when he came into the house Jesus spoke first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take duties or the head tax — from their own sons, or from others?” 26 And when he said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. 27 But so that we do not make them stumble, go to the sea, 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.” [g]