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The Transfiguration

¹ And ^(C1)six days later Jesus ^(*)brought with Him ^(C2)Peter 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 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, ^(C1)I will make three ^(F1)booths here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."⁵ While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, ^(C1)a voice out of the cloud said, "^(C2)This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!"⁶ And when the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.⁷ And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, "Get up, and ^(C1)do not be afraid."⁸ And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.

^9 (C1)And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "^(C2)Tell the vision to no one until ^(C3)the Son of Man has ^(C4)risen from the dead."¹⁰ And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Why then do the scribes say that ^(C1)Elijah 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 ^(F1)to him whatever they wished. So also ^(C1)the Son of Man is going to suffer ^(F2)at their hands."¹³ Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

Jesus Casts Out a Demon

^14 (C1)And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying,¹⁵ "^(F1)Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has ^(F2)(C1)seizures and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.¹⁶ "And I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him."¹⁷ And 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."¹⁸ And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured ^(F1)at once.

¹⁹ Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, "Why could we not cast it out?"²⁰ And He ^(*)said to them, "Because of your little faith; for truly I say to you, ^(C1)if you have faith ^(F1)the size of ^(C2)a mustard seed, you will say to ^(C3)this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and ^(C4)nothing will be impossible to you.^21 (F1)["^(C1)But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."]

^22 (C1)And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be ^(F1)delivered into the hands of men;²³ and ^(C1)they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day." And they were deeply grieved.

The Temple Tax

²⁴ Now when they came to Capernaum, those who collected ^(C1)the ^(F1)two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay ^(C1)the ^(F1)two-drachma tax?"²⁵ He ^(*)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 ^(C1)tolls or ^(C2)taxes, from their sons or from strangers?"²⁶ And when Peter said, "From strangers," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are ^(F1)exempt.²⁷ "However, so that we do not ^(F1)(C1)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 ^(F2)stater. Take that and give it to them for Me and you."