Thematic Bible

Matthew 17:1

And after six days Jesus took along Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

Matthew 17:2

And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothing became bright as the light.

Matthew 17:3

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

Matthew 17:4

So Peter answered [and] said to Jesus, "Lord, it is good [that] we are here! If you want, I will make here three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

Matthew 17:5

[While] he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!"

Matthew 17:6

And [when] the disciples heard [this], they fell down on their faces and were extremely frightened.

Matthew 17:7

And Jesus came and touched them [and] said, "Get up and do not be afraid."

Matthew 17:8

And [when they] lifted up their eyes they saw no one except him--Jesus alone.

Matthew 17:9

And [as] they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them saying, "Tell no one the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead."

Matthew 17:10

And the disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

Matthew 17:11

And he answered [and] said, "Elijah indeed is coming, and will restore all [things].

Matthew 17:12

But I say to you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did with him whatever they wanted. In the [same] way also the Son of Man is going to suffer [at] their hands."

Matthew 17:13

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

Matthew 17:14

And [when they] came to the crowd, a man approached him, kneeling down before him

Matthew 17:15

and saying, "Lord, have mercy on my son, because he has seizures and suffers severely, for often he falls into the fire and often into the water.

Matthew 17:16

And I brought him to your disciples, and they were not able to heal him."

Matthew 17:17

And Jesus answered [and] said, "O unbelieving and perverse generation! {How long} will I be with you? {How long} must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!"

Matthew 17:18

And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him and the boy was healed from that hour.

Matthew 17:19

Then the disciples approached Jesus privately [and] said, {Why} were we not able to expel it?"

Matthew 17:20

And he said to them, "Because of your little faith. For truly I say to 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."

Matthew 17:21

Matthew 17:22

Now [as] they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men,

Matthew 17:23

and they will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised." And they were extremely distressed.

Matthew 17:24

Now [when] they arrived in Capernaum, the ones who collected the double drachma [tax] came up to Peter and said, "Does your teacher not pay the double drachma [tax]?"

Matthew 17:25

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 tolls or taxes--from their own sons, or from foreigners?"

Matthew 17:26

And [when he] said, "From foreigners," Jesus said to him, "Then the sons are free.

Matthew 17:27

But so that we do not give offense to them, go out to the sea, cast [a line with] a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. And [when you] open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take that [and] give [it] to them for me and you."