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Matthew 17 :: New Living Translation (NLT)

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The Transfiguration

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:1 - 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 - 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3 - Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:4 - Peter exclaimed, “Lord, it’s wonderful for us to be here! If you want, I’ll make three shelters as memorials[fn]—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:5 - 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:6 - The disciples were terrified and fell face down on the ground.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:7 - Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:8 - And when they looked up, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:9 - As they went back down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man[fn] has been raised from the dead.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - Then his disciples asked him, “Why do the teachers of religious law insist that Elijah must return before the Messiah comes?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:11 - Jesus replied, “Elijah is indeed coming first to get everything ready.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12 - 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:13 - Then the disciples realized he was talking about John the Baptist.
Jesus Heals a Demon-Possessed Boy
(Mar 9:14–29; Luk 9:37–42 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:14 - 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - “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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:16 - So I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:17 - 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:18 - Then Jesus rebuked the demon in the boy, and it left him. From that moment the boy was well.

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:19 - Afterward the disciples asked Jesus privately, “Why couldn’t we cast out that demon?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:20 - “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.[fn]”
Jesus Again Predicts His Death
(Mar 9:30–32; Luk 9:43–45 )

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:22 - 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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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:23 - He will be killed, but on the third day he will be raised from the dead.” And the disciples were filled with grief.
Payment of the Temple Tax

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:24 - On their arrival in Capernaum, the collectors of the Temple tax[fn] came to Peter and asked him, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the Temple tax?”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:25 - “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?[fn] Do kings tax their own people or the people they have conquered?[fn]”

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:26 - “They tax the people they have conquered,” Peter replied. “Well, then,” Jesus said, “the citizens are free!

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Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:27 - 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.[fn] Take it and pay the tax for both of us.”
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NLT Footnotes
Greek three tabernacles.
“Son of Man” is a title Jesus used for himself.
Greek that Elijah must come first?
Some manuscripts add verse 21, But this kind of demon won’t leave except by prayer and fasting. Compare Mark 9:29.
Greek the two-drachma [tax]; also in 17:24b. See Exod 30:13-16; Neh 10:32-33.
Greek Simon?
Greek their sons or others?
Greek a stater [a Greek coin equivalent to four drachmas].
BLB Footnotes
Some Greek manuscripts exclude this verse. The NLT related footnote for 17:20 states:
17:20 Some manuscripts add verse 21, But this kind of demon won’t leave except by prayer and fasting. Compare Mark 9:29.  
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