Matthew 17 :: English Standard Version (ESV)

The Transfiguration

Mat 17:1And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

Mat 17:2

Mat 17:2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

Mat 17:3

Mat 17:3And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.

Mat 17:4

Mat 17:4And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”

Mat 17:5

Mat 17:5He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son,[fn] with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.”

Mat 17:6

Mat 17:6When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.

Mat 17:7

Mat 17:7But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.”

Mat 17:8

Mat 17:8And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

Mat 17:9

Mat 17:9And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”

Mat 17:10

Mat 17:10And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”

Mat 17:11

Mat 17:11He answered, “Elijah does come, and he will restore all things.

Mat 17:12

Mat 17:12But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.”

Mat 17:13

Mat 17:13Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.

Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon

(Mar 9:14–29; Luk 9:37–42 )

Mat 17:14

Mat 17:14And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him,

Mat 17:15

Mat 17:15said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.

Mat 17:16

Mat 17:16And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him.”

Mat 17:17

Mat 17:17And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.”

Mat 17:18

Mat 17:18And Jesus rebuked the demon,[fn] and it[fn] came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly.[fn]

Mat 17:19

Mat 17:19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”

Mat 17:20

Mat 17:20He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”[fn]

Mat 17:21

Mat 17:21 See Footnote

Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection

(Mar 9:30–32; Luk 9:43–45 )

Mat 17:22

Mat 17:22As they were gathering[fn] in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men,

Mat 17:23

Mat 17:23and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they were greatly distressed.

The Temple Tax

Mat 17:24

Mat 17:24When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?”

Mat 17:25

Mat 17:25He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax? From their sons or from others?”

Mat 17:26

Mat 17:26And when he said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.

Mat 17:27

Mat 17:27However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel.[fn] Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”

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ESV Footnotes

(17:5)

Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved

(17:18)

Greek it

(17:18)

Greek the demon

(17:18)

Greek from that hour

(17:20)

Some manuscripts insert verse 21: But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting

(17:22)

Some manuscripts remained

(17:27)

Greek stater, a silver coin worth four drachmas or approximately one shekel

BLB Footnotes

(17:21)

Some Greek manuscripts exclude this verse. The ESV related footnote for 17:20 states:
Some manuscripts insert verse 21: But this kind never comes out except by prayer and fasting

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