Matthew 17

After six days, 'Isa took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves. ²He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light. ³Behold, Musa and Ilyas appeared to them talking with him.

⁴Peter answered, and said to 'Isa, "Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let's make three tents here: one for you, one for Musa, and one for Ilyas."

⁵While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him."

⁶When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid. ⁷'Isa came and touched them and said, "Get up, and do not be afraid." ⁸Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except 'Isa alone. ⁹As they were coming down from the mountain, 'Isa commanded them, saying, "Do not tell anyone what you saw, until Ibn Adam has risen from the dead."

¹⁰His disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Ilyas must come first?"

¹¹'Isa answered them, "Ilyas indeed comes first, and will restore all things,[1] ¹²but I tell you that Ilyas has come already, and they didn't recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so Ibn Adam will also suffer by them." ¹³Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of Prophet Yahya.

¹⁴When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him, saying, ¹⁵"Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic, and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water. ¹⁶So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him."

¹⁷'Isa answered, "Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me." ¹⁸'Isa rebuked him, the demon went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.

¹⁹Then the disciples came to 'Isa privately, and said, "Why weren't we able to cast it out?"

²⁰He said to them, "Because of your unbelief. For most assuredly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you. ²¹But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting."

²²While they were staying in Galilee, 'Isa said to them, "Ibn Adam is about to be delivered up into the hands of men, ²³and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up."

They were very sorry. ²⁴When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins[2] came to Peter, and said, "Does not your teacher pay the didrachma?" ²⁵He said, "Yes."

When he came into the house, 'Isa anticipated him, saying, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?"

²⁶Peter said to him, "From strangers."

'Isa said to him, "Therefore the children are exempt. ²⁷But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, and cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin.[3] Take that, and give it to them for me and you."