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Matthew 17 :: Legacy Standard Bible (LSB)

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The Transfiguration

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:1 -

And six days later Jesus *brought with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves.

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:2 - And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:3 - And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:4 - And Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, I will make three [fn]booths here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:5 - While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, a voice out of the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:6 - And when the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:7 - And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, “Get up, and do not be afraid.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:8 - And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.
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And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:10 - And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:11 - And He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things;
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:12 - but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did [fn]to him whatever they wished. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer [fn]at their hands.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:13 - Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

Jesus Casts Out a Demon

(Mar 9:14–29; Luk 9:37–42 )
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And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus, falling on his knees before Him and saying,

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:15 - [fn]Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has [fn]seizures and suffers terribly; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:16 - “And I brought him to Your disciples, and they could not cure him.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:17 - 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.”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:18 - And Jesus rebuked him, and the demon came out of him, and the boy was cured [fn]at once.
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Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:20 - And He *said to them, “Because of your little faith; for truly I say to you, if you have faith [fn]the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible to you.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:21 - [fn][“But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”]
(Mar 9:30–32; Luk 9:43–45 )
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And while they were gathering together in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is going to be [fn]delivered into the hands of men;

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:23 - and they will kill Him, and He will be raised on the third day.” And they were deeply grieved.

The Temple Tax

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Now when they came to Capernaum, those who collected the [fn]two-drachma tax came to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the [fn]two-drachma tax?”

Unchecked Copy BoxMat 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 sons or from strangers?”
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:26 - And when Peter said, “From strangers,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are [fn]exempt.
Unchecked Copy BoxMat 17:27 - “However, so that we do not [fn]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 [fn]stater. Take that and give it to them for Me and you.”
LSB Footnotes
Or tents, tabernacles, cf. Lev 23:34-43; Deut 16:13-15; Zech 14:16-19
Or in his case; lit in him
Lit by them
Or Sir
Lit moonstruck; Gr seleniazo
Lit from that hour
Lit as
Early mss omit this v
Or betrayed
A Greek silver coin, approx. a laborer’s daily wage
A Greek silver coin, approx. a laborer’s daily wage
Or free
Lit cause them to stumble
Lit standard coin, approx. 4 days of a laborer’s wages
*
See the LSB Preface for an explanation on the use of the asterisk.
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