Matthew 17 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Jesus Transfigured on the Mount(A)

17 Now (B)after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. 3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. 4 Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, [a]let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

5 (C)While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, (D)“This is My beloved Son, (E)in whom I am well pleased. (F)Hear Him!” 6 (G)And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. 7 But Jesus came and (H)touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” 8 When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

9 Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead.”

10 And His disciples asked Him, saying, (I)“Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

11 Jesus answered and said to them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming [b]first and will (J)restore all things. 12 (K)But I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they (L)did not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise (M)the Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands.” 13 (N)Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist.

A Boy Is Healed(O)

14 (P)And when they had come to the multitude, a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him and saying, 15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is [c]an epileptic and suffers severely; for he often falls into the fire and often into the water. 16 So I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not cure him.”

17 Then Jesus answered and said, “O [d]faithless and (Q)perverse generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I bear with you? Bring him here to Me.” 18 And Jesus (R)rebuked the demon, and it came out of him; and the child was cured from that very hour.

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

20 So Jesus said to them, “Because of your [e]unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, (S)if you have faith as 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. 21 [f]However, this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”

Jesus Again Predicts His Death and Resurrection(T)

22 (U)Now while they were [g]staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be betrayed into the hands of men, 23 and they will kill Him, and the third day He will be raised up.” And they were exceedingly (V)sorrowful.

Peter and His Master Pay Their Taxes

24 (W)When they had come to [h]Capernaum, those who received the [i]temple tax came to Peter and said, “Does your Teacher not pay the temple tax?”

25 He said, “Yes.”

And when he had come into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons or from (X)strangers?”

26 Peter said to Him, “From strangers.”

Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free. 27 Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that comes up first. And when you have opened its mouth, you will find a [j]piece of money; take that and give it to them for Me and you.”

Footnotes

  1. Matthew 17:4 NU I will make
  2. Matthew 17:11 NU omits first
  3. Matthew 17:15 Lit. moonstruck
  4. Matthew 17:17 unbelieving
  5. Matthew 17:20 NU little faith
  6. Matthew 17:21 NU omits v. 21.
  7. Matthew 17:22 NU gathering together
  8. Matthew 17:24 NU Capharnaum, here and elsewhere
  9. Matthew 17:24 Lit. double drachma
  10. Matthew 17:27 Gr. stater, the exact temple tax for two

Cross references

  1. Matthew 17:1 : Mark 9:1–13; Luke 9:27–36; 2 Pet. 1:16–18
  2. Matthew 17:1 : Matt. 17:1–8; Mark 9:2–8; Luke 9:28–36
  3. Matthew 17:5 : 2 Pet. 1:17
  4. Matthew 17:5 : Ps. 2:7; Matt. 3:17; Mark 1:11; Luke 1:35; 3:22; [John 12:28–30]
  5. Matthew 17:5 : Is. 42:1; Matt. 3:17; 12:18; 2 Pet. 1:17
  6. Matthew 17:5 : [Deut. 18:15, 19; Acts 3:22, 23]
  7. Matthew 17:6 : 2 Pet. 1:18
  8. Matthew 17:7 : Dan. 8:18
  9. Matthew 17:10 : Mal. 4:5; Matt. 11:14; 16:14; Mark 9:11
  10. Matthew 17:11 : [Mal. 4:6]; Luke 1:17
  11. Matthew 17:12 : Matt. 11:14; Mark 9:12, 13
  12. Matthew 17:12 : Matt. 14:3, 10
  13. Matthew 17:12 : Matt. 16:21
  14. Matthew 17:13 : Matt. 11:14
  15. Matthew 17:14 : Mark 9:14–29; Luke 9:37–42
  16. Matthew 17:14 : Matt. 17:14–19; Mark 9:14–28; Luke 9:37–42
  17. Matthew 17:17 : Deut. 32:5; Phil. 2:15
  18. Matthew 17:18 : Luke 4:41
  19. Matthew 17:20 : Matt. 21:21; Mark 11:23; Luke 17:6; [1 Cor. 12:9]
  20. Matthew 17:22 : Mark 9:30–32; Luke 9:43–45
  21. Matthew 17:22 : Matt. 16:21; 26:57; Mark 8:31; Luke 9:22, 44; John 18:12
  22. Matthew 17:23 : Matt. 26:22; 27:50; Luke 23:46; 24:46; John 16:6; 19:30; Acts 10:40
  23. Matthew 17:24 : Mark 9:33
  24. Matthew 17:25 : [Is. 60:10–17]

You Might Also Like:

Matthew 17 - Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

17 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves, 2 and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments did become white as the light, 3 and lo, appear to them did Moses and Elijah, talkin...
Read More

Matthew 17 - Wycliffe Bible (WYC)

17 And after six days Jesus took Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and led them aside into an high hill, 2 and was transfigured into another likeness before them [and was transfigured, or turned into another likeness, before them]. And his face shone as the sun; and his clothes were made whi...
Read More

Matthew 17 - Worldwide English (New Testament) (WE)

17 Six days after this, Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John with him. He led them up a hill by themselves. 2 Jesus was changed in front of them. His face was bright like the sun. His clothes were white, like light. 3 Then they saw Moses and Elijah talking with Jesus. 4 Peter said to Jesus,...
Read More

Matthew 17 - World English Bible (WEB)

17 After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves. 2 He was changed[a] before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light. 3 Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with h...
Read More

Matthew 17 - The Voice (VOICE)

Jesus is providing an entirely different perspective on success and happiness. The new Kingdom is breaking in, and the new community is coming together. This is the logic of that Kingdom and that community: to inhabit God’s story, this is what must be done. To accrue fame and comfort and riches is c...
Read More

Matthew 17 - Tree of Life Version (TLV)

Two Witnesses and a Voice from Heaven17 After six days, Yeshua takes with Him Peter and Jacob and John his brother, and brings them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 Now He was transfigured before them; His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. 3 And behold, Mose...
Read More

Matthew 17 - Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition (RSVCE)

The Transfiguration17 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and E...
Read More

Matthew 17 - Revised Standard Version (RSV)

The Transfiguration17 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his garments became white as light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and E...
Read More

Matthew 17 - Revised Geneva Translation (RGT)

17 And after six days, Jesus took Peter and James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain, alone. 2 And He was transfigured before them. And His face shined as the sun. And His clothes were as white as the light. 3 And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking ...
Read More

Matthew 17 - New Testament for Everyone (NTE)

The Transfiguration17 After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and James’s brother John, and led them off up a high mountain by themselves. 2 There he was transformed in front of them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light. 3 Then, astonishingly, Moses and Elijah app...
Read More

Matthew 17 - New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised (NRSVA)

The Transfiguration17 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white. 3 Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and ...
Read More

Matthew 17 - New Revised Standard Version (NRSV)

The Transfiguration17 Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves.(A)2 And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became bright as light. 3 Suddenly there appeared to them Moses and...
Read More

Matthew 17 - New Matthew Bible (NMB)

The transfiguration of Christ upon the Mount of Tabor. He heals the frenzied boy, and pays the tribute levy to Rome. 17 And after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and James’ brother John, and brought them up into a high mountain out of the way. 2 And he was transfigured before them. And his face d...
Read More

Matthew 17 - New Living Translation (NLT)

The Transfiguration17 Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. 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. 3 Suddenly, Moses and Elijah...
Read More

Matthew 17 - New Life Version (NLV)

A Look at What Jesus Will Be Like (A)17 Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and his brother John. He led them up to a high mountain by themselves. 2 He was changed in looks before them. His face was as bright as the sun. His clothes looked as white as light. 3 Moses and Elijah were ...
Read More

Matthew 17 - New King James Version (NKJV)

Jesus Transfigured on the Mount(A)17 Now (B)after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; 2 and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. 3 And behold, Moses and Elijah a...
Read More