And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John
his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he
was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and
his clothes became white as light. And behold, there appeared to
them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. And 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.” He
was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them,
and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom
I am well pleased; listen to him.” When the disciples heard this,
they fell on their faces and were terrified. But Jesus came and
touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.” And when they
lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

  And 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.” And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say
that first Elijah must come?” He answered, “Elijah does come, and
he will restore all things. But 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.” Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them
of John the Baptist.

  And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and,
kneeling before him, said, “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. And I brought him to your disciples, and
they could not heal him.” And 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.” And Jesus rebuked the demon,
and it came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly. Then the
disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast
it out?” He 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.”

  As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son
of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, and they
will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they
were greatly distressed.

  When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma
tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?”
He 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?” And when
he said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.
However, 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. Take that and give it to them for me and
for yourself.”

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