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Chapter 17 |
| 1 | And after six
days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into
an high mountain apart, |
| 2 | And was transfigured before them: and his
face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. |
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And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
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| 4 | Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be
here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one
for Moses, and one for Elias. |
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5 | While he yet spake, behold, a bright
cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This
is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. |
| 6 | And when
the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
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| 7 | And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not
afraid. |
| 8 |
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save
Jesus only. |
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| And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged
them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again
from the dead. |
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10 | And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say
the scribes that Elias must first come? |
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11 | And Jesus answered and
said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.
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| 12 | But I say unto you, That Elias is come already, and they knew him not,
but have done unto him whatsoever they listed. Likewise shall also the Son of
man suffer of them. |
| 13 | Then the disciples understood that he spake
unto them of John the Baptist. |
| 14 | And when they were come to
the multitude, there came to him a certain man, kneeling down to him, and
saying, |
| 15
| Lord, have mercy on my son: for he is lunatick, and sore
vexed: for ofttimes he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water.
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| 16 | And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him.
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| 17 | Then Jesus answered and said, O faithless and perverse generation, how
long shall I be with you? how long shall I suffer you? bring him hither to
me. |
| 18 |
And Jesus rebuked the devil; and he departed out of him: and
the child was cured from that very hour. |
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19 | Then came the disciples to
Jesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? |
| 20 | And Jesus
said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for verily I say unto you, If ye have
faith as a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, Remove hence
to yonder place; and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible unto
you. |
| 21 |
Howbeit this kind goeth not out but by prayer and
fasting. |
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| And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them,
The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: |
| 23 | And they
shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised again. And they were
exceeding sorry. |
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24 | And when they were come to Capernaum, they that
received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay
tribute? |
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| He saith, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus
prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom do the kings of the
earth take custom or tribute? of their own children, or of strangers?
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| 26 | Peter saith unto him, Of strangers. Jesus saith unto him, Then are the
children free. |
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27 | Notwithstanding, lest we should offend them, go
thou to the sea, and cast an hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up;
and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that
take, and give unto them for me and thee. |
