1And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter , and James , and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart : 2and he was transfigured before them ; and his face did shine as the sun , and his garments became white as the light . 3And behold , there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him . 4And Peter answered , and said unto Jesus , Lord , it is good for us to be here : if thou wilt , I will make here three tabernacles ; one for thee, and one for Moses , and one for Elijah . 5While he was yet speaking , behold , a bright cloud overshadowed them : and behold , a voice out of the cloud , saying , This is my beloved Son , in whom I am well pleased ; hear ye him . 6And when the disciples heard it , they fell on their face , and were sore afraid . 7And Jesus came and touched them and said , Arise , and be not afraid . 8And lifting up their eyes , they saw no one , save Jesus only .
The Disciples' Confusion and Fear
9And as they were coming down from the mountain , Jesus commanded them , saying , Tell the vision to no man , until the Son of man be risen from the dead . 10And his disciples asked him , saying , Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come ? 11And he answered and said , Elijah indeed cometh , and shall restore all things : 12but I say unto you , that Elijah is come already , and they knew him not , but did unto him whatsoever they would . Even so shall the Son of man also suffer of them . 13Then understood the disciples that he spake unto them of John the Baptist.
Healing a Boy with a Demon
14And when they were come to the multitude , there came to him a man, kneeling to him , and saying, 15Lord , have mercy on my son : for he is epileptic, and suffereth grievously ; for oft-times he falleth into the fire , and oft-times into the water . 16And I brought him to thy disciples , and they could not cure him . 17And Jesus answered and said , O faithless and perverse generation , how long shall I be with you ? how long shall I bear with you ? bring him hither to me . 18And Jesus rebuked him ; and the demon went out of him : and the boy was cured from that hour . 19Then came the disciples to Jesus apart , and said , Why could not we cast it out ? 20And he saith unto them , Because of your little faith : 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
Teaching on Faith and Prayer
22And while they abode in Galilee , Jesus said unto them , The Son of man shall be delivered up into the hands of men ; 23and they shall kill him , and the third day he shall be raised up . And they were exceeding sorry . 24And when they were come to Capernaum , they that received the half-shekel came to Peter , and said , Doth not your teacher pay the half-shekel? 25He saith , Yea . And when he came into the house , Jesus spake first to him , saying , What thinkest thou , Simon ? the kings of the earth , from whom do they receive toll or tribute ? from their sons , or from strangers? 26And when he said , From strangers, Jesus said unto him , Therefore the sons are free . 27But , lest we cause them to stumble , go thou to the sea , and cast a hook, and take up the fish that first cometh up ; and when thou hast opened his mouth , thou shalt find a shekel : that take , and give unto them for me and thee .