1 ARST Six days later, Jesus climbed up a tall mountain. He had Peter, James, and James’{ younger} brother John go with him. No one else was with them. BSB BSB: After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
2 ARST Then, the three apprentices saw Jesus change how he appeared. His face became as radiant as the sun. His clothes became bright white. BSB BSB: There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
4 ARST Peter responded by saying to Jesus,“My Lord, it is appropriate for all of us to be here. If you want me to, I will build three shelters. You, Moses, and Elijah can each use one.” BSB BSB: Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5 ARST As Peter was talking, a radiant cloud covered all of them! Then God spoke from the cloud! He declared,“This man is my Son, the one whom I love dearly. What he does pleases me. Do what he says.” BSB BSB: While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
6 ARST After the three apprentices heard that, they became extremely afraid. They kneeled down to worship God. BSB BSB: When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
7 ARST Then Jesus came close to them. He touched them and told them,“Stand up! Stop being afraid!” BSB BSB: Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”
8 ARST When they looked up, the only person whom they saw was Jesus. BSB BSB: And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
10 ARST Then, those three apprentices asked Jesus,“The teachers of the Jewish law tell us that the prophet Elijah has to be here before{ the Messiah gets here}. Are they right about that?{ We ask because we just saw the prophet Elijah}.” BSB BSB: The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
11 ARST Jesus replied,“{ They are right} that the prophet Elijah has to be here and that he will make everything as it should be. BSB BSB: Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.
12 ARST Now here is what I want you to know: the prophet Elijah has been here already. However, people did not realize that it was Elijah. Instead, they treated him badly. Further, they are about to hurt me, the Son of Man, in similar ways.” BSB BSB: But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son of Man will suffer at their hands.”
13 ARST After that, the three apprentices realized that Jesus was telling them{ that the person he called Elijah was} John the Baptizer. BSB BSB: Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
14 ARST When the four of them returned to the large group of people, a man came up to Jesus and bowed down in front of him. BSB BSB: When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.
15 ARST He said{ to Jesus},“My lord, please help my son! He is very sick and has seizures. He frequently falls into fires or bodies of water. BSB BSB: “Lord, have mercy on my son,” he said. “He has seizures and is suffering terribly. He often falls into the fire or into the water.
16 ARST I took him{ here} to your apprentices{ in order that they might cure him}. However, they were not able to do so.” BSB BSB: I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
17 ARST Jesus responded,“You people who are alive right now do not believe or think properly. It is hard for me to live here with you. It is difficult for me to be patient with you.”{ Then he said to them,}“Bring the man’ s son here to me!” BSB BSB: “O unbelieving and perverse generation!” Jesus replied. “How long must I remain with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring the boy here to Me.”
18 ARST Then, Jesus commanded the demon{ who was controlling the man’ s son} to stop{ doing so}. The demon obeyed and left him. At that very moment, Jesus cured the man’ s son. BSB BSB: Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
19 ARST Later, the apprentices came to Jesus when they were alone. They asked him,“Why could we not drive out that demon?” BSB BSB: Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
20 ARST He answered,“{ You could not drive it out} because you trust in God so little. Suppose that you trusted God even a little bit, as little as a tiny mustard seed. Then, you could tell the mountain{ we just walked down} to go from one place to another, and it would do so. You could do anything! What I have said is true. BSB BSB: “Because you have so little faith,” He answered. “For truly I tell you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you.”
21 ARST Now you can only drive out this type of demon by praying and by not eating in order to please God. ”BSB BSB: Not in the BSB
22 ARST Sometime later, the apprentices met together in the region of Galilee. Jesus told them,“Soon somebody will help my enemies arrest me, the Son of Man. BSB BSB: When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
23 ARST They will have people kill me. Then, during the third day after I died, God will make me alive again.”{ When they heard that, the apprentices} became very sad. BSB BSB: They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.
24 ARST Later, Jesus and his apprentices went to the city of Capernaum. Some people who collected taxes for the temple came up to Peter. They asked him,“Your instructor pays the tax for the temple, right?” BSB BSB: After they had arrived in Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax came to Peter and asked, “Does your Teacher pay the two drachmas?”
25 ARST Peter answered,“Yes, he does pay it.” Then Peter went into the house{ where Jesus was staying}. Before Peter could say anything, Jesus said to him,“Simon, tell me what you think. Who has to pay taxes to the kings who rule in this world? Do their own children have to pay taxes? Or do people whom the kings do not know have to pay taxes?” BSB BSB: “Yes,” he answered. When Peter entered the house, Jesus preempted him. “What do you think, Simon?” He asked. “From whom do the kings of the earth collect customs and taxes: from their own sons, or from others?”
26 ARST Peter replied,“People whom the kings do not know{ have to pay taxes}.” Then Jesus said to him,“So then, the children of kings do not have to pay anything.{ That means that we do not have to pay anything either.} BSB BSB: “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him.
27 ARST However, we do not want to upset the people who collect taxes. So, go to the Sea of Galilee and prepare your fishing tools. Pick up the first fish that you capture. Look in its mouth, and you will see a silver coin{ that is worth about twice the tax}. Take the coin to the people who collect taxes to pay for my tax and your tax.” BSB BSB: “But so that we may not offend them, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take the first fish you catch. When you open its mouth, you will find a four-drachma coin. Take it and give it to them for My tax and yours.”