Murdock New Testament (Peshitta)Berean Standard Bible

1. The Transfiguration

   (Mark 9:1–13; Luke 9:28–36; 2 Peter 1:16–21)

2. 1MURAnd after six days Jesus took Cephas, and James, and John his brother, and conducted them alone to a high mountain.BSBBSB: After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
3. 2MURAnd Jesus was changed before them: and his face shone like the sun; and his vestments became white like the light.BSBBSB: There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
4. 3MURAnd there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, in conversation with him.BSBBSB: Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
5. 4MURThen Cephas answered and said to Jesus: My Lord, it is good for us to be here: and, if it please thee, we will make here three booths; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.BSBBSB: 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.”
6. 5MURAnd while he was yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and there was a voice from the cloud which said: This is my beloved Son, in whom I have pleasure; hear ye him.BSBBSB: 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!”
7. 6MURAnd when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were much afraid.BSBBSB: When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
8. 7MURAnd Jesus came to them and touched them, and said: Arise, and be not afraid.BSBBSB: Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”
9. 8MURAnd they raised their eyes, and they saw no person, except Jesus only.BSBBSB: And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
10. 9MURAnd as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, and said to them: Speak of this vision before no person, until the Son of man shall have arisen from the dead.BSBBSB: As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
11. 10MURAnd his disciples asked him, and said to him: Why then do the Scribes say, that Elijah must first come?BSBBSB: The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
12. 11MURJesus answered, and said to them: Elijah doth first come, to fulfill every thing.BSBBSB: Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things.
13. 12MURAnd I say to you. That, behold, Elijah hath come, and they did not know him; and they have done to him whatever they pleased: and, in like manner, also the Son of man is to suffer from them.BSBBSB: 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.”
14. 13MURThen the disciples understood, that he spake to them of John the Baptizer.BSBBSB: Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

15. The Boy with a Demon

    (Mark 9:14–29; Luke 9:37–42)

16. 14MURAnd when they came to the multitude, a man approached him, and bowed himself on his knees,BSBBSB: When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.
17. 15MURand said to him: My Lord, compassionate me. I have a son who is a lunatic, and grievously afflicted; for often he falleth into the fire, and often into the water.BSBBSB: “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.
18. 16MURAnd I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not heal him.BSBBSB: I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
19. 17MURJesus answered and said: O unbelieving and perverse generation! How long shall I be with you? and how long bear with you? Bring him here to me.BSBBSB: “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.”
20. 18MURAnd Jesus rebuked the demon, and it departed from him: and from that hour the child was healed.BSBBSB: Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.

21. The Power of Faith

    (Luke 17:5–10)

22. 19MURThen came the disciples to Jesus, apart, and said to him: Why could not we heal him?BSBBSB: Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
23. 20MURJesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For verily I say to you, That if there be in you faith like a grain of mustard seed, ye may say to this mountain, Remove hence, and it will remove: and nothing will be too hard for you.BSBBSB: “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.”
24. 21MURBut this kind goeth not out, except by fasting and prayer.BSBBSB: Not in the BSB
    Not in the earliest manuscripts

25. The Second Prediction of the Passion

    (Mark 9:30–32; Luke 9:43–45)

26. 22MURAnd while they were resident in Galilee, Jesus said to them: The Son of man is to be betrayed into the hands of men;BSBBSB: When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
27. 23MURand they will kill him; and the third day he will arise. And it saddened them much.BSBBSB: They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.

28. The Temple Tax

29. 24MURAnd when they came to Capernaum, those who receive the two drachmas of capitation money came to Cephas, and said to him: Doth not your rabbi pay his two drachmas?BSBBSB: 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?”
30. 25MURHe said to them, Yes. And when Cephas had entered the house, Jesus anticipated him and said to him: How doth it appear to thee, Simon? The kings of the earth, of whom do they receive tribute and capitation money? of their children, or of aliens?BSBBSB: “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?”
31. 26MURSimon said to him: Of aliens. Jesus said to him: Then the children are free.BSBBSB: “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him.
32. 27MURBut still, lest they be stumbled with us, go thou to the sea and cast in a fish-hook, and the fish that shall first come up, open its mouth, and thou wilt find a stater: that take, and give for me and for thyself.BSBBSB: “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.”