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1 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
1 After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.
1 Καὶ μεθ᾽ ἡμέρας ἓξ παραλαμβάνει ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ Ἰάκωβον καὶ Ἰωάννην τὸν ἀδελφὸν αὐτοῦ καὶ ἀναφέρει αὐτοὺς εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν κατ᾽ ἰδίαν·
2 There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
2 He was changed before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
2 καὶ μετεμορφώθη ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔλαμψε τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος, τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο λευκὰ ὡς τὸ φῶς.
3 Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
3 Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.
3 καὶ ἰδοὺ ὤφθησαν αὐτοῖς Μωσῆς καὶ Ἠλίας μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ συλλαλοῦντες.
4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, we will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
4 Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
4 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Πέτρος εἶπε τῷ Ἰησοῦ· Κύριε, καλόν ἐστιν ἡμᾶς ὧδε εἶναι· εἰ θέλεις, ποιήσωμεν ὧδε τρεῖς σκηνάς, σοὶ μίαν καὶ Μωσεῖ μίαν καὶ μίαν Ἠλίᾳ.
5 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!”
5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
5 ἔτι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος ἰδοὺ νεφέλη φωτεινὴ ἐπεσκίασεν αὐτούς, καὶ ἰδοὺ φωνὴ ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης λέγουσα· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα· αὐτοῦ ἀκούετε·
6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
6 When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
6 καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ μαθηταὶ ἔπεσον ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτῶν καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν σφόδρα.
7 Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”
7 Jesus came and touched them and said, “Get up, and don’t be afraid.”
7 καὶ προσελθὼν ὁ Ἰησοῦς ἥψατο αὐτῶν καὶ εἶπεν· ἐγέρθητε καὶ μὴ φοβεῖσθε.
8 And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.
8 Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.
8 ἐπάραντες δὲ τοὺς ὀφθαλμοὺς αὐτῶν οὐδένα εἶδον εἰ μὴ τὸν Ἰησοῦν μόνον.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”
9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Don’t tell anyone what you saw, until the Son of Man has risen from the dead.”
9 καὶ καταβαινόντων αὐτῶν ἀπὸ τοῦ ὄρους ἐνετείλατο αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγων· μηδενὶ εἴπητε τὸ ὅραμα ἕως οὗ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου ἐκ νεκρῶν ἀναστῇ.
10 His disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
10 His disciples asked him, saying, “Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
10 Καὶ ἐπηρώτησαν αὐτὸν οἱ μαθηταὶ αὐτοῦ λέγοντες· τί οὖν οἱ γραμματεῖς λέγουσιν ὅτι Ἠλίαν δεῖ ἐλθεῖν πρῶτον;
11 Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come first, and he will restore all things.
11 Jesus answered them, “Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things;
11 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς ἀποκριθεὶς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· Ἠλίας μὲν ἔρχεται πρῶτον καὶ ἀποκαταστήσει πάντα·
12 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.”
12 but I tell you that Elijah has come already, and they didn’t recognize him, but did to him whatever they wanted to. Even so the Son of Man will also suffer by them.”
12 λέγω δὲ ὑμῖν ὅτι Ἠλίας ἤδη ἦλθε, καὶ οὐκ ἐπέγνωσαν αὐτόν, ἀλλ᾽ ἐποίησαν ἐν αὐτῷ ὅσα ἠθέλησαν· οὕτω καὶ ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου μέλλει πάσχειν ὑπ᾽ αὐτῶν.
13 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptizer.
13 τότε συνῆκαν οἱ μαθηταὶ ὅτι περὶ Ἰωάννου τοῦ βαπτιστοῦ εἶπεν αὐτοῖς.
14 When they came to the crowd, a man came up to Jesus and knelt before Him.
14 When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him and saying,
14 Καὶ ἐλθόντων αὐτῶν πρὸς τὸν ὄχλον προσῆλθεν αὐτῷ ἄνθρωπος γονυπετῶν αὐτὸν καὶ λέγων·
15 “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.
15 “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is epileptic and suffers grievously; for he often falls into the fire, and often into the water.
15 Κύριε, ἐλέησόν μου τὸν υἱόν, ὅτι σεληνιάζεται καὶ κακῶς πάσχει· πολλάκις γὰρ πίπτει εἰς τὸ πῦρ καὶ πολλάκις εἰς τὸ ὕδωρ.
16 I brought him to Your disciples, but they could not heal him.”
16 So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him.”
16 καὶ προσήνεγκα αὐτὸν τοῖς μαθηταῖς σου, καὶ οὐκ ἠδυνήθησαν αὐτὸν θεραπεῦσαι.
17 “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.”
17 Jesus answered, “Faithless and perverse generation! How long will I be with you? How long will I bear with you? Bring him here to me.”
17 ἀποκριθεὶς δὲ ὁ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν· ὦ γενεὰ ἄπιστος καὶ διεστραμμένη! ἕως πότε ἔσομαι μεθ᾽ ὑμῶν; ἕως πότε ἀνέξομαι ὑμῶν; φέρετέ μοι αὐτὸν ὧδε.
18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon, and it came out of the boy, and he was healed from that moment.
18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.
18 καὶ ἐπετίμησεν αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἐξῆλθεν ἀπ᾽ αὐτοῦ τὸ δαιμόνιον καὶ ἐθεραπεύθη ὁ παῖς ἀπὸ τῆς ὥρας ἐκείνης.
19 Afterward the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, “Why weren’t we able to cast it out?”
19 Τότε προσελθόντες οἱ μαθηταὶ τῷ Ἰησοῦ κατ᾽ ἰδίαν εἶπον· διατί ἡμεῖς οὐκ ἠδυνήθημεν ἐκβαλεῖν αὐτό;
20 “Because of your unbelief,” Jesus 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.
20 He said to them, “Because of your unbelief. For most certainly I tell you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will tell this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move; and nothing will be impossible for you.
20 ὁ δὲ Ἰησοῦς εἶπεν αὐτοῖς· διὰ τὴν ἀπιστίαν ὑμῶν. ἀμὴν γὰρ λέγω ὑμῖν, ἐὰν ἔχητε πίστιν ὡς κόκκον σινάπεως, ἐρεῖτε τῷ ὄρει τούτῳ, μετάβηθι ἐντεῦθεν ἐκεῖ, καὶ μεταβήσεται, καὶ οὐδὲν ἀδυνατήσει ὑμῖν.
21 But this kind does not go out except by prayer and fasting.”
21 But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting.”
21 τοῦτο δὲ τὸ γένος οὐκ ἐκπορεύεται εἰ μὴ ἐν προσευχῇ καὶ νηστείᾳ.
22 While they were staying together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men.
22 While they were staying in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered up into the hands of men,
22 Ἀναστρεφομένων δὲ αὐτῶν εἰς τὴν Γαλιλαίαν εἶπεν αὐτοῖς ὁ Ἰησοῦς· μέλλει ὁ υἱὸς τοῦ ἀνθρώπου παραδίδοσθαι εἰς χεῖρας ἀνθρώπων
23 They will kill Him, and on the third day He will be raised to life.” And the disciples were deeply grieved.
23 and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up.” They were exceedingly sorry.
23 καὶ ἀποκτενοῦσιν αὐτόν, καὶ τῇ τρίτῃ ἡμέρᾳ ἐγερθήσεται. καὶ ἐλυπήθησαν σφόδρα.
24 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?”
24 When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins came to Peter, and said, “Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?”
24 Ἐλθόντων δὲ αὐτῶν εἰς Καπερναοὺμ προσῆλθον οἱ τὰ δίδραχμα λαμβάνοντες τῷ Πέτρῳ καὶ εἶπον· ὁ διδάσκαλος ὑμῶν οὐ τελεῖ τὰ δίδραχμα;
25 “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?”
25 He said, “Yes.” When he came into the house, Jesus anticipated him, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth receive toll or tribute? From their children, or from strangers?”
25 λέγει, ναί. καὶ ὅτε εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν οἰκίαν, προέφθασεν αὐτὸν ὁ Ἰησοῦς λέγων· τί σοι δοκεῖ, Σίμων; οἱ βασιλεῖς τῆς γῆς ἀπὸ τίνων λαμβάνουσι τέλη ἢ κῆνσον; ἀπὸ τῶν υἱῶν αὐτῶν ἢ ἀπὸ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων;
26 “From others,” Peter answered. “Then the sons are exempt,” Jesus said to him.
26 Peter said to him, “From strangers.” Jesus said to him, “Therefore the children are exempt.
26 λέγει αὐτῷ ὁ Πέτρος· ἀπὸ τῶν ἀλλοτρίων. ἔφη αὐτῷ ὁ Ἰησοῦς· ἄραγε ἐλεύθεροί εἰσιν οἱ υἱοί.
27 “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.”
27 But, lest we cause them to stumble, go to the sea, cast a hook, and take up the first fish that comes up. When you have opened its mouth, you will find a stater coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you.”
27 ἵνα δὲ μὴ σκανδαλίσωμεν αὐτούς, πορευθεὶς εἰς τὴν θάλασσαν βάλε ἄγκιστρον καὶ τὸν ἀναβάντα πρῶτον ἰχθὺν ἆρον, καὶ ἀνοίξας τὸ στόμα αὐτοῦ εὑρήσεις στατῆρα· ἐκεῖνον λαβὼν δὸς αὐτοῖς ἀντὶ ἐμοῦ καὶ σοῦ.
Cross references (25)
Related passages for each verse, from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge as collected and ranked by readers at OpenBible.info.
- 1 Luke 9:28–36; Matthew 26:37; Mark 5:37; Mark 9:2–13; 2 Peter 1:18
- 2 Psalm 104:2; Matthew 28:3; John 1:14; Luke 9:29; John 17:24
- 3 Malachi 4:5; Luke 24:44; Mark 9:4; 1 Kings 18:36–40; 2 Corinthians 3:7–11
- 4 Mark 9:5–6; Luke 9:33; Revelation 22:3–5; 1 John 3:2; John 14:8–9
- 5 Matthew 3:17; Matthew 12:18; Mark 9:7; Deuteronomy 18:15; Hebrews 2:1–3
- 6 Acts 26:14; Judges 13:20; 2 Peter 1:18; Daniel 8:17; 1 Chronicles 21:16
- 7 Daniel 10:18; Matthew 14:27; Daniel 8:18; Revelation 1:17; Daniel 10:10
- 8 Luke 9:36; Mark 9:8; Acts 12:10–11
- 9 Mark 8:30; Luke 24:46–47; Matthew 16:20–21; Mark 9:9–13; Matthew 8:4
- 10 Malachi 4:5–6; Matthew 11:14; John 1:21; Mark 9:11; John 1:25
- 11 Acts 3:21; Luke 1:16–17; Malachi 4:6; Luke 3:3–14
- 12 Isaiah 53:3–12; Acts 13:24–28; Mark 6:14–28; Matthew 16:21; Acts 4:10
- 13 Matthew 11:14
- 14 Mark 9:14–29; Mark 1:40; Acts 10:25–26; Mark 10:17; Luke 9:37–43
- 15 Matthew 4:24; Matthew 15:22; Mark 5:22–23; Job 2:7; Luke 9:38–42
- 16 Matthew 17:19–20; Acts 19:15–16; Luke 9:40; 2 Kings 4:29–31; Acts 3:16
- 17 Numbers 14:11; Matthew 6:30; Hebrews 3:16–19; Mark 16:14; Mark 9:19
- 18 Matthew 9:22; Mark 1:34; Matthew 12:22; Luke 4:35–36; Mark 5:8
- 19 Mark 9:28; Mark 4:10
- 20 Luke 17:6; Mark 11:23; Luke 1:37; Luke 18:27; Matthew 21:21
- 22 Matthew 16:21; Luke 18:31–34; Mark 8:31; Matthew 17:23; Luke 24:46
- 23 Matthew 16:21; Isaiah 53:10–12; Zechariah 13:7; Mark 8:31; Psalm 22:22–31
- 24 Exodus 30:13; Exodus 38:26
- 25 Matthew 22:21; Matthew 22:19; Romans 13:6–7; Matthew 22:17; 1 Samuel 17:25
- 27 2 Corinthians 6:3; 1 Corinthians 8:9; 1 Corinthians 9:19–22; 2 Corinthians 8:9; 1 Corinthians 8:13
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We must now look into and treat of that vision which the Lord showed on the mount. For it is this of which He had said, "Verily I say unto you, there be some standing here which shall not taste of death till they see the Son of Man in His Kingdom." Then began the passage which has just been …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 6 (1888)
Not then from the Scriptures did they know this, but the Scribes used to explain themselves, and this saying was reported abroad amongst the ignorant people; as about Christ also.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)
Again, five men are said to have been with the Lord when He obtained testimony from the Father,--namely, Peter, and James, and John, and Moses, and Elias.
Was it in that manner in which the voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son"? For that voice was uttered and passed away, began and ended.
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 1 (1886)
Elsewhere, for example, He saith, "But lest we should offend them, cast an hook into the sea:" but here He saith, "Let them alone, they be blind leaders of the blind: and if the blind lead the blind, both shall fall into the ditch." But these things His disciples said, not as grieving for those men only, but as being …
Read in context · Nicene and Post-Nicene Fathers, series 1, vol. 10 (1888)