1 En n ses dae het Jesus vir Petrus en Jakobus en Johannes, sy broer, saamgeneem en hulle op 'n hoë berg in die eensaamheid gebring.

2 En Hy het voor hulle van gedaante verander, en sy aangesig het geblink soos die son, en sy klere het wit geword soos die lig.

3 En kyk, daar verskyn aan hulle Moses en El¡a in gesprek met Hom.

4 Toe begin Petrus vir Jesus te sê: Here, dit is goed dat ons hier is; as U wil, laat ons hier drie hutte maak: vir U een en vir Moses een en een vir El¡a.

5 Terwyl hy nog spreek, oordek 'n helderligte wolk hulle meteens en daar sê 'n stem uit die wolk: Dit is my geliefde Seun in wie Ek 'n welbehae het. Luister na Hom!

6 En toe die dissipels dit hoor, het hulle op hul aangesig geval en was baie bevrees.

7 En Jesus het nader gekom en hulle aangeraak en gesê: Staan op en moenie vrees nie.

8 Toe slaan hulle hul oë op en sien niemand meer nie, behalwe Jesus alleen.

9 En onderwyl hulle van die berg afklim, het Jesus hulle bevel gegee en gesê: Julle moet vir niemand iets van die gesig sê voordat die Seun van die mens uit die dode opgestaan het nie.

10 En sy dissipels vra Hom en sê: Waarom sê die skrifgeleerdes dan dat El¡a eers moet kom?

11 En Jesus antwoord en sê vir hulle: Dis waar, El¡a kom eers en sal alles herstel;

12 maar Ek sê vir julle dat El¡a al gekom het, en hulle het hom nie erken nie, maar aan hom alles gedoen wat hulle wou. So sal die Seun van die mens ook deur hulle ly.

13 Toe verstaan die dissipels dat Hy met hulle van Johannes die Doper gespreek het.

14 En toe hulle by die skare kom, gaan daar 'n man na Hom en val voor Hom op die knieë en sê:

15 Here, ontferm U oor my seun, want hy is maansiek en ly swaar; want dikwels val hy in die vuur en dikwels in die water.

16 En ek het hom na u dissipels gebring, en hulle kon hom nie gesond maak nie.

17 Toe antwoord Jesus en sê: o Ongelowige en verdraaide geslag, hoe lank sal Ek by julle wees, hoe lank sal Ek julle verdra? Bring hom hier vir My.

18 Daarop bestraf Jesus hom; en die duiwel het van hom uitgegaan, en die seun het gesond geword van daardie uur af.

19 Toe kom die dissipels na Jesus afsonderlik en sê: Waarom kon ons hom nie uitdryf nie?

20 En Jesus antwoord hulle: Deur julle ongeloof; want, voorwaar Ek sê vir julle, as julle geloof het soos 'n mosterdsaad sal julle vir hierdie berg sê: Gaan weg hiervandaan daarnatoe! en hy sal weggaan, en niks sal vir julle onmoontlik wees nie.

21 Maar hierdie geslag gaan nie uit behalwe deur gebed en vas nie.

22 En terwyl hulle in Galil,a rondgaan, het Jesus vir hulle gesê: Die Seun van die mens sal oorgelewer word in die hande van die mense;

23 en hulle sal Hom doodmaak, en op die derde dag sal Hy opstaan. En hulle het baie bedroef geword.

24 En toe hulle in Kap,rnam kom, het die wat die tempelbelasting ontvang, na Petrus gegaan en gesê: Betaal julle Meester nie die tempelbelasting nie?

25 Hy antwoord: Ja. En toe hy in die huis inkom, was Jesus hom voor en sê: Wat dink jy, Simon? Van wie neem die konings van die aarde tol of belasting -- van hulle seuns of van die vreemdelinge?

26 Petrus antwoord Hom: Van die vreemdelinge. Jesus sê vir hom: Dan is die seuns vry.

27 Maar dat ons hulle geen aanstoot mag gee nie, gaan na die see toe, gooi 'n hoek uit en neem die eerste vis wat opkom; en as jy sy bek oopmaak, sal jy 'n stater kry; neem dit en gee dit aan hulle vir My en vir jou.

1 And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and makes them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves.

2 And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.

3 And Moses and Elijah came before their eyes, talking with him.

4 And Peter made answer and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if you will let me, I will make here three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

5 While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.

6 And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.

7 And Jesus came and put his hand on them and said, Get up and have no fear.

8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, but Jesus only.

9 And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus gave them orders, saying, Let no man have word of what you have seen, till the Son of man has come again from the dead.

10 And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?

11 And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right:

12 But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands.

13 Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.

14 And when they came to the people, a man went down on his knees to him, saying,

15 Lord have mercy on my son: for he is off his head, and is in great pain; and frequently he goes falling into the fire, and frequently into the water.

16 And I took him to your disciples, and they were not able to make him well.

17 And Jesus, answering, said, O false and foolish generation, how long will I be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come here to me.

18 And Jesus gave orders to the unclean spirit, and it went out of him: and the boy was made well from that hour.

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, Why were we not able to send it out?

20 And he says to them, Because of your little faith: for truly I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Be moved from this place to that; and it will be moved; and nothing will be impossible to you.

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22 And while they were going about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man will be given up into the hands of men;

23 And they will put him to death, and the third day he will come again from the dead. And they were very sad.

24 And when they had come to Capernaum, those who took the Temple tax came to Peter and said, Does not your master make payment of the Temple tax?

25 He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus said to him, What is your opinion, Simon? from whom do the kings of the earth get payment or tax? from their sons or from other people?

26 And when he said, From other people, Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.

27 But, so that we may not be a cause of trouble to them, go to the sea, and let down a hook, and take the first fish which comes up; and in his mouth you will see a bit of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.