1 After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves. 2 He was changed*17:2 or, transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light. 3 Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.

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."

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."

6 When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid. 7 Jesus came and touched them and said, "Get up, and don’t be afraid." 8 Lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus alone.

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."

10 His disciples asked him, saying, "Then why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

11 Jesus answered them, "Elijah indeed comes first, and will restore all things; 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." 13 Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptizer.

14 When they came to the multitude, a man came to him, kneeling down to him and saying, 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. 16 So I brought him to your disciples, and they could not cure him."

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." 18 Jesus rebuked the demon, and it went out of him, and the boy was cured from that hour.

19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, "Why weren’t we able to cast it out?"

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. 21 But this kind doesn’t go out except by prayer and fasting." *17:21 NU omits verse 21.

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, 23 and they will kill him, and the third day he will be raised up."

They were exceedingly sorry.

24 When they had come to Capernaum, those who collected the didrachma coins*17:24 A didrachma is a Greek silver coin worth 2 drachmas, about as much as 2 Roman denarii, or about 2 days’ wages. It was commonly used to pay the half-shekel temple tax, because 2 drachmas were worth one half shekel of silver. A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces. came to Peter, and said, "Doesn’t your teacher pay the didrachma?" 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?"

26 Peter said to him, "From strangers."

Jesus said to him, "Therefore the children are exempt. 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.*17:27 A stater is a silver coin equivalent to four Attic or two Alexandrian drachmas, or a Jewish shekel: just exactly enough to cover the half-shekel temple tax for two people. A shekel is about 10 grams or about 0.35 ounces, usually in the form of a silver coin. Take that, and give it to them for me and you."

1 Kuue päeva pärast võttis Jeesus endaga kaasa Peetruse, Jaakobuse ja tema venna Johannese ning viis nad üles kõrgele mäele. 2 Seal Jeesus muudeti nende nähes. Ta pale säras otsekui päike ja ta riided said valgeks otsekui valgus. 3 Siis Mooses ja Eelija ilmusid neile ja rääkisid Jeesusega.

4 Peetrus ütles Jeesusele: „Issand, siin on meil hea olla! Kui sa soovid, siis ma teen siia kolm telki: sulle ühe, Moosesele ühe ja Eelijale ühe."

5 Kui ta alles rääkis, siis helendav pilv kattis neid ja pilvest kostis hääl:

„See on minu armas Poeg, kellest mul on hea meel. Teda kuulake!"

6 Seda kuuldes langesid jüngrid hirmunult silmini maha; 7 aga Jeesus astus nende juurde, puudutas neid ja ütles: „Tõuske üles, ärge kartke!" 8 Kui nad siis pilgu tõstsid, ei näinud nad kedagi muud kui ainult Jeesust.

9 Mäelt alla laskudes keelas Jeesus neid: „Ärge rääkige sellest nägemusest kellelegi, enne kui Inimese Poeg on üles tõusnud surnuist!"

10 „Miks siis kirjatundjad ütlevad, et enne peab tulema Eelija?" küsisid jüngrid temalt.

11 „Eelija tuleb tõepoolest ja seab kõik korda," vastas Jeesus. 12 „Aga ma ütlen teile, Eelija on juba tulnud, ent nad ei ole teda ära tundnud, vaid on temale teinud, mida nad tahtsid. Niisamuti peab ka Inimese Poeg kannatama nende käes." 13 Siis jüngrid said aru, et ta rääkis neile Ristija Johannesest.

14 Kui nad rahva juurde jõudsid, lähenes Jeesusele üks mees, põlvitas ta ette 15 ja ütles: „Issand, halasta mu poja peale! Ta on langetõbine ja vaevleb hirmsasti. Ta kukub sageli tulle ja sageli vette! 16 Ma tõin ta sinu jüngrite juurde, aga nemad ei suutnud teda tervendada."

17 „Oh uskmatu ja rikutud sugupõlv," vastas Jeesus, „kui kaua ma pean teie juures olema? Kui kaua ma pean teiega kannatama? Tooge ta minu juurde!" 18 Ja Jeesus sõitles kurja vaimu, nii et see läks poisist välja ja samal tunnil sai poiss terveks.

19 Kui nad siis olid omaette, astusid jüngrid Jeesuse juurde ja ütlesid: „Miks meie ei suutnud seda kurja vaimu välja ajada?"

20 „Sest teil on nii vähe usku!" vastas Jeesus. „Tõesti, ma ütlen teile, kui teil oleks usku kasvõi sinepiseemne jagu, siis võiksite öelda sellele mäele: „Mine siit sinna!", ja ta läheb. Miski ei oleks teile siis võimatu. 21 See sugu ei lähe muidu välja kui aga palve ja paastumisega."

22 Kui nad Galileas kokku said, ütles Jeesus neile: „Inimese Poeg antakse ära inimeste kätte 23 ja nad tapavad tema ning kolmandal päeval äratatakse ta üles." Ja jüngrid kurvastasid väga.

24 Aga kui Jeesus ja jüngrid Kapernauma jõudsid, tulid Peetruse juurde templimaksu kogujad ja küsisid: „Kas teie Õpetaja templimaksu ei maksa?"

25 „Maksab küll," vastas ta.

Kui Peetrus majja tuli, alustas Jeesus juttu: „Mis sa arvad, Siimon, kelle käest võtavad maailma kuningad tolli ja maksu? Kas oma lastelt või võõrastelt?"

26 „Võõrastelt," vastas Peetrus.

„Järelikult on lapsed sellest vabad," ütles Jeesus. 27 „Aga et me neid ei pahandaks, mine järvele, viska õng vette ja tõmba välja esimene kala, mis otsa tuleb. Ja kui sa tema suu avad, leiad hõberaha.*17:27 Kreeka k stateer. Stateer võrdus nelja drahmiga. Templimaks oli kaks drahmi. Anna see maksuks minu ja teie eest!"