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<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml"><head><meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8" /><meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width; initial-scale=1.0; maximum-scale=1.0; user-scalable=0;"/><title>Matthew 17 ISV</title><link rel="stylesheet" href="/chapnew2.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="../spec.css" type="text/css" media="Screen" /><link rel="stylesheet" href="/print.css" type="text/css" media="Print" /></head><body><div id="fx"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx2"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="30" scrolling="no" src="../cmenus/matthew/17.htm" align="left" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div><div id="blnk"></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable"><tr><td><div id="fx5"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" id="fx6"><tr><td><iframe width="100%" height="245" scrolling="no" src="../topmenuchap/matthew/17-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" class="maintable3"><tr><td><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center" id="announce"><tr><td><div id="l1"><div id="breadcrumbs"><a href="http://biblehub.com">Bible</a> > <a href="../">ISV</a> > Matthew 17</div><div id="anc"><iframe src="/anc.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></div><div id="anc2"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><iframe src="/anc2.htm" width="100%" height="27" scrolling="no" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></td></tr></table><div id="movebox2"><table border="0" align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0"><tr><td><div id="topheading"><a href="../matthew/16.htm" title="Matthew 16">◄</a> Matthew 17 <a href="../matthew/18.htm" title="Matthew 18">►</a></div></td></tr></table></div><div align="center" class="maintable2"><table border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" align="center"><tr><td><div id="leftbox"><div class="padleft"><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top">International Standard Version</td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/p/isv/esv/matthew/17.shtml" style="color:#001320" title="Parallel Chapters"> Par ▾ </a></tr></table></div><div class="chap"><p class="heading">Jesus’ Appearance is Changed</p><p class="cross_ref">(<a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/mark/9.htm">Mark 9:2-13</a>; <a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/luke/9.htm">Luke 9:28-36</a>)</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-1.htm"><b>1</b></a></span>Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-2.htm"><b>2</b></a></span>His appearance was changed in front of them, his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as light. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-3.htm"><b>3</b></a></span>Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:3 Lit. him">a</a></span> </p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-4.htm"><b>4</b></a></span>Then Peter told Jesus, “Lord, it’s good that we’re here! If you want, I’ll set up three shelters<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:4 Or tents">b</a></span> —one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-5.htm"><b>5</b></a></span>He was still speaking when a bright cloud suddenly overshadowed them.</p> <p class="reg">A voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him. Keep on listening to him!”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-6.htm"><b>6</b></a></span>When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-7.htm"><b>7</b></a></span>But Jesus came up to them and touched them, saying, <span class="red">“Get up, and stop being afraid.”</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-8.htm"><b>8</b></a></span>When they raised their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus all by himself.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-9.htm"><b>9</b></a></span>On their way down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, <span class="red">“Don’t tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”</span></p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-10.htm"><b>10</b></a></span>So the disciples asked him, “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-11.htm"><b>11</b></a></span>He answered them, <span class="red">“Elijah is indeed coming and will restore all things. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-12.htm"><b>12</b></a></span>But I tell you that Elijah has already come, yet people<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:12 Lit. they">c</a></span> did not recognize him and treated him just as they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-13.htm"><b>13</b></a></span>Then the disciples understood that he had been speaking to them about John the Baptist.</p> <p class="heading">Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon</p><p class="cross_ref">(<a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/mark/9.htm">Mark 9:14-29</a>; <a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/luke/9.htm">Luke 9:37-42</a>)</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-14.htm"><b>14</b></a></span>As they approached the crowd, a man came up to Jesus,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:14 Lit. him">d</a></span> knelt down in front of him, <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-15.htm"><b>15</b></a></span>and said, “Sir,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:15 Or Lord">e</a></span> have mercy on my son, because he is an epileptic and suffers terribly. Often he falls into fire and often into water. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-16.htm"><b>16</b></a></span>I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn’t heal him.”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-17.htm"><b>17</b></a></span>Jesus replied, <span class="red">“You unbelieving and perverted generation! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!”</span> <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-18.htm"><b>18</b></a></span>Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed that very hour.</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-19.htm"><b>19</b></a></span>Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, “Why couldn’t we drive it out?”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-20.htm"><b>20</b></a></span>He told them, <span class="red">“Because of your lack of faith.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:20 Other mss. read your little faith">f</a></span> I tell all of you<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:20 The Gk. pronoun you is pl.">g</a></span> with certainty, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-21.htm"><b>21</b></a></span>But this kind does not come out except by prayer and fasting.”<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:21 Other mss. lack this verse">h</a></span> </span></p> <p class="heading">Jesus Again Predicts His Death and Resurrection</p><p class="cross_ref">(<a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/mark/9.htm">Mark 9:30-32</a>; <a href="http://isv.scripturetext.com/luke/9.htm">Luke 9:43-45</a>)</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-22.htm"><b>22</b></a></span>While they were gathering together<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:22 Other mss. read were staying">i</a></span> in Galilee, Jesus told them, <span class="red">“The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into human hands. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-23.htm"><b>23</b></a></span>They will kill him, but he will be raised on the third day.”</span> Then they were filled with grief.</p> <p class="heading">Questions about the Temple Tax</p><p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-24.htm"><b>24</b></a></span>When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:24 Lit. didrachma">j</a></span> came up to Peter and asked, “Your teacher pays the temple tax,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:24 Lit. didrachma">k</a></span> doesn’t he?”</p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-25.htm"><b>25</b></a></span>He answered, “Yes.”</p> <p class="reg">When Peter<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:25 Lit. he">l</a></span> went home,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:25 Or went into the house">m</a></span> Jesus spoke to him first and asked him, <span class="red">“What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings on the earth collect tolls or tributes? From their own subjects,<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:25 Lit. sons">n</a></span> or from foreigners?”</span></p> <p class="reg"><span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-26.htm"><b>26</b></a></span>“From foreigners,” he replied.</p> <p class="reg">So Jesus told him, <span class="red">“In that case, the subjects<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:26 Lit. sons">o</a></span> are exempt. <span class="reftext"><a href="http://biblehub.com/matthew/17-27.htm"><b>27</b></a></span>However, so that we don’t offend them, go to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that comes up, open its mouth, and you will find a coin.<span class="fn"><a href="#ftn" title="17:27 Lit. stater, a coin worth two didrachmas">p</a></span> Take it and give it to them for me and you.”</span></p><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><span class="mainfootnotes"><A name="ftn"></a><span class="mainfootnoteshdg">Footnotes:</span><br><span class="fn1"><span class="fnb">a</span> 17:3 Lit. <i>him</i><br /><span class="fnb">b</span> 17:4 Or <i>tents</i><br /><span class="fnb">c</span> 17:12 Lit. <i>they</i><br /><span class="fnb">d</span> 17:14 Lit. <i>him</i><br /><span class="fnb">e</span> 17:15 Or <i>Lord</i><br /><span class="fnb">f</span> 17:20 Other mss. read <i>your little faith</i><br /><span class="fnb">g</span> 17:20 The Gk. pronoun <i>you</i> is pl.<br /><span class="fnb">h</span> 17:21 Other mss. lack this verse<br /><span class="fnb">i</span> 17:22 Other mss. read <i>were staying</i><br /><span class="fnb">j</span> 17:24 Lit. <i>didrachma</i><br /><span class="fnb">k</span> 17:24 Lit. <i>didrachma</i><br /><span class="fnb">l</span> 17:25 Lit. <i>he</i><br /><span class="fnb">m</span> 17:25 Or <i>went into the house</i><br /><span class="fnb">n</span> 17:25 Lit. <i>sons</i><br /><span class="fnb">o</span> 17:26 Lit. <i>sons</i><br /><span class="fnb">p</span> 17:27 Lit. <i>stater,</i> a coin worth two didrachmas<br /></span><br><br><hr size="1" color="DDEEFF"><div align="center"><div id="botbox"><div class="padbot"><div align="center">The Holy Bible: International Standard Version® Release 2.1<br />Copyright © 1996-2012 The ISV Foundation<br />ALL RIGHTS RESERVED INTERNATIONALLY.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/">Bible Hub</a></div></div></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../matthew/16.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Matthew 16"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Matthew 16" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../matthew/18.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Matthew 18"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Matthew 18" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="rightbox"><div class="padright"><div id="pic"><iframe width="100%" height="860" scrolling="no" src="//biblescan.com/mpc/matthew/17-1.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></div></div><div id="rightbox4"><div class="padright2"><div id="spons1"><table width="100%" border="0" cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0"><tr><td class="sp1"><iframe width="122" height="860" scrolling="no" src="../sidemenu.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="bot"><div align="center" style="background-color:#F2FAFF"><br /><br /><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table><br /><br /><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><script async src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/js/adsbygoogle.js"></script>  <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:block" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="6710025936" data-ad-format="auto"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script></td></tr></table></div><br /><br /> </div><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="//biblehu.com/botmenubhnm2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe><div align="center"><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span></div></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>