1And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. (太26:37; 可5:37; 可9:2; 路9:28)2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light. (诗104:2; 但7:9; 太28:3; 林后3:18; 启1:16; 启10:1)3And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.4And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.” (玛4:5)5He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my beloved Son,[1] with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” (出24:15; 太3:17; 徒3:22; 彼后1:17)6When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified. (创17:3; 结1:28; 彼后1:18; 启1:17)7But Jesus came and touched them, saying, “Rise, and have no fear.” (但8:18; 但10:10; 但10:18; 太14:27)8And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.9And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.” (太8:4; 太12:16; 可9:9)10And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?” (玛4:5; 太11:14)11He answered, “Elijah does come, and he will restore all things. (路1:16; 徒1:6; 徒3:21)12But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.” (太14:3; 太14:10; 太16:21)13Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist. (太16:12)
Jesus Heals a Boy with a Demon
14And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and, kneeling before him, (可9:14; 路9:37)15said, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for he has seizures and he suffers terribly. For often he falls into the fire, and often into the water. (太4:24)16And I brought him to your disciples, and they could not heal him.” (太10:1; 可6:7; 路10:17)17And Jesus answered, “O faithless and twisted generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him here to me.” (约14:9; 约20:27; 腓2:15)18And Jesus rebuked the demon,[2] and it[3] came out of him, and the boy was healed instantly.[4] (亚3:2; 太8:26; 太9:22; 可1:25; 路4:35; 路4:39; 犹1:9)19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”20He said to them, “Because of your little faith. For truly, I say to you, if you have faith like a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it will move, and nothing will be impossible for you.”[5] (太6:30; 太13:31; 太17:9; 太21:21; 可9:23; 可11:23; 路17:6; 约11:40; 林前13:2)
Jesus Again Foretells Death, Resurrection
22As they were gathering[6] in Galilee, Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about to be delivered into the hands of men, (太16:21; 太20:17; 可9:30; 路9:43)23and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day.” And they were greatly distressed. (可8:31)
The Temple Tax
24When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the two-drachma tax went up to Peter and said, “Does your teacher not pay the tax?” (出30:13; 出38:26; 可9:33)25He said, “Yes.” And when he came into the house, Jesus spoke to him first, saying, “What do you think, Simon? From whom do kings of the earth take toll or tax? From their sons or from others?” (太18:12; 太21:28; 太22:17; 太22:19; 可12:14; 羅13:7)26And when he said, “From others,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.27However, not to give offense to them, go to the sea and cast a hook and take the first fish that comes up, and when you open its mouth you will find a shekel.[7] Take that and give it to them for me and for yourself.”