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Matthew 17

2 The transfiguration of Christ upon the mountain of Thabor. 5 Christ ought to be heard. 11-13 Of Elias and John Baptist 15 He healeth the lunatic. 20 The power of faith. 21 Prayer and fasting. 22 Christ telleth them before of his passion. 27 He payeth tribute.
1.And *^after six days, Jesus took Peter, and James, and John his brother, & brought them up into an high mountain apart,
2.And was atransfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his clothes were as white as the light.
3.And behold, there appeared bunto them Moses, and Elias, talking with him.
4.Then answered Peter, and said to Jesus, Master, it is cgood for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
5.While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud shadowed them: and behold, there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, *This is my beloved Son, din whom I am well pleased: ehear him.
6.And when the disciples heard that, they ffell on their faces and were sore afraid.
7.Then Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
8.And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
9.¶ And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Shew the vision to no man, guntil the Son of man rise again from the dead.
10.*And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the Scribes that *Elias must first come?
11.And Jesus answered, and said unto them, Certainly Elias must first come, and restore all things.
12.But I say unto you, that Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they would: likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them.
13.Then the disciples perceived that he spake unto them of John Baptist.
14.*And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certain man, and kneeled down to him,
15.And said, Master, have pity on my son: for he is lunatic, and is sore vexed: for oft times he falleth into the fire, and oft times into the water.
16.And I brought him to thy disciples, & they could not heal him.
17.Then Jesus answered, and said, hO generation, faithless, and crooked, how long now shall I be with you! how long now shall I suffer you! bring him hither to me.
18.And Jesus rebuked the devil, and he went out of him: and the child was healed at that hour.
19.Then came the disciples to Jesus a part, and said, Why, could not we cast him out?
20.And Jesus said unto them, Because of your unbelief: for *verily I say unto you, if ye have faith as much as is a grain of mustard seed, ye shall say unto this mountain, iRemove hence to yonder place, and it shall remove: and nothing shalbe unpossible unto you.
21.How be it this kind goeth not out, but by kprayer and fasting.
22.¶ And ^as they *abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shalbe delivered into the hands of men,
23.And they shall kill him, but the third day shall he rise again: and they were very sorry.
24.¶ And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received lpoll money, came to Peter, and said, Doth not your Master pay tribute?
25.He said, Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus prevented him, saying, What thinkest thou Simon? Of whom do the Kings of the earth take tribute, or poll money? of their children, or of strangers?
26.Peter said unto him, Of strangers. Then said Jesus unto him, Then are the children free.
27.Nevertheless, lest we should moffend them, go to the sea, and cast in an angle, and take the first fish that cometh up, and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a npiece of twenty pence: that take, and give it unto them for me and thee.

Notes

1-*.
Mar. 9.2, Luk. 9.28.
1-^.
Or, the sixth day after.
2-a.
Christ showed them his glory, that they might not think that he suffered through infirmity, but that he offered up himself willingly to die.
3-b.
By these two witnesses are represented the Law and the Prophets, which lead us to Christ.
4-c.
After Moses and Elias’s departure Peter fearing he should lose that joyful sight, speaks as a man distracted and would have lodged them in earthly houses, which were received in glory.
5-*.
Chap. 3.17, 2 Peter 1.17.
5-d.
We are reconciled to God by Christ only.
5-e.
Christ is our chief and only schoolmaster.
6-f.
And so worshipped Christ.
9-g.
For men would not have believe them, before that Christ had made his glory more manifest by his resurrection.
10-*.
Mar. 9.11.
10-*-1.
Chap. 11.14, Mal. 4.5.
14-*.
Mar. 9.17, Luk. 9.37.
17-h.
He speaks chiefly to the Scribes, who began to brag, as if they had now gotten the victory over Christ because his disciples were not able to do this miracle.
20-*.
Luk. 17.6.
20-i.
By this manner of speech is signified, that they should do things by their faith that should seem impossible.
21-k.
The best remedy to strengthen the weak faith is prayer, which has fasting added to it, as an help to the same.
22-*.
Chap. 20.17, Mar. 9.31, Luk. 9.44 and 24.7.
22-^.
Or, were conversant, or returned into Galilee.
24-l.
The Greek word is (didrachma) which was of value about 10 pence of old sterling money, and the Israelites paid it once by the Law, Exo. 30.13, and at this time they paid it to the Romans.
27-m.
Or give occasion to forsake the truth.
27-n.
The word is (Statera) which contains two didrachmas, and is valued about 5 grotes of old sterling.