Matthew 17:1-17 ▼

1 And, after six days, Jesus taketh with Him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart;

2 and He was transfigured before them; and His face shone as the sun, and His garments became white as the light.

3 And, behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with Him.

4 And Peter, answering, said to Jesus," Lord, it is good that we are here. If Thou wilt, I will make here three tents—one for Thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

5 While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And, behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in Whom I delighted; hear Him."

6 And the disciples, hearing it , fell on their face, and were exceedingly afraid.

7 And Jesus came near, and, touching them, said, "Arise, and be not afraid."

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

9 And, as they were coming down out of the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, "Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of Man be raised from among the dead."

10 And His disciples asked Him, saying, "Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"

11 And He, answering, said, "Elijah, indeed, comes, and will restore all things;

12 but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they recognized him not, but did with him whatsoever they wished: so also the Son of Man is about to suffer by them."

13 Then the disciples understood that He spake to them concerning John the Immerser.

14 And, when they came to the multitude, there approached Him a man, kneeling to Him, and saying,

15 "Lord, have mercy on my son, because he is lunatic, and suffers grievously; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.

16 And I brought him to Thy disciples, and they could not heal him."

17 And Jesus, answering, said, "O faithless and perverted generation! How long shall I be with you? Bring him here to Me."