1 Seis dias depois, Jesus tomou consigo Pedro, Tiago e João, seu irmão, e conduziu-os à parte a uma alta montanha.
2 Lá se transfigurou na presença deles: seu rosto brilhou como o sol, suas vestes tornaram-se resplandecentes de brancura.
3 E eis que apareceram Moisés e Elias conversando com ele.
4 Pedro tomou então a palavra e disse-lhe: Senhor, é bom estarmos aqui. Se queres, farei aqui três tendas: uma para ti, uma para Moisés e outra para Elias.
5 Falava ele ainda, quando veio uma nuvem luminosa e os envolveu. E daquela nuvem fez-se ouvir uma voz que dizia: Eis o meu Filho muito amado, em quem pus toda minha afeição; ouvi-o.
6 Ouvindo esta voz, os discípulos caíram com a face por terra e tiveram medo.
7 Mas Jesus aproximou-se deles e tocou-os, dizendo: Levantai-vos e não temais.
8 Eles levantaram os olhos e não viram mais ninguém, senão unicamente Jesus.
9 E, quando desciam, Jesus lhes fez esta proibição: Não conteis a ninguém o que vistes, até que o Filho do Homem ressuscite dos mortos.
10 Em seguida, os discípulos o interrogaram: Por que dizem os escribas que Elias deve voltar primeiro?
11 Jesus respondeu-lhes: Elias, de fato, deve voltar e restabelecer todas as coisas.
12 Mas eu vos digo que Elias já veio, mas não o conheceram; antes, fizeram com ele quanto quiseram. Do mesmo modo farão sofrer o Filho do Homem.
13 Os discípulos compreenderam, então, que ele lhes falava de João Batista.
14 E, quando eles se reuniram ao povo, um homem aproximou-se deles e prostrou-se diante de Jesus,
15 dizendo: Senhor, tem piedade de meu filho, porque é lunático e sofre muito: ora cai no fogo, ora na água...
16 Já o apresentei a teus discípulos, mas eles não o puderam curar.
17 Respondeu Jesus: Raça incrédula e perversa, até quando estarei convosco? Até quando hei de aturar-vos? Trazei-mo.
18 Jesus ameaçou o demônio e este saiu do menino, que ficou curado na mesma hora.
19 Então os discípulos lhe perguntaram em particular: Por que não pudemos nós expulsar este demônio?
20 Jesus respondeu-lhes: Por causa de vossa falta de fé. Em verdade vos digo: se tiverdes fé, como um grão de mostarda, direis a esta montanha: Transporta-te daqui para lá, e ela irá; e nada vos será impossível.
21 Quanto a esta espécie de demônio, só se pode expulsar à força de oração e de jejum.
22 Enquanto caminhava pela Galiléia, Jesus lhes disse: O Filho do Homem deve ser entregue nas mãos dos homens.
23 Matá-lo-ão, mas ao terceiro dia ressuscitará. E eles ficaram profundamente aflitos.
24 Logo que chegaram a Cafarnaum, aqueles que cobravam o imposto da didracma aproximaram-se de Pedro e lhe perguntaram: Teu mestre não paga a didracma?
25 Paga sim, respondeu Pedro. Mas quando chegaram à casa, Jesus preveniu-o, dizendo: Que te parece, Simão? Os reis da terra, de quem recebem os tributos ou os impostos? De seus filhos ou dos estrangeiros?
26 Pedro respondeu: Dos estrangeiros. Jesus replicou: Os filhos, então, estão isentos.
27 Mas não convém escandalizá-los. Vai ao mar, lança o anzol, e ao primeiro peixe que pegares abrirás a boca e encontrarás um estatere. Toma-o e dá-o por mim e por ti.
1 And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and makes them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves.
2 And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.
3 And Moses and Elijah came before their eyes, talking with him.
4 And Peter made answer and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if you will let me, I will make here three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.
5 While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.
6 And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.
7 And Jesus came and put his hand on them and said, Get up and have no fear.
8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, but Jesus only.
9 And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus gave them orders, saying, Let no man have word of what you have seen, till the Son of man has come again from the dead.
10 And his disciples, questioning him, said, Why then do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first?
11 And in answer he said, Elijah truly has to come and put all things right:
12 But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they had no knowledge of him, but did to him whatever they were pleased to do; the same will the Son of man undergo at their hands.
13 Then the disciples saw that he was talking to them of John the Baptist.
14 And when they came to the people, a man went down on his knees to him, saying,
15 Lord have mercy on my son: for he is off his head, and is in great pain; and frequently he goes falling into the fire, and frequently into the water.
16 And I took him to your disciples, and they were not able to make him well.
17 And Jesus, answering, said, O false and foolish generation, how long will I be with you? how long will I put up with you? let him come here to me.
18 And Jesus gave orders to the unclean spirit, and it went out of him: and the boy was made well from that hour.
19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately, and said, Why were we not able to send it out?
20 And he says to them, Because of your little faith: for truly I say to you, If you have faith as a grain of mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, Be moved from this place to that; and it will be moved; and nothing will be impossible to you.
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22 And while they were going about in Galilee, Jesus said to them, The Son of man will be given up into the hands of men;
23 And they will put him to death, and the third day he will come again from the dead. And they were very sad.
24 And when they had come to Capernaum, those who took the Temple tax came to Peter and said, Does not your master make payment of the Temple tax?
25 He says, Yes. And when he came into the house, Jesus said to him, What is your opinion, Simon? from whom do the kings of the earth get payment or tax? from their sons or from other people?
26 And when he said, From other people, Jesus said to him, Then are the sons free.
27 But, so that we may not be a cause of trouble to them, go to the sea, and let down a hook, and take the first fish which comes up; and in his mouth you will see a bit of money: take that, and give it to them for me and you.