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St. Matthew
17
And after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James,
and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high
mountain apart:
And he was transfigured before them. And his face did
shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow.
And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking
with him.
And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Lord, it is good
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.
And as he was yet speaking, behold a bright cloud overshadowed
them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying: This
is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: hear ye
him.
And the disciples hearing, fell upon their face, and
were very much afraid.
And Jesus came and touched them: and said to them, Arise,
and fear not.
And they lifting up their eyes saw no one but only Jesus.
And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged
them, saying: Tell the vision to no man, till the Son
of man be risen from the dead.
And his disciples asked him, saying: Why then do the
scribes say that Elias must come first?
But he answering, said to them: Elias indeed shall come,
and restore all things.
But I say to you, that Elias is already come, and they
knew him not, but have done unto him whatsoever they
had a mind. So also the Son of man shall suffer from
them.
Then the disciples understood, that he had spoken to
them of John the Baptist.
And when he was come to the multitude, there came to
him a man falling down on his knees before him, saying:
Lord, have pity on my son, for he is a lunatic, and
suffereth much: for he falleth often into the fire,
and often into the water.
And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not
cure him.
Then Jesus answered and said: O unbelieving and perverse
generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall
I suffer you? bring him hither to me.
And Jesus rebuked him, and the devil went out of him,
and the child was cured from that hour.
Then came the disciples to Jesus secretly, and said:
Why could not we cast him out?
Jesus said to them: Because of your unbelief. For, amen
I say to you, if you have faith as a grain of mustard
seed, you shall say to this mountain, Remove from hence
hither, and it shall remove; and nothing shall be impossible
to you.
But this kind is not cast out but by prayer and fasting.
And when they abode together in Galilee, Jesus said
to them: The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands
of men:
And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall
rise again. And they were troubled exceedingly.
And when they were come to Capharnaum, they that recieved
the didrachmas, came to Peter and said to him: Doth
not your master pay the didrachmas?
He said: Yes. And when he was come into the house, Jesus
prevented him, saying: What is thy opinion, Simon? The
kings of the earth, of whom do they receive tribute
or custom? of their own children, or of strangers?
And he said: Of strangers. Jesus said to him: Then the
children are free.
But that we may not scandalize them, go to the sea,
and cast in a hook: and that fish which shall first
come up, take: and when thou hast opened its mouth,
thou shalt find a stater: take that, and give it to
them for me and thee. |