| KING JAMES BIBLE | KING JAMES 1611 | VERSES TO VERSES | THE NEW AMERICAN BIBLE |
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| THE TRANSFIGURATION 1 AND after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, JESUS HEALS A BOY POSSESSED WITH A DEMON JESUS PROPHESIES OF HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION. 22 And while they abode in Galilee, Jesus said unto them, The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: TAX MONEY IN THE MOUTH OF A FISH 24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that received tribute money came to Peter, and said, Doth not your master pay tribute? |
THE TRANSFIGURATION 1And after sixe dayes, Iesus taketh Peter, Iames, and Iohn his brother, and bringeth them vp into an high mountaine apart, 2And was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the Sunne, and his raiment was white as the light. 3And behold, there appeared vnto them Moses, and Elias, talking with him. 4Then answered Peter, and saide vnto Iesus, Lord, it is good for vs to be here: If thou wilt, let vs make here three tabernacles: one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud ouershadowed them: and behold a voyce out of the cloude, which saide, This is my beloued sonne, in whom I am well pleased: heare ye him. 6And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 7And Iesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. 8And when they had lift vp their eyes, they saw no man, saue Iesus only. 9And as they came downe from the mountaine, Iesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, vntil the sonne of man bee risen againe from the dead. 10And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the Scribes that Elias must first come? 11And Iesus answered, and said vnto them, Elias truely shall first come, and restore all things: 12But I say vnto you, that Elias is come already, and they knew him not, but haue done vnto him whatsoeuer they listed: Likewise shall also the Son of man suffer of them. 13Then the Disciples vnderstood that he spake vnto them of Iohn the Baptist. JESUS HEALS A BOY POSSSESSED WITH A DEMON 14 And when they were come to the multitude, there came to him a certaine man, kneeling downe to him, and saying, 15Lord, haue mercie on my sonne, for he is lunatike, and sore vexed: for oft times he falleth into the fire, and oft into the water. 16And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. 17Then Iesus answered, and said, O faithlesse and peruerse generation, how long shall I bee with you? howe long shal I suffer you? bring him hither to me. 18And Iesus rebuked the deuill, and hee departed out of him: and the childe was cured from that very houre. 19Then came the Disciples to Iesus apart, and said, Why could not we cast him out? 20And Iesus said vnto them, Because of your vnbeliefe: for verily I say vnto you, If yee haue faith as a graine of mustard seed, yee shall say vnto this mountaine; Remoue hence to yonder place: and it shall remoue, and nothing shall be vnpossible vnto you. 21Howbeit, this kind goeth not out, but by prayer and fasting. 22 And while they abode in Galilee, Iesus said vnto them, The sonne of man shall be betraied into the hands of men: 23And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall be raised againe: And they were exceeding sorie. 24 And when they were come to Capernaum, they that receiued tribute money, came to Peter, and said, Doeth not your master pay tribute? 25Hee saith, Yes. And when hee was come into the house, Iesus preuented him, saying, What thinkest thou, Simon? of whom doe the kings of the earth take custome or tribute? of their owne children, or of strangers? 26Peter saith vnto him, Of strangers. Iesus saith vnto him, Then are the children free. 27Notwithstanding, least we should offend them, goe thou to the Sea, and cast an hooke, and take vp the fish that first commeth vp: and when thou hast opened his mouth, thou shalt find a piece of money: that take, and giue vnto them for me, and thee. |
I == Matt 26:37 ; Mark 5:37 ; 9:2 ; 13:3 ; Luke 9:28
V == Isa 42:1 ; Ps 2:7 ; Matt 3:17 ; Mark 1:11 ; Luke 3:22 ; John 12:28 ; 2nd Peter 1:17
VI == 2nd Peter 1:18
VII == Dan 8:18 ; 9:21 ; 10:10 , 18
IX == Matt 8:4 ; 16:20 ; Mark 3:12 ; 5:43 ; 7:36 ; 8:30 ; 9:9
X == Mal 4:5 ; Matt 11:14 ; Mark 9:11 XI == Mal 4:6 ; Luke 1:16
XII == Matt 11:14 ; 14:3 , 10 ; 16:21 ; 17:22 ; 26:2 ; Mark 9:12 ; Luke 17:25
XIII == Matt 11:14
XIV == Mark 9:14 ; Luke 9:37
XX == Matt 21:21 ; Mark 11:23 ; Luke 17:6 ; 1st Cor 12:9 ; 13:2
XXII == Matt 16:21 ; 20:17 ; Mark 8:31 ; 9:30-31 ; 10:33 ; Luke 9:22 , 44 , 18:31 ; 24:6-7
XXIV == Ex 30:13 ; 38:26 ; Mark 9:33
XXV == Matt 22:17-21 ; Rom 13:7 XXVII == Matt 5:29 18:6-9 ; John 6:61 ; 1st Cor 8:13 |
1 After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. 2 And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light. 3 And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, conversing with him. 4 Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, "Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." 5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them, then from the cloud came a voice that said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him." 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid. 7 But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Rise, and do not be afraid." 8 And when the disciples raised their eyes, they saw no one else but Jesus alone. 9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, "Do not tell the vision to anyone until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead." 10 Then the disciples asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"11 He said in reply, "Elijah will indeed come and restore all things; 12 but I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him but did to him whatever they pleased. So also will the Son of Man suffer at their hands." 13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist. 14 When they came to the crowd a man approached, knelt down before him, 15 and said, "Lord, have pity on my son, for he is a lunatic and suffers severely; often he falls into fire, and often into water. 16 I brought him to your disciples, but they could not cure him." 17 Jesus said in reply, "O faithless and perverse generation, how long will I be with you? How long will I endure you? Bring him here to me." 18 Jesus rebuked him and the demon came out of him, and from that hour the boy was cured. 19 Then the disciples approached Jesus in private and said, "Why could we not drive it out?" 20 He said to them, "Because of your little faith. Amen, I say to you, if you have faith the size of a mustard seed, you will say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you." 21 DUE TO FINDING NEW MANASTRIPS 21 WAS LEFT OUT. 22 As they were gathering in Galilee, Jesus said to them, "The Son of Man is to be handed over to men, 23 and they will kill him, and he will be raised on the third day." And they were overwhelmed with grief. 24 When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax approached Peter and said, "Doesn't your teacher pay the temple tax?" 25 "Yes," he said. When he came into the house, before he had time to speak, Jesus asked him, "What is your opinion, Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth take tolls or census tax? From their subjects or from foreigners?" 26 When he said, "From foreigners," Jesus said to him, "Then the subjects are exempt. 27 But that we may not offend them, go to the sea, drop in a hook, and take the first fish that comes up. Open its mouth and you will find a coin worth twice the temple tax. Give that to them for me and for you."
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Jewish leaders were constantly looking for something to criticize Jesus, so they thought it might be on the tax. King’s families are exempt from tax, and since Jesus is King, he or Peter should not have to pay tax, but it was a minor issue, so he had Peter get the money miraculously from the fish mouth to pay it. He later urged payment of the Roman tax, Mk. 12:13-17. Some issues are not worth debating; Some are worth dying for. Be selective. THE TRANFIGHURATION HIS DIVINE SONSHIP IS CONFIRMED Jesus' TRANFIGUARATION : (3:17 16:16) Three early church leaders were strengthen, Peter, James and John after Jesus' first Passion predication (16:21) BEING TRANSFIGURED BEFORE THEM (17:2) JESUS UNVEILS HIS GLORY, LATER MANIFESTED IN HIS RESURECTION AND SHARED BY HIS ANGELS AND VIRGIN MOTHER IN HEAVEN (Rev 12:1 Mat 28:2-3) Pediction of the Savior concerning His resurrection Mt 17:9 Prediction of the Savior concerning His suffering. Mt 17:12 V 11 TO RESTORE ALL THINGS: Family reationships (Ma 4:5-6) and the 12 tribes of Israel (Sir 48:10) V 12 ELIHAH HAS ALREADY CAME: The scribes were wronge not to recognize Elijah's arrival in John the Bapist (17:13 Mt 11:10) PREDICATION OF THE SAVIOR CONCERNING HIS BETRAYAL MATT 17:22 PREDICATION OF THE SAVIOR CONCERNING HIS RESURRECTION MATT 17:23 MATT 17:22 JESUS AGAIN FORETELLS HIS DEATH AND RESURRECTION MATT 17:24 JESUS AND THE TEMPLE TAX WENT UP TO PETER: Matthew's fourth book features the primary story of Peter (14:28-33 16:13-19 17:1 , 4 ) The tax collector recognize and approached Peter as the Apostles' spokemen.
v 1-3. This is six days after Jesus said in 16:28 that some of those standing there would see Him coming in His Kingdom before He died. (Luke’s 8 days figures in the day before and after.) They were north of the Sea of Galilee near Caesarea Philippi, so this was probably Mount Hermon. Transfigured means Jesus was “changed in form” into His glory, and He appeared in glistening white. Moses and Elijah appeared from heaven, proving there is life after death. Lk. 9:31 says they talked with Jesus about His coming death. This should have alerted the disciples about Jesus’ coming death, but they were heavy with sleep, Lk. 9:32. (Probably got sleepy while Jesus was praying, Lk. 9:29.) The same three later slept while Jesus prayed in the garden, Mt. 26:40-45. It is suggested that the disciples represent those living on earth when Jesus comes; (1.) Moses those who have died and gone to heaven; (2.) Elijah those believers who are raptured, caught up live to heaven. v 4-8. Peter perhaps sensed this as fulfillment of the Feast of Tabernacles, which looked back to the wilderness wanderings and forward to the kingdom, so he offered to have tabernacles (shelters) built for each of the three glorified. While he was yet speaking a cloud came over them and the voice of God from it told them to listen to Jesus, His Son. This caused the disciples to fall on their faces in fear. Jesus touched and spoke to them to quiet their fears, and they saw no one but Him. v 9-13. Jesus told them not to tell anyone until He was risen from the dead, as He had told them not to tell anyone He was the Christ, 16:20, but again they did not understand rising from dead, Mk. 9:10. They questioned why some were saying Elijah must come first, Mal. 4:5. Jesus said Elijah had already come (Zacharias had been told John would go before Christ in the spirit and power of Elijah, Lk. 1:17.) They had killed him, and Jesus would also suffer death. The disciples understood Jesus meant John the Baptist, but still didn’t comprehend His death. John the Baptist did not fulfill all of Mal. 4:5, since it was after John’s death that Jesus made the statement Elijah will come and restore all things. This part can refer only to Elijah or one like him in Rev. 11. v 14-18. v 14 Jesus cures an epileptic boy. Returned from the mountain, they found a multitude, Scribes questioning the disciples, and a man upset because the other nine disciples had not been able to cure his only son. He knelt before Jesus explaining that the son had a dumb spirit and gnashed his teeth, foaming at the mouth, Mk. 9:17,18. He was epileptic, falling into fire or water, also bruising him, and causing him to cry out, Lk. 9:39. The “if thou canst do anything” was probably he lost faith when the disciples could not help. When Jesus told him all things were possible if he believed, he did believe but recognized his weakness and asked Jesus to help his unbelief. Mark and Luke add that Jesus told the man to bring his son, and while he came, he had another violent seizure. People came running so Jesus commanded the deaf and dumb spirit to come out and never to return. When the evil spirit left, people thought the boy was dead. Jesus picked him up and he arose. AS A GRAIN OF MUSTARD SEED: A perfect faith; so small, Matthew 13:31 The problem is that dought is larger and stops our faith from moving mountains. v 19-21. Privately the disciples asked why they couldn’t cast out the demon, and Jesus told them that kind could not be driven out without prayer and fasting. On the mountain Jesus prayed while the disciples slept, Lk. 9:28-32, and these surely did no better. Matthew only records Jesus words that if they had faith as small as a grain of mustard seed, they could move a mountain, and all things would be possible for them. Keep in mind we are not told to pray that a mountain be removed, but there are large obstacles to service, and we can confidently ask for their removal if it is in God’s will. Jesus is instructing them in the need of prayer and fasting after He leaves them. V 20 YOUR LITTLE FAITH: Jesus challenges the unbeif of his disciples (8:26 14:31 16:8 ) He told them that their attempts to exorcize demons (17:16) were impeded by presumption . v 22,23. Jesus is more specific than ever before, that he will be betrayed before He is killed, and rise on the third day. They were sorry, but they didn’t understand and were afraid to ask, Mk. 9:32; Lk. 9:45. (Read the Mark and Luke portions with all this.) DIDRACHMAS: A didrachmas ) The didrachmas: A didrachma was half a sicle, or half a stater; that is, about 15 d. English: which was a tax laid upon every head for the service of the temple. v 24-27. V 24 CAPERNAUM: During his Galileans Ministry Jesus made this his hometown. (4:13) THE HALF-SHEKEL TAX: "didrachma" or "two-drachma tax" was required once a year for all male jews over 20 years of age. Moses had levied a similar tax for the services of the tabernacle (Ex 30:11-16) The tax was reimplanted with King Joash for Solom's temple ( 2nd Chron 24:6) This incident is not reported in the other gospels. On the last trip to Capernaum, Jesus and Peter were met by tax collectors because they had not yet paid their annual one half shekel temple tax, Ex. 30:13-15. V 26 THE SONS ARE FREE: Jesus (natural) and Peter (adoptive) sonship shared by these two exempts them from temple taxes. Nevertheless the believers maintained certain old covenant practices to avoid offending some on ( 17:27) in hoping to win people over to Jesus. The Gospel ( Acts 16:3 21: 17-26 ROM 14:13-21 1st Cor 9:19-23) V 27 YOU WILL FIND A SHEKEL: Shekal was a Greek stater worth two didrachma (17:24) Thisfull shikel would pay the half shekel tax for Jesus and Peter. This shows the spiritual union between Jesus and his vicar on earth. (16:17-19)
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