{"meta":{"source":"Prime Bible","sourceUrl":"https://primebible.com","license":"Public domain (translation text); see citation policy at /citation-policy","organization":"501(c)(3) nonprofit — EIN 41-2531951","canonicalUrl":"https://primebible.com/drb/matthew/17","llmTxt":"https://primebible.com/llms.txt","generatedAt":"2026-06-10T00:40:31.725Z"},"reference":{"translation":"DRB","book":"Matthew","bookSlug":"matthew","chapter":17,"testament":"NEW"},"navigation":{"previousChapter":16,"nextChapter":18,"totalChapters":28,"totalVerses":27},"verses":[{"verseNumber":1,"text":"AND after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart: "},{"verseNumber":2,"text":"And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow. "},{"verseNumber":3,"text":"And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with him. "},{"verseNumber":4,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":5,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":6,"text":"And the disciples hearing, fell upon their face, and were very much afraid. "},{"verseNumber":7,"text":"And Jesus came and touched them: and said to them, Arise, and fear not. "},{"verseNumber":8,"text":"And they lifting up their eyes saw no one but only Jesus. "},{"verseNumber":9,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":10,"text":"And his disciples asked him, saying: Why then do the scribes say that Elias must come first? "},{"verseNumber":11,"text":"But he answering, said to them: Elias indeed shall come, and restore all things. "},{"verseNumber":12,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":13,"text":"Then the disciples understood, that he had spoken to them of John the Baptist. "},{"verseNumber":14,"text":"And when he was come to the multitude, there came to him a man falling down on his knees before him, saying: "},{"verseNumber":15,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":16,"text":"And I brought him to thy disciples, and they could not cure him. "},{"verseNumber":17,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":18,"text":"And Jesus rebuked him, and the devil went out of him, and the child was cured from that hour. "},{"verseNumber":19,"text":"Then came the disciples to Jesus secretly, and said: Why could not we cast him out? "},{"verseNumber":20,"text":"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. "},{"verseNumber":21,"text":"But this kind is not cast out but by prayer and fasting. "},{"verseNumber":22,"text":"And when they abode together in Galilee, Jesus said to them: The Son of man shall be betrayed into the hands of men: "},{"verseNumber":23,"text":"And they shall kill him, and the third day he shall rise again. And they were troubled exceedingly. "},{"verseNumber":24,"text":"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? "},{"verseNumber":25,"text":"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? "},{"verseNumber":26,"text":"And he said: Of strangers. Jesus said to him: Then the children are free. "},{"verseNumber":27,"text":"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. "}],"citation":{"inline":"Matthew 17 (DRB)","markdown":"[Matthew 17](https://primebible.com/drb/matthew/17)","sbl":"Prime Bible. *The Bible.* DRB. https://primebible.com/drb/matthew/17 (accessed 2026-06-10)."}}