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Text -- Matthew 17:5-27 (NET)
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17:5 While he was still speaking , a bright cloud overshadowed them , and a voice from the cloud said , “This is my one dear Son , in whom I take great delight . Listen to him !”
17:6 When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.
17:7 But Jesus came and touched them . “Get up ,” he said . “Do not be afraid .”
17:8 When they looked up , all they saw was Jesus alone .
17:9 As they were coming down from the mountain , Jesus commanded them , “Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead .”
17:10 The disciples asked him , “Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first ?”
17:11 He answered , answered , “Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things .
17:12 And I tell you that Elijah has already come . Yet they did not recognize him , but did to him whatever they wanted . In the same way , the Son of Man will suffer at their hands .”
17:13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist .
The Disciples’ Failure to Heal
17:14 When they came to the crowd , a man came to him , knelt before him ,
17:15 and said , “Lord , have mercy on my son , because he has seizures and suffers terribly , for he often falls into the fire and into the water .
17:16 I brought him to your disciples , but they were not able to heal him .”
17:17 Jesus answered , “You unbelieving and perverse generation ! How much longer must I be with you ? How much longer must I endure you ? Bring him here to me .”
17:18 Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him , and the boy was healed from that moment .
17:19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said , “Why couldn’t we cast it out ?”
17:20 He told them , “It was because of your little faith . I tell you the truth , 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 .”
17:21 [[EMPTY]]Second Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection
17:22 When they gathered together in Galilee , Jesus told them , “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men .
17:23 They will kill him , and on the third day he will be raised .” And they became greatly distressed .
The Temple Tax
17:24 After they arrived in Capernaum , the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter and said , “Your teacher pays the double drachma tax , doesn’t he?”
17:25 He said , “Yes .” When Peter came into the house , Jesus spoke to him first, “What do you think , Simon ? From whom do earthly kings collect tolls or taxes – from their sons or from foreigners ?”
17:26 After he said , “From foreigners ,” Jesus said to him , “Then the sons are free .
17:27 But so that we don’t offend them , go to the lake and throw out a hook . Take the first fish that comes up , and when you open its mouth , you will find a four drachma coin . Take that and give it to them for me and you .”
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
Jesus, The Christ |
JOHN, THE APOSTLE |
Matthew, Gospel according to |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 |
Transfiguration |
Elijah |
TRANSFIGURATION, THE |
Intercession |
Tribute |
Miracles |
Peter |
Faith |
MOSES |
MONEY |
Doubting |
Mountain |
Demons |
Vision |
TAXES |
CHRIST, OFFICES OF |
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NET Notes -> Mat 17:5; Mat 17:5; Mat 17:5; Mat 17:5; Mat 17:5; Mat 17:5; Mat 17:6; Mat 17:8; Mat 17:9; Mat 17:10; Mat 17:10; Mat 17:11; Mat 17:12; Mat 17:14; Mat 17:15; Mat 17:16; Mat 17:17; Mat 17:17; Mat 17:17; Mat 17:17; Mat 17:17; Mat 17:17; Mat 17:17; Mat 17:18; Mat 17:18; Mat 17:19; Mat 17:20; Mat 17:20; Mat 17:20; Mat 17:21; Mat 17:22; Mat 17:22; Mat 17:24; Mat 17:24; Mat 17:24; Mat 17:24; Mat 17:25; Mat 17:25; Mat 17:26; Mat 17:27
NET Notes: Mat 17:5 The expression listen to him comes from Deut 18:15 and makes two points: 1) Jesus is a prophet like Moses, a leader-prophet, and 2) they have much yet...
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NET Notes: Mat 17:6 Grk “they fell down on their faces.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself ...
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NET Notes: Mat 17:9 Grk “Jesus commanded them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.
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NET Notes: Mat 17:15 Grk “he is moonstruck,” possibly meaning “lunatic” (so NAB, NASB), although now the term is generally regarded as referring to...
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NET Notes: Mat 17:16 Here καί (kai) has been translated as “but” to indicate the contrast present in this context.
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NET Notes: Mat 17:17 The pronouns you…you are plural, indicating that Jesus is speaking to a group rather than an individual.
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NET Notes: Mat 17:19 Grk “coming, the disciples said.” The participle προσελθόντες (proselqontes) h...
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NET Notes: Mat 17:21 Many important mss (א* B Θ 0281 33 579 892* pc e ff1 sys,c sa) do not include 17:21 “But this kind does not go out except by prayer a...
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NET Notes: Mat 17:22 The plural Greek term ἀνθρώπων (anqrwpwn) is considered by some to be used here in a generic sense, referrin...
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NET Notes: Mat 17:24 The temple tax refers to the half-shekel tax paid annually by male Jews to support the temple (Exod 30:13-16).
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NET Notes: Mat 17:25 The phrase their sons may mean “their citizens,” but the term “sons” has been retained here in order to preserve the implicit ...
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