#bible #Biblestudy #public #matthew #matthew17 # Matthew 17 📖 [[📚 Explore the Bible Books]] [[Matthew Overview]] [[Matthew 16]] [[Matthew 18]] > [!info] Table of Contents > [[#📜 Scripture Text (NET)]] [[#📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary]] [[#🧠 Chapter Summary]] [[#🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application]] [[#✍️ Key Verses to Remember]] > [[#🤔 Interesting Facts]] [[#🔗 Related Passages]] [[#🙏 Devotional Reflection]] ## 📜 Scripture Text (NET) (The NET Bible: New English Translation. Biblical Studies Press, 2005) ### The Transfiguration **Principle**: Jesus is more than we can ever imagine. [[#Verse 01]] Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain.  [[#Verse 02]] And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.  [[#Verse 03]] Then Moses and Elijah also appeared before them, talking with him.  [[#Verse 04]] So Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, I will make three shelters—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”  [[#Verse 05]] 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!”  [[#Verse 06]] When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.  [[#Verse 07]] But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Do not be afraid.”  [[#Verse 08]] When they looked up, all they saw was Jesus alone. [[#Verse 09]] 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.”  [[#Verse 10]] The disciples asked him, “Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?”  [[#Verse 11]] He answered, “Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things.  [[#Verse 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.”  [[#Verse 13]] Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist. ### The Disciples’ Failure to Heal **Principle**: God gives us the dignity of being part of the process. Our part is to trust Him. [[#Verse 14]] When they came to the crowd, a man came to him, knelt before him,  [[#Verse 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.  [[#Verse 16]] I brought him to your disciples, but they were not able to heal him.”  [[#Verse 17]] Jesus answered, “Youunbelieving and perverse generation! How much longer must I be with you? How much longer must I endure you? Bring him here to me.”  [[#Verse 18]] Then Jesus rebuked the demon and it came out of him, and the boy was healed from that moment.  [[#Verse 19]] Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and said, “Why couldn’t we cast it out?”  [[#Verse 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.” ### Second Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection **Principle**: Jesus knows- and leads the way. [[#Verse 22]] When they gathered together in Galilee, Jesus told them, “The Son of Man is going to be betrayed into the hands of men.  [[#Verse 23]] They will kill him, and on the third day he will be raised.” And they became greatly distressed. ### The Temple Tax **Principle**: Jesus takes care of the little things. [[#Verse 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?”  [[#Verse 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?”  [[#Verse 26]] After he said, “From foreigners,” Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.  [[#Verse 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.” # ==📖 Verse-by-Verse Commentary== ##### Verse 01 ##### Verse 02 ##### Verse 03 ##### Verse 04 ##### Verse 05 ##### Verse 06 ##### Verse 07 ##### Verse 08 ##### Verse 09 ##### Verse 10 ##### Verse 11 ##### Verse 12 ##### Verse 13 ##### Verse 14 ##### Verse 15 ##### Verse 16 ##### Verse 17 ##### Verse 18 ##### Verse 19 ##### Verse 20 ##### Verse 21 ##### Verse 22 ##### Verse 23 ##### Verse 24 ##### Verse 25 ##### Verse 26 ##### Verse 27 ## 🤔 Interesting Facts / Historical and Cultural Insights - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write down things that are not straight from commentary but interesting facts that ground the text in history. %% ## 🧠 Chapter Summary - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write a short paragraph (3–5 sentences) summarizing what happens in this chapter. - What is the main event or teaching? - How does this chapter fit the book’s overall story? - What stands out immediately? Anything Apologetic to point out? %% ## 🔎 Key Observations / 🛟 Life Application - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📌 Observation 1 - 📌 Observation 2 - 📌 Observation 3 - (Add more as needed.) #### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Application 1 - ✅ Application 2 Make these very practical: - "Trust God's timing in an uncertain situation." - "Speak truth even when it’s unpopular." Think: - What do we learn about God here? - What do we learn about people? - Are there promises, commands, or warnings? %% ##### Today, I can apply this chapter by: - ✅ Coming Soon. - ✅ Coming Soon. ## ✍️ Key Verses to Remember - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of important verse." - 📖 [Verse Reference] – "Quote of another important verse." (You can link to deeper notes if you want later.) %% ## 🔗 Related Passages - 🔗 coming soon. - 🔗 coming soon. %% Examples: - John 1:1 and Genesis 1 - Romans 5 and Genesis 3 %% ## 🙏 Devotional Reflection - coming soon. %% PRIVATE NOTES (only I see this) Write 3–6 sentences reflecting on: - How this chapter encourages your faith, - Convicts your heart, - Reveals God's character. Optional format: "In light of this chapter, I am challenged to..." or "I am comforted by..." %% ##### 📂 Internal Links/Personal Notes