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5 He who does not put out his money at vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen
usury, from the dead.”
Nor does he take a bribe against 10 And His disciples asked Him, saying,
the innocent. “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must
come first?”
He who does these things shall never 11 Jesus answered and said to them, “Indeed,
be moved.
Elijah is coming first and will restore all
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things. But I say to you that Elijah has come
already, and they did not know him but did to
him whatever they wished. Likewise the Son
15:5 usury. Interest rates ran as high as 50 of Man is also about to suffer at their hands.”
percent, but God’s law put strict regulations 13 Then the disciples understood that He spoke
on borrowing and lending. He…shall never to them of John the Baptist.
be moved. This is an important promise in the 14 And when they had come to the multitude,
light of its usage in Psalms and Proverbs (see a man came to Him, kneeling down to Him
Pss. 10:6; 13:4; 16:8; 46:5; 62:2,6; Prov. 10:30). and saying, “Lord, have mercy on my son, for
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he is an epileptic and suffers severely; for he
often falls into the fire and often into the water.
Proverbs 4:25–27 16 So I brought him to Your disciples, but they
could not cure him.”
25 Let your eyes look straight ahead, 17
And your eyelids look right before you. Then Jesus answered and said, “O faith-
26 Ponder the path of your feet, less and perverse generation, how long shall I
And let all your ways be established. be with you? How long shall I bear with you?
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27 Do not turn to the right or the left; Bring him here to Me.” And Jesus rebuked
Remove your foot from evil. the demon, and it came out of him; and the
child was cured from that very hour.
Matthew 17:1–27 19 Then the disciples came to Jesus privately
and said, “Why could we not cast it out?”
Now after six days Jesus took Peter, 20
So Jesus said to them, “Because of your
17 James, and John his brother, led them up unbelief; for assuredly, I say to you, if you have
on a high mountain by themselves; and He faith as a mustard seed, you will say to this
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was transfigured before them. His face shone mountain, ‘Move from here to there,’ and it
like the sun, and His clothes became as white will move; and nothing will be impossible for
as the light. And behold, Moses and Elijah you. However, this kind does not go out
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appeared to them, talking with Him. Then Pe- except by prayer and fasting.”
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ter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is 22 Now while they were staying in Galilee,
good for us to be here; if You wish, let us make Jesus said to them, “The Son of Man is about
here three tabernacles: one for You, one for to be betrayed into the hands of men, and
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Moses, and one for Elijah.”
5 While he was still speaking, behold, a they will kill Him, and the third day He will
bright cloud overshadowed them; and sud- be raised up.” And they were exceedingly
sorrowful.
denly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 24 When they had come to Capernaum, those
“This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well who received the temple tax came to Peter and
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pleased. Hear Him!” And when the disciples said, “Does your Teacher not pay the temple
heard it, they fell on their faces and were tax?”
greatly afraid. But Jesus came and touched 25 He said, “Yes.”
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them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.”
8 When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw And when he had come into the house, Je-
no one but Jesus only. sus anticipated him, saying, “What do you
9 Now as they came down from the moun- think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the
tain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the earth take customs or taxes, from their sons
or from strangers?”
26 Peter said to Him, “From strangers.”
Jesus said to him, “Then the sons are free.
27 Nevertheless, lest we offend them, go to the
17:3 Moses and Elijah. Representing the Law
and the Prophets respectively, both of which sea, cast in a hook, and take the fish that
had foretold Christ’s death,and that is what Luke comes up first. And when you have opened its
says the 3 of them were discussing (Luke 9:31). mouth, you will find a piece of money; take
that and give it to them for Me and you.”
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