21. Anticipates

17:1-13

Son of man about to suffer

17:1-13 After six days Jesus took Peter and James and John his brother and led them to a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun and his garments because as white as the light. And behold they saw Moses and Elias talking with him. In response Peter said to Jesus. “Lord it is good for us to be here. If you will I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elias.” While he was still speaking, behold a bright cloud over-shadowed them. A voice came out of the cloud saying. “This is my son, the Beloved. in whom I have been well pleased. Hear him.” And on hearing this the disciples fell on their faces extremely afraid. And Jesus approached them, touching them and saying. “Get up and do not

be afraid.” And lifting up their eyes they saw nobody except Jesus. (Note: 2nd part) 9-13 And (as they were) coming down out of the mountain Jesus enjoined them saying “Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of man has been raised out of the dead.” His disciples questioned him saying “Why do the scribes say that it is fitting that Elias comes first (before the Christ)." He answering said “Elias indeed is coming and will restore all things. But I tell you that Elias already came and they did not recognize him But they did to him whatever they wanted. So also the Son of man is about to suffer from them.” Then the disciples realised that he was talking about John the Baptist.

22 Empowers

17:14-20

.. Nothing will be impossible to you

17:14-20 (When) they were coming near the crowd a man approached him and falling on his knees before him was saying. “Lord have pity on me because my son is moonstruck and has an illness. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water. I brought him to your disciples and they were not able to heal him.” Answering Jesus said. “Oh unbelieving and perverted generation how long will I have to put up with you? Bring him to me here.” And when Jesus

rebuked it the demon came out of him and the boy was healed from that hour. On approaching Jesus privately, the disciples said “Why were we not able to expel it?” And he said to them. “Because of your small faith. Truly I say to you, if you have faith as small as a grain of mustard you will say to this mountain “Remove from here and it will be removed. Nothing will be impossible to you.” (there is no verse 21 in the Revised Standard Version being referred to here).

23 Grieves

17:22-23

...Grieved

17:22-23 As they were strolling in Galilee Jesus said to them. “The Son of man is to be delivered

into the hands of men. They will kill him and on the third day he will be raised.” They were extremely grieved about this.

24 Pays dues

17:24-27

.. Give them (money) for me and thee

17:24-27 When they came to Capernaum the didrachme (collectors of the half shekel) approached Peter and said “Doesn’t your teacher pay the tax?” Peter says “Yes he does.” And coming into the house where Jesus had preceded him Jesus said. “What do you think Simon? From whom do the kings of the earth

take toll or poll-tax? Do they take it from their sons or from strangers?” Peter said “From strangers” Jesus said to him. “Then the sons are free. But rather than offend them, go to the sea and cast a hook in. Take the first fish that comes up and open its mouth. You will find a shekel there and take it and give it to them for myself and you.”

25. Is present

18:1-20

Where 2 or 3 assembled there am I

18:1-20 At that time the disciples of Jesus approached him saying “Who is greater in the kingdom of heaven? Calling forward a child he set him in their midst and said. “Truly I say to you, unless you turn and become as children you will not be able to enter into the kingdom of the heavens. Whoever humbles himself as this child, this is the one who is greater n the kingdom of the heavens. Whoever receives a child such as this in my name receives me. Whoever offends one of these little ones who believe in me, it is better for him that a millstone be hanged around his neck and he be downed in the depths of the sea. Woe to the world because of its temptations. It is necessary that there should be some temptation But woe to the man through whom these offences come. Now if your hand or your foot offends you, cut it off and cast it from you. It is better for you to go into life maimed or lame than with two hands or two feet having to be cast into eternal fire. And if your eye is a cause of sin, pluck it out and cast it from you. It is better for you to go into life one-eyed that with two eyes having to be case into the Gehenna of fire. See that you do not despise one of these little ones for I tell you that their angels in the heavens always see the face of my Father in the heavens.

How does it seem to you? If a man has a hundred sheep and one of them wanders away, will he not leave the ninety -nine on the mountains and go and look for the wandering one? And if he happens to find it, truly I say to you that he will rejoice over it more than over the ninety-nine who had not wandered. So it is not the will of your Father in the heavens that one of these little ones should perish. Now if your brother sins, go and reprove him between yourself and himself alone. If he listens to you, you will gain your brother. But if he does not hear, take with you one or two others so that there would be two or three witnesses of every word said. But if he refuses to hear them, tell the whole church. And if he refuses to listen to the church, let him be to you as distant and the gentile and tax collector. Truly I say to you, whatever you bind on the earth shall be bound in the heavens. Whatever things you loose on the earth shall be loosed in heaven. Again, truly I say to you that if two of you agree on earth concerning whatever they ask for, it shall be given to them by my Father in the heavens. For where two or three are assembled in my name, there I am in the midst of them."