9On their way down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, "Don't tell anyone what you have seen. Wait until the Son of Man has been brought back to life."
10So the disciples asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
11Jesus answered, "Elijah is coming and will put everything in order again.
12Actually, I can guarantee that Elijah has already come. Yet, people treated him as they pleased because they didn't recognize him. In the same way they're going to make the Son of Man suffer."
13Then the disciples understood that he was talking about John the Baptizer.
14When they came to a crowd, a man came up to Jesus, knelt in front of him, 15and said, "Sir, have mercy on my son. He suffers from seizures. Often he falls into fire or water. 16I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn't cure him." 17Jesus replied, "You unbelieving and corrupt generation! How long must I be with you? How long must I put up with you? Bring him here to me!" 18Jesus ordered the demon to come out of the boy. At that moment the boy was cured.
19Then the disciples came to Jesus privately and asked, "Why couldn't we force the demon out of the boy?" 20He told them, "Because you have so little faith. I can guarantee this truth: If your faith is the size of a mustard seed, you can say to this mountain, 'Move from here to there,' and it will move. Nothing will be impossible for you."?of demon[ goes away only by prayer and fasting.">]
22While they were traveling together in Galilee, Jesus told them, "The Son of Man will be betrayed and handed over to people. 23They will kill him, but on the third day he will be brought back to life." Then the disciples became very sad.
24When they came to Capernaum, the collectors of the temple tax came to Peter. They asked him, "Doesn't your teacher pay the temple tax?" 25"Certainly," he answered. Peter went into the house. Before he could speak, Jesus asked him, "What do you think, Simon? From whom do the kings of the world collect fees or taxes? Is it from their family members or from other people?" 26"From other people," Peter answered. Jesus said to him, "Then the family members are exempt. 27However, so that we don't create a scandal, go to the sea and throw in a hook. Take the first fish that you catch. Open its mouth, and you will find a coin. Give that coin to them for you and me."
