Luke 9:28-36

EasyEnglish Bible

²⁸ About eight days after Jesus had said these things, he went up a mountain to pray. He took Peter, John and James with him. ²⁹ While Jesus was praying, his face became different to look at.^[a] His clothes also became very white. They were shining brightly.

³⁰ Then two men appeared and they were talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah.^{[b] 31} They were very bright to look at. They talked with Jesus about how he would soon die in Jerusalem. This was how God wanted him to leave this world.

³² While this was happening, Peter and his friends were sleeping. Then they really woke up and they saw that Jesus was very great and beautiful. They also saw the two men that were standing near to him. ³³ Then the two men began to leave. So Peter said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, it is good that we are here. Please, let us build three huts. One hut will be for you. One hut will be for Moses and one hut will be for Elijah.’ But Peter did not really know what he was saying.^[c]

³⁴ While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared. It covered them all. When the cloud came over them, the three disciples were afraid. ³⁵ Then a voice spoke from the cloud and it said, ‘This is my Son. He is the one that I have chosen. Listen to him.’

³⁶ The voice stopped speaking. Then the three disciples saw that only Jesus was there with them now.

They did not tell anyone at this time about what they had seen.