The Transfiguration

17 And ^(A)six days later Jesus *brought with Him ^(B)Peter and James and John his brother, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves. ² And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light. ³ And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. ⁴ And Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, ^(C)I will make three ^[a]booths here, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” ⁵ While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold, ^(D)a voice out of the cloud said, “^(E)This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased; listen to Him!” ⁶ And when the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified. ⁷ And Jesus came to them and touched them and said, “Get up, and ^(F)do not be afraid.” ⁸ And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.

^9 (G)And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “^(H)Tell the vision to no one until ^(I)the Son of Man has ^(J)risen from the dead.” ¹⁰ And His disciples asked Him, saying, “Why then do the scribes say that ^(K)Elijah must come first?” ¹¹ And He answered and said, “Elijah is coming and will restore all things; ¹² but I say to you that Elijah already came, and they did not recognize him, but did ^[b]to him whatever they wished. So also ^(L)the Son of Man is going to suffer ^[c]at their hands.” ¹³ Then the disciples understood that He had spoken to them about John the Baptist.

^2 (A)And six days later, Jesus *took with Him ^(B)Peter and James and John, and *brought them up on a high mountain alone by themselves. And He was transfigured before them; ³ and ^(C)His garments were shining intensely white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them. ⁴ And Elijah appeared to them along with Moses and they were conversing with Jesus. ⁵ And Peter answered and *said to Jesus, “^(D)Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; ^(E)let us make three ^[a]booths, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” ⁶ For he did not know what to answer; for they became terrified. ⁷ Then a cloud ^[b]formed, overshadowing them, and ^(F)a voice ^[c]came out of the cloud, “^(G)This is My beloved Son, ^[d]listen to Him!” ⁸ And all at once when they looked around, they saw no one with them anymore, except Jesus alone.

^9 (H)And as they were coming down from the mountain, He ^(I)gave them orders not to recount to anyone what they had seen, ^[e]until the Son of Man rose from the dead. ¹⁰ And they ^[f]seized upon ^[g]that statement, arguing with one another ^[h]what rising from the dead meant. ¹¹ And they began asking Him, saying, “Why is it that the scribes say that ^(J)Elijah must come first?” ¹² And He said to them, “Elijah does first come and restore all things. And yet how is it written of ^(K)the Son of Man that ^(L)He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt? ¹³ But I say to you that Elijah has ^[i]indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written of him.”

The Transfiguration

^28 (A)Now it happened some eight days after these words, that taking along ^(B)Peter and John and James, He ^(C)went up on the mountain ^(D)to pray. ²⁹ And it happened that while He was ^(E)praying, the appearance of His face ^(F)became different, and His clothing became white and ^[a]gleaming. ³⁰ And behold, two men were talking with Him, and they were Moses and Elijah, ³¹ who, appearing in ^[b]glory, were speaking of His ^[c](G)departure which He was about to fulfill at Jerusalem. ³² Now Peter and his companions ^(H)had been overcome with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him. ³³ And it happened that as they were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, “^(I)Master, it is good for us to be here; ^(J)let us make three ^[d]booths: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”—^(K)not realizing what he was saying. ³⁴ While he was saying this, a cloud ^[e]formed and began to overshadow them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. ³⁵ Then ^(L)a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “^(M)This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!” ³⁶ And when the voice ^[f]had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And ^(N)they kept silent, and reported to no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.