Matthew 17:9-11

EasyEnglish Bible

⁹ While they were walking down the mountain, Jesus said to the three disciples, ‘You must not tell anyone now about the things that you have just seen. One day, the Son of Man will die and then he will become alive again. Then you can tell people about these things.’

¹⁰ Then the three disciples said to Jesus, ‘The teachers of God's Law say that God's prophet Elijah must return first, before the Messiah comes. Why do they say this?’

¹¹ Jesus replied, ‘Yes, Elijah does come first. He gets everything ready.