He was still speaking when, behold, (A)a bright cloud overshadowed them, and (B)a voice from the cloud said, (C)“This is my beloved Son,[a] with whom I am well pleased; (D)listen to him.” When (E)the disciples heard this, (F)they fell on their faces and were terrified. But Jesus came and (G)touched them, saying, “Rise, and (H)have no fear.”

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 17:5 Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved

While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.(A) Listen to him!”(B)

When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”(C)

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