Matthew 17:8-10
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8 When they raised their eyes, they saw nobody except Jesus, all by himself.
The question about Elijah
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus gave them strict instructions. “Don’t tell anyone about the vision,” he said, “until the son of man has been raised from the dead.”
10 “So why,” asked the disciples, “do the scribes say that ‘Elijah must come first’?”
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Matthew 17:8-10
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8 And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.
9 (A)And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, (B)“Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.” 10 And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say (C)that first Elijah must come?”
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