Matthew 17:1-13

Disciples’ Literal New Testament

Three Disciples See Jesus Transformed, And Hear God Tell Them To Listen To Jesus

17 And after six days, Jesus takes-along Peter and James and John his brother, and brings them up on a high mountain privately. ² And He was transfigured^[a] in front of them. And His face shined like the sun, and His garments became white as the light. ³ And behold— Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. ⁴ And having responded, Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If You wish, I will make three dwellings^[b] here— one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”. ⁵ While he was still speaking, behold— a bright^[c] cloud overshadowed^[d] them. And behold— a voice out of the cloud saying “This is My beloved Son, with Whom I was^[e] well-pleased. Be listening-to Him”. ⁶ And having heard it, the disciples fell on their face and became extremely afraid. ⁷ And Jesus came to them, and having touched them, said, “Arise, and do not be afraid”. ⁸ And having lifted up their eyes, they saw no one except Jesus Himself alone.

Jesus Tells The Three Disciples That John The Baptist Was Elijah

⁹ And while they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the sight^[f] to no one until which time the Son of Man is raised from the dead”. ¹⁰ And the disciples questioned Him, saying, “Why^[g] then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” ¹¹ And the One, having responded, said, “Elijah is coming^[h] and will restore all things— ¹² but I say to you that Elijah already came. And they did not recognize him, but did with^[i] him whatever they wanted. So also the Son of Man is going to suffer by them”. ¹³ Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them about John the Baptist.