Mark 9:2-13

International Standard Version

Jesus’ Appearance is Changed^(A)

² Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain to be alone with him. His appearance was changed in front of them, ³ and his clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone^[a] on earth could bleach them. ⁴ Then Elijah appeared to them, accompanied by Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

⁵ Then Peter told Jesus, “Rabbi,^[b] it’s good that we’re here! Let’s set up three shelters^[c]—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” ⁶ (Peter^[d] didn’t know how to respond, because they were terrified.)

⁷ Then a cloud appeared and overshadowed them. A voice came out of the cloud and said,^[e] “This is my Son, whom I love. Keep on listening to him!” ⁸ Suddenly, as they looked around, they saw no one with them but Jesus alone.

⁹ On their way down the mountain, Jesus^[f] ordered them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. ¹⁰ They kept the matter to themselves but argued about what “rising from the dead” meant. ¹¹ So they asked him, “Don’t the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

¹² He told them, “Elijah is indeed coming first and will restore all things. Why, then, is it written that the Son of Man must suffer a great deal and be treated shamefully? ¹³ But I tell you that Elijah has come, yet people^[g] treated him just as they pleased, as it is written about him.”