Matthew 17:3

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Summary

Matthew 17:3

And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

Behold

Mark 9:4

Luke 9:30

Moses

Elias

Malachi 4:5

Bible References

Behold

Then Elijah appeared before them along with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

Then two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with him.

Moses

For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John appeared.

I will raise up a prophet like you for them from among their fellow Israelites. I will put my words in his mouth and he will speak to them whatever I command.

So Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab as the Lord had said.

Then beginning with Moses and all the prophets, he interpreted to them the things written about himself in all the scriptures.

For the law was given through Moses, but grace and truth came about through Jesus Christ.

"Do not suppose that I will accuse you before the Father. The one who accuses you is Moses, in whom you have placed your hope.

But if the ministry that produced death -- carved in letters on stone tablets -- came with glory, so that the Israelites could not keep their eyes fixed on the face of Moses because of the glory of his face (a glory which was made ineffective),

Therefore, holy brothers and sisters, partners in a heavenly calling, take note of Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess,

Elias

The disciples asked him, "Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?"

Elijah the Tishbite, from Tishbe in Gilead, said to Ahab, "As certainly as the Lord God of Israel lives (whom I serve), there will be no dew or rain in the years ahead unless I give the command."

When it was time for the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and prayed: "O Lord God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, prove today that you are God in Israel and that I am your servant and have done all these things at your command.

As they were walking along and talking, suddenly a fiery chariot pulled by fiery horses appeared. They went between Elijah and Elisha, and Elijah went up to heaven in a windstorm.

Look, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the great and terrible day of the Lord arrives.