Matthew 17:1-13 - The Transfiguration

¹ And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John his brother, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately. ² And was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as the light. ³ And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared unto them, talking with Him.

⁴ And Peter responding, said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: it you will, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

⁵ He still speaking, behold, a white cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am delighted; hear ye Him.

⁶ And the disciples, hearing, fell on their face, and feared exceedingly.

⁷ And Jesus came to them and touching them said, Arise, and fear not. ⁸ And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus only. ⁹ And they coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no one, until the Son of man may rise from the dead.

¹⁰ And His disciples asked Him, saying, Why then do the scribes say that it behooves Elijah to come first?

¹¹ And Jesus responding said to them, Elijah indeed comes, and will restore all things: ¹² but I say unto you, that Elijah has already come, and they recognized Him not, but did unto Him so many things as they wished; thus the Son of man is also about to suffer by them. ¹³ Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them concerning John the Baptist.

² After six days Jesus takes Peter, and John, and James, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately alone; and was transfigured before them: ³ and His raiment became resplendent, exceedingly white like snow; as no fuller on earth is able to whiten. ⁴ And Elijah was seen by them with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

⁵ And Peter responding says to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: ⁶ for he did not know what he might say; for they were afraid.

⁷ And there was a cloud overshadowing them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear ye Him.

⁸ And immediately looking around, they saw no one, but Jesus only with them.

⁹ And they coming down from the mountain, He charged them, that they should relate to no one the things which they saw, until the Son of man may rise from the dead. ¹⁰ And they held the word to themselves, inquiring, what it is to rise from the dead.

¹¹ And they asked Him, saying, that the scribes say, that it behooves Elijah first to come.

¹² He responding said to them, Elijah indeed having first come, restores all things: and how has it been written in reference to the Son of man, that he should suffer many things, and be set at naught? ¹³ But I say unto you, that Elijah indeed has come, and they did unto him so many things as they wished, as has been written in reference to him.

²⁸ And it came to pass after these discourses, about eight days, and taking Peter and John and James, He went up into the mountain to pray. ²⁹ And it came to pass while He was praying, the appearance of His countenance was changed, and His raiment shining white. ³⁰ And behold two men were talking with Him, who were Moses and Elijah: ³¹ who being seen in glory, was speaking of His departure which He was about to perfect in Jerusalem.

³² And Peter and those who were along with Him, were burdened with sleep. And having watched through the night, they saw His glory and the two men who were standing with him. ³³ It came to pass when they departed from Him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he says.

³⁴ And he speaking these things there was a cloud, and it overshadowed them; and they were afraid while they were entering into the cloud. ³⁵ And there was a voice from the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear ye Him. And while the voice is heard, Jesus is found alone.

³⁶ And they were silent, and they told no one during those days any of those things which they had seen