Matthew 17:1-13 - The Transfiguration

¹ And after six days Jesus takes Peter, James, and John his brother, and brings them up into a high mountain apart. ² And he was transformed before them: and his face shone as the sun, and his garments were white as the light. ³ And, behold, Moses and Elias were seen to them, conversing with him.

⁴ And Peter, having answered, said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: let us make here three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

⁵ He yet speaking, behold, a shining cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly beloved Son, in whom I was contented; hear ye him.

⁶ And the disciples, having heard, fell upon their face, and were greatly afraid.

⁷ And Jesus, having come, touched them, and said, Be raised, and be not afraid. ⁸ And having lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus alone. ⁹ And they, coming down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the sight to none, even till the Son of man rises from the dead.

¹⁰ And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?

¹¹ And Jesus having answered, said to them, Elias truly comes first and will re-establish all things. ¹² And I say to you, That Elias has already come, and they knew him not, but did by him whatever they would. So also the Son of man is about to suffer by them. ¹³ Then understood the disciples that he told them of John the Baptist.

² And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John, and brings them up into a high mountain apart alone: and he was transformed before them. ³ And his garments were shining, exceeding white, such as no fuller on earth can make white. ⁴ And Elias was seen to them, with Moses: and they were speaking together with Jesus.

⁵ And Peter having answered, says to Jesus, Rabbi, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. ⁶ For he knew not what he said; for they were terrified.

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

⁸ And suddenly, having looked around, they no more saw any one, but Jesus alone with them.

⁹ And they coming down from the mount, he charged them that they recount to none what they saw, except when the Son of man should arise from the dead. ¹⁰ And they held the word firmly to themselves, searching out together what it is to arise from the dead.

¹¹ And having asked him, saying, That the scribes say that Elias must first come.

¹² And he having answered, said to them, Elias truly having first come, restores all things; and how it has been written of the Son of man, that he suffer many things; and be set at nought. ¹³ But I say to you, that Elias also has come, and they did to him whatever they would, as it has been written of him.

²⁸ And it was after these words about eight days, and having taken Peter and John and James, he went up into the mount to pray. ²⁹ And it was in his praying, the look of his face was another, and his clothing white, shooting forth lightning. ³⁰ And, behold, two men were speaking with him, which were Moses and Elias: ³¹ Who, having been seen in glory spake of his exit which he was about to complete in Jerusalem.

³² And Peter and they with him were heavy with sleep: and having waked, they saw his glory, and two men standing with him. ³³ And it was in their having withdrawn from him, Peter said to Jesus, Ruler, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he says.

³⁴ And he saying these things, there was a cloud, and it overshadowed them: and they were afraid in their going into the cloud. ³⁵ And there was a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly beloved Son: hear him.

³⁶ And in there having been a voice, Jesus was found alone. And they were silent, and announced nothing to any one in those days, of what they had seen.