Matthew 17:1-13 - The Transfiguration

¹ And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart. ² And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun; and his garments became white as the light. ³ And lo! there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.

⁴ And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here; if thou wilt, I will make here three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

⁵ While he was yet speaking, lo! a bright cloud overshadowed them; and lo! a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; hear him."

⁶ And the disciples hearing it, fell on their face, and were exceedingly afraid.

⁷ And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. ⁸ And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only. ⁹ And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell what hath been seen to no one, until the Son of man hath risen from the dead.

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

¹¹ And he answering said, Elijah indeed cometh, and will restore all things. ¹² But I say to you, that Elijah hath already come, and they knew him not, but did with him whatever they would. So also is the Son of man to suffer by them. ¹³ Then the disciples understood that he spoke to them of John the Baptist.

² And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, and leadeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them. ³ And his garments became glistening, very white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten. ⁴ And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.

⁵ And Peter answering saith 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 Elijah. ⁶ For he knew not what to answer; for they were struck with terror.

⁷ And there came a cloud overshadowing them; and a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son; hear him.

⁸ And suddenly looking round, they no longer saw any one but Jesus alone with themselves.

⁹ And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them to give no account of what they had seen to any one, till the Son of man should have risen from the dead. ¹⁰ And they kept these words in mind, questioning one another what rising from the dead might mean.

¹¹ And they asked him, saying, How is it that the Pharisees and scribes say that Elijah must come first?

¹² And he said to them, Elijah cometh first, and restoreth all things. And how hath it been written of the Son of man? that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought. ¹³ But I say to you that Elijah hath come, and they have done to him whatever they would; as it hath been written concerning him.

²⁸ And it came to pass about eight days after this discourse, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray. ²⁹ And while he was praying, the appearance of his countenance was changed, and his raiment became white and glistening. ³⁰ And lo! two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah; ³¹ who appeared in glory, and spoke of his departure which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem.

³² But Peter and those who were with him were weighed down with sleep. But when they awoke, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. ³³ And it came to pass as they were parting from him, that Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; and let us make three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah; not knowing what he said.

³⁴ But as he was saying this, there came a cloud and overshadowed them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. ³⁵ And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, "This is my chosen Son; hear him."

³⁶ And when the voice had come, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it secret, and told no one in those days anything of what they had seen.