Matthew 17:1–13

The Transfiguration

17^gAnd after six days Jesus took with him ^hPeter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. ²And he was ⁱtransfigured before them, and ^jhis face shone like the sun, and ^khis clothes became white as light. ³And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him. ⁴And Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents here, one for you and one for Moses and one for ^lElijah.” ⁵He was still speaking when, behold, ^ma bright cloud overshadowed them, and ^ma voice from the cloud said, ⁿ“This is my beloved Son,¹ with whom I am well pleased; ^olisten to him.” ⁶When ^pthe disciples heard this, ^qthey fell on their faces and were terrified. ⁷But Jesus came and ^rtouched them, saying, “Rise, and ^shave no fear.” ⁸And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

^9tAnd as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, ^u“Tell no one the vision, until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.” ¹⁰And the disciples asked him, “Then why do the scribes say ^vthat first Elijah must come?” ¹¹He answered, “Elijah does come, and ^whe will restore all things. ¹²But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but ^xdid to him whatever they pleased. ^ySo also the Son of Man will certainly suffer at their hands.” ^13zThen the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.