Mark 9:2–13

The Transfiguration

²After ⁱsix days ^jJesus took Peter, James, and John ^kand led them up on a high mountain ^lby themselves to be alone. He was transformed ^mnin front of them, ³and His clothes ^obecame dazzling—extremely white ^pas no launderer on earth could whiten ^qthem. ⁴Elijah ^rappeared to them with Moses, ^sand they were talking with Jesus.

⁵Then Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, ^tit’s good ^ufor us to be here! Let us make three tabernacles: ^vone for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”— ⁶because he did not know what he should say, ^wsince they were terrified. ^x

⁷A cloud ^yappeared, overshadowing ^zthem, and a voice ^acame from the cloud: ^b

This is My beloved ^cSon; ^d

listen to Him! ^e

⁸Then suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus alone.

⁹As ^fthey were coming down from the mountain, ^gHe ordered them to tell no one what they had seen ^huntil the Son of Man ⁱhad risen ^jfrom the dead. ^k10They kept this word ^lto themselves, discussing what “rising from the dead” meant.

¹¹Then they began to question Him, “Why do the scribes ^msay that Elijah must come first?” ⁿ

¹²“Elijah does come first and restores ^oeverything,” ^pHe replied. “How then is it written ^qabout the Son of Man that He must suffer ^rmany things and be treated with contempt? ^s13But I tell you that Elijah really has come, and they did whatever they pleased to him, just as it is written ^tabout him.”