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Luke 9:28–31

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The Transfiguration

28aNow it happened some eight days after these words, that taking along bPeter and John and James, He cwent up on the mountain dto pray.

29And it happened that while He was apraying, the appearance of His face bbecame different, and His clothing became white and 1gleaming.

30And behold, two men were talking with Him, and they were Moses and Elijah,

31who, appearing in 1glory, were speaking of His 2adeparture which He was about to fulfill at Jerusalem.

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Footnotes

  1. 1Lit flashing like lightning
  2. 1Or splendor
  3. 2Or exodus, cf. 2 Pet 1:15

Cross references

  1. aLuke 9:28–36: Matt 17:1–8; Mark 9:2–8
  2. bMatt 17:1
  3. cMatt 5:1
  4. dLuke 3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 9:18
  5. aLuke 3:21; 5:16; 6:12; 9:18
  6. bMark 16:12
  7. a2 Pet 1:15

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became dazzling white. And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

About eight days after this conversation, he took along Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly, two men were talking with him—Moses and Elijah. They appeared in glory and were speaking of his departure, which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.

NLTNew Living Translation

About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became dazzling white. Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus. They were glorious to see. And they were speaking about his exodus from this world, which was about to be fulfilled in Jerusalem.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

Now it happened that about eight days after these words, he took along Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. And as he was praying, the appearance of his face became different, and his clothing became white, gleaming like lightning. And behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah, who appeared in glory and were speaking about his departure which he was about to fulfill in Jerusalem.

KJV 1900King James Version

And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.