Matthew 17:1–13

The Transfiguration

Mark 9:2–13; Luke 9:28–36; 2 Pet. 1:17, 18

17Now ^aafter six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves; ²and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. ³And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him. ⁴Then Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here; if You wish, ¹let us make here three tabernacles: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

^5bWhile he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, ^c“This is My beloved Son, ^din whom I am well pleased. ^eHear Him!” ^6fAnd when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid. ⁷But Jesus came and ^gtouched them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” ⁸When they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.

⁹Now as they came down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, “Tell the vision to no one until the Son of Man is risen from the dead.”

¹⁰And His disciples asked Him, saying, ^h“Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”

¹¹Jesus answered and said to them, “Indeed, Elijah is coming ²first and will ⁱrestore all things. ^12jBut I say to you that Elijah has come already, and they ^kdid not know him but did to him whatever they wished. Likewise ^lthe Son of Man is also about to suffer at their hands.” ^13mThen the disciples understood that He spoke to them of John the Baptist.