Study Desk

And Jesus was saying to them, "^(a)Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power."

^(b)Six days later, Jesus *took with Him ^(c)Peter and ^[a]James and John, and *brought them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them;

and ^(d)His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.

Peter *said to Jesus, "^(e)Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; ^(f)let us make three ^[b]tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

For he did not know what to answer; for they became terrified.

Then a cloud ^[c]formed, overshadowing them, and ^(g)a voice ^[d]came out of the cloud, "^(h)This is My beloved Son, ^[e]listen to Him!"

All at once they looked around and saw no one with them anymore, except Jesus alone.

⁽ⁱ⁾As they were coming down from the mountain, He ^(j)gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen, ^[f]until the Son of Man rose from the dead.

They ^[g]seized upon ^[h]that statement, discussing with one another ^[i]what rising from the dead meant.

They asked Him, saying, "Why is it that the scribes say that ^(k)Elijah must come first?"

And He said to them, "Elijah does first come and restore all things. And yet how is it written of ^(l)the Son of Man that ^(m)He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

But I say to you that Elijah has ^[j]indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written of him."