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New Living Translation

Mark 9:4

Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Elijah;   Jesus, the Christ;   Moses;   Mountain;   Peter;   Thompson Chain Reference - Continuous Life;   Life;  

Dictionaries:

- Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Moses;   Peter;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Appear, Appearance;   Elijah;   Moses;   Transfiguration;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Transfiguration, the;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Mark, the Gospel of;   Peter;   Transfiguration, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Elijah;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Mss;   Peter;   Tabor (1);   Transfiguration;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Moses ;   Reverence;   Transfiguration (2);   Undressed Cloth;   Winter ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - New Testament;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Transfiguration;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Elijah;   Gospel;   Transfiguration;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Transfiguration, the;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Elijah;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Elijah;   James;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Moses;   Transfiguration;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;   New Testament;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
King James Version (1611)
And there appeared vnto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Iesus.
King James Version
And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
English Standard Version
And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
New American Standard Bible
And Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
New Century Version
Then Elijah and Moses appeared to them, talking with Jesus.
Amplified Bible
Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were having a conversation with Jesus.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
Legacy Standard Bible
And Elijah appeared to them along with Moses and they were conversing with Jesus.
Berean Standard Bible
And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
Contemporary English Version
Then Moses and Elijah were there talking with Jesus.
Complete Jewish Bible
Then they saw Eliyahu and Moshe speaking with Yeshua.
Darby Translation
And there appeared to them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
Easy-to-Read Version
Then two men were there talking with Jesus. They were Elijah and Moses.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And there appeared vnto them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Iesus.
George Lamsa Translation
And there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
Good News Translation
Then the three disciples saw Elijah and Moses talking with Jesus.
Lexham English Bible
And Elijah appeared to them together with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
Literal Translation
And Elijah with Moses was seen by them, and they were speaking with Jesus.
American Standard Version
And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
Bible in Basic English
And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
Hebrew Names Version
Eliyah and Moshe appeared to them, and they were talking with Yeshua.
International Standard Version
Then Elijah appeared to them, accompanied by Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
Etheridge Translation
And there were seen with them Musha and Elia discoursing with Jeshu.
Murdock Translation
And there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, in conversation with Jesus.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And there appeared vnto them Elias, with Moyses: And they talked with Iesu.
English Revised Version
And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
World English Bible
Elijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And there appeared to him Elijah with Moses, and they talked with Jesus.
Weymouth's New Testament
Moreover there appeared to them Elijah accompanied by Moses; and the two were conversing with Jesus,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Helie with Moises apperide to hem, and thei spaken with Jhesu.
Update Bible Version
And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
Webster's Bible Translation
And there appeared to them Elijah, with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
New English Translation
Then Elijah appeared before them along with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
New King James Version
And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
New Life Bible
Moses and Elijah were seen talking to Jesus.
New Revised Standard
And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there appeared unto them Elijah, with Moses, - and they were conversing with Jesus.
Douay-Rheims Bible
(9-3) And there appeared to them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
Revised Standard Version
And there appeared to them Eli'jah with Moses; and they were talking to Jesus.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And ther apered vnto them Helyas with Moses: and they talked with Iesu.
Young's Literal Translation
And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And there appeared vnto the Elias with Moses, and they talked with Iesus.
Mace New Testament (1729)
Moses and Elias likewise appear'd, and were in conference with Jesus.
Simplified Cowboy Version
Then the great cowboys of old, Elijah and Moses, walked up and started talking to Jesus.

Contextual Overview

1 Jesus went on to say, "I tell you the truth, some standing here right now will not die before they see the Kingdom of God arrive in great power!" 2 Six days later Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone. As the men watched, Jesus' appearance was transformed, 3 and his clothes became dazzling white, far whiter than any earthly bleach could ever make them. 4 Then Elijah and Moses appeared and began talking with Jesus. 5 Peter exclaimed, "Rabbi, it's wonderful for us to be here! Let's make three shelters as memorials—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." 6 He said this because he didn't really know what else to say, for they were all terrified. 7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my dearly loved Son. Listen to him." 8 Suddenly, when they looked around, Moses and Elijah were gone, and they saw only Jesus with them. 9 As they went back down the mountain, he told them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 So they kept it to themselves, but they often asked each other what he meant by "rising from the dead."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

appeared: Matthew 11:13, Matthew 17:3, Matthew 17:4, Luke 9:19, Luke 9:30, Luke 9:31, Luke 24:27, Luke 24:44, John 5:39, John 5:45-47, Acts 3:21-24, 1 Peter 1:10-12, Revelation 19:10

Elias: Moses was the founder of the Jewish polity, and Elias the most zealous reformer and prophet of the Jewish church; and their presence implied that the ministry of Christ was attested by the law and the prophets. 2 Kings 2:11, 2 Kings 2:12, Elijah

Moses: Deuteronomy 34:5, Deuteronomy 34:6

Reciprocal: Daniel 8:17 - I was Matthew 12:8 - General Mark 9:11 - General Acts 3:22 - him

Cross-References

Genesis 9:10
and with all the animals that were on the boat with you—the birds, the livestock, and all the wild animals—every living creature on earth.
Genesis 9:14
When I send clouds over the earth, the rainbow will appear in the clouds,
Leviticus 3:17
"You must never eat any fat or blood. This is a permanent law for you, and it must be observed from generation to generation, wherever you live."
Leviticus 7:26
No matter where you live, you must never consume the blood of any bird or animal.
Leviticus 19:26
"Do not eat meat that has not been drained of its blood. "Do not practice fortune-telling or witchcraft.
Deuteronomy 12:16
But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water.
Deuteronomy 12:23
But never consume the blood, for the blood is the life, and you must not consume the lifeblood with the meat.
Deuteronomy 14:21
"You must not eat anything that has died a natural death. You may give it to a foreigner living in your town, or you may sell it to a stranger. But do not eat it yourselves, for you are set apart as holy to the Lord your God. "You must not cook a young goat in its mother's milk.
Deuteronomy 15:23
But you must not consume the blood. You must pour it out on the ground like water.
Acts 15:20
Instead, we should write and tell them to abstain from eating food offered to idols, from sexual immorality, from eating the meat of strangled animals, and from consuming blood.

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses,.... Or Moses and Elias, as all the Oriental versions read, as in Mt. 17:3,

:-:

and they were talking with Jesus; concerning his decease, and what he was to do and suffer at Jerusalem, and of which he himself had lately talked with his disciples; so that this might have been a confirmation of these things to them; :-.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And after six days ... - See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 17:1-9.

Mark 9:3

No fuller - Rather, no “scourer.” The office of the person here mentioned was to “scour” or “whiten” cloth; not to “full” it, or to render it thicker.

Mark 9:6

He wist not - He “knew not.” He was desirous of saying something, and he knew not what would be proper.


 
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