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^(C1)And six days later Jesus ^(*)took with Him ^(C2)Peter, ^(F1)James, and John, and ^(*)brought them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was ^(F2)transfigured before them;

and ^(C1)His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

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

Peter responded and ^(*)said to Jesus, "^(C1)Rabbi, it is good that we are here; ^(C2)let's make three ^(F1)tabernacles, one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

For he did not know how to reply; for they became terrified.

Then a cloud ^(F1)formed, overshadowing them, and ^(C1)a voice ^(F1)came out of the cloud: "^(C2)This is My beloved Son; ^(F2)listen to Him!"

And suddenly they looked around and saw no one with them anymore, except Jesus alone.

^(C1)As they were coming down from the mountain, He ^(C2)gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen, ^(F1)until the Son of Man rose from the dead.

They ^(F1)seized upon ^(F2)that statement, discussing with one another ^(F3)what rising from the dead meant.

And they asked Him, saying, "Why is it that the scribes say that ^(C1)Elijah must come first?"

And He said to them, "Elijah does come first and he restores all things. And yet how is it written of ^(C1)the Son of Man that ^(C2)He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

"But I say to you that Elijah has ^(F1)indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written of him."