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And six days later Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them;

And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.

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

And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.

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

And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

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

And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

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

For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.

Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud: "This is My beloved Son; listen to Him!"

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

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

And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

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

And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them that they should tell no man what things they had seen, till the Son of man were risen from the dead.

They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant.

And they kept that saying with themselves, questioning one with another what the rising from the dead should mean.

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

And they asked him, saying, Why say the scribes that Elias must first come?

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

And he answered and told them, Elias verily cometh first, and restoreth all things; and how it is written of the Son of man, that he must suffer many things, and be set at nought.

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

But I say unto you, That Elias is indeed come, and they have done unto him whatsoever they listed, as it is written of him.