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Matthew 17:3

ElijahMoses

1 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

2 There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.

4 Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters —one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

5 While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
KJV
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
WEB
Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.
ASV
And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him.
DARBY
and lo, Moses and Elias appeared to them talking with him.
BLB
And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with Him.
ÅB
Og Moses og Elias viste seg for dem og snakket med ham.
OTB
Plutselig viste Moses og Elia seg for dem, og de samtalte med Jesus.
B1930
Og se, Moses og Elias viste sig for dem og talte med ham.

Study notes (Tyndale)

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  • Malachi 4:5

    Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.

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  • Luke 24:44

    Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”

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  • Mark 9:4

    And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.

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  • 1 Kings 18:36–40

    At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:7–11

    Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,

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  • Deuteronomy 34:10

    Since that time, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face—

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  • Luke 16:16

    The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.

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  • Deuteronomy 34:5–6

    So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said.

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