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Matthew 17:3

ElijahMoses

1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye 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 dreadful day of the LORD:

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  • Luke 24:44

    And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

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  • Mark 9:4

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

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  • 1 Kings 18:36–40

    And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.

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  • 2 Corinthians 3:7–11

    But if the ministration of death, written and engraven in stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not stedfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:

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  • Deuteronomy 34:10

    And there arose not a prophet since in Israel like unto Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face,

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  • Luke 16:16

    The law and the prophets were until John: since that time the kingdom of God is preached, and every man presseth into it.

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  • Deuteronomy 34:5–6

    So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.

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