Mark 9:2-7

The Transfiguration

2 ¹And after six days Jesus took with him ²Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was ³transfigured before them,

3 and ⁴his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one^[a] on earth could bleach them.

4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

5 And Peter said to Jesus, ⁵"Rabbi,^[b] it is good that we are here. Let us make three ⁶tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

6 For ⁷he did not know what to say, for they were terrified.

7 And ⁸a cloud overshadowed them, and ⁹a voice came out of the cloud, ¹⁰"This is my beloved Son;^[c]11listen to him."

Mark 9:2-7 In-Context

1 And he said to them, "Truly, I say to you, there are some standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God after it has come with power."

2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,

3 and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them.

4 And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

5 And Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah."

6 For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified.

7 And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is my beloved Son;listen to him."

8 And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only.

9 And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

10 So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead might mean.

Cross References

• 1. For ver. 2-8, see Matthew 17:1-8; Luke 9:28-36
• 2. Mark 5:37; Mark 14:33
• 3. [2 Corinthians 3:18(Gk.)]
• 4. Daniel 7:9; [Psalms 104:2; Matthew 28:3]
• 5. See John 1:38
• 6. [Nehemiah 8:15]
• 7. [Mark 14:40; Luke 9:33]
• 8. 2 Peter 1:17; [Exodus 24:15, 16]
• 9. 2 Peter 1:17; [Exodus 24:15, 16]
• 10. Mark 12:6; See Matthew 3:17
• 11. Acts 3:22

Footnotes

• [a]. Greek no cloth refiner
• [b]. Rabbi means my teacher, or my master
• [c]. Or my Son, my (or the) Beloved