Mark 9:1-13

The Transfiguration

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

2 ²Six days later, Jesus took with Him ³Peter and James and John, and brought them up on a high mountain by themselves *. And He was transfigured before them;

3 and ⁴His garments became radiant and exceedingly white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

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

5 Peter said to Jesus, "⁵Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; ⁶let us make three tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."

6 For he did not know what to answer; for they became terrified.

7 Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and ⁷a voice came out of the cloud, "⁸This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!"

8 All at once they looked around and saw no one with them anymore, except Jesus alone.

9 ⁹As they were coming down from the mountain, He ¹⁰gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen, until * * the Son of Man rose from the dead.

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

11 They asked Him, saying, "Why is it that the scribes say that ¹¹Elijah must come first?"

12 And He said to them, "Elijah does first come and restore all things. And yet how is it written of ¹²the Son of Man that ¹³He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt?

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

Cross References

• 1. Matthew 16:28; Mark 13:26; Luke 9:27
• 2. Mark 9:2-8: {Matthew 17:1-8; Luke 9:28-36}
• 3. Mark 5:37
• 4. Matthew 28:3
• 5. Matthew 23:7
• 6. Matthew 17:4; Luke 9:33
• 7. 2 Peter 1:17
• 8. Matthew 3:17; Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22
• 9. Mark 9:9-13: {Matthew 17:9-13}
• 10. Matthew 8:4; Mark 5:43; Mark 7:36; Mark 8:30
• 11. Malachi 4:5; Matthew 11:14
• 12. Mark 9:31
• 13. Matthew 16:21; Matthew 26:24

Footnotes

• [a]. Or "Jacob"
• [b]. Or "sacred tents"
• [c]. Or "occurred"
• [d]. Or "occurred"
• [e]. Or "give constant heed"
• [f]. Lit "except when"
• [g]. Or "kept to themselves"
• [h]. Lit "the statement"
• [i]. Lit "what was the rising from the dead"
• [j]. Lit "also"