Matthew 17:2-12

2 As they watched, he began to change form -- his face shone like the sun, and his clothing became as white as light.
3 Then they looked and saw Moshe and Eliyahu speaking with him.
4 Kefa said to Yeshua, "It's good that we're here, Lord. I'll put up three shelters if you want -- one for you, one for Moshe and one for Eliyahu."
5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them; and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my Son, whom I love, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him!"
6 When the talmidim heard this, they were so frightened that they fell face down on the ground.
7 But Yeshua came and touched them. "Get up!" he said, "Don't be afraid."
8 So they opened their eyes, looked up and saw only Yeshua by himself.
9 As they came down the mountain, Yeshua ordered them, "Don't tell anyone what you have seen until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead."
10 The talmidim asked him, "Then why do the Torah-teachers say that Eliyahu must come first?"
11 He answered, "On the one hand, Eliyahu is coming and will restore all things;
12 on the other hand, I tell you that Eliyahu has come already, and people did not recognize him but did whatever they pleased to him. In the same way, the Son of Man too is about to suffer at their hands."

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