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He was still speaking, when lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."
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When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces, and were filled with awe.
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But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Rise, and have no fear."
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And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus only.
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And as they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, "Tell no one the vision, until the Son of man is raised from the dead."
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And the disciples asked him, "Then why do the scribes say that first Eli'jah must come?"
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He replied, "Eli'jah does come, and he is to restore all things;
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but I tell you that Eli'jah has already come, and they did not know him, but did to him whatever they pleased. So also the Son of man will suffer at their hands."
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Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them of John the Baptist.
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And when they came to the crowd, a man came up to him and kneeling before him said,
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"Lord, have mercy on my son, for he is an epileptic and he suffers terribly; for often he falls into the fire, and often into the water.