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The disciples were terrified when they heard this and fell facedown on the ground.
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But Jesus touched them and said, "Get up, and don't be afraid!"
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As they raised their heads, they saw no one but Jesus.
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On their way down the mountain, Jesus ordered them, "Don't tell anyone what you have seen. Wait until the Son of Man has been brought back to life."
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So the disciples asked him, "Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
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Jesus answered, "Elijah is coming and will put everything in order again.
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Actually, I can guarantee that Elijah has already come. Yet, people treated him as they pleased because they didn't recognize him. In the same way they're going to make the Son of Man suffer."
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Then the disciples understood that he was talking about John the Baptizer.
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When they came to a crowd, a man came up to Jesus, knelt in front of him,
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and said, "Sir, have mercy on my son. He suffers from seizures. Often he falls into fire or water.
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I brought him to your disciples, but they couldn't cure him."