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He was still speaking when a luminous cloud spread over them; and a voice was heard from within the cloud, which said, "This is My Son dearly beloved, in whom is My delight. Listen to Him."
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On hearing this voice, the disciples fell on their faces and were filled with terror.
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But Jesus came and touched them, and said, "Rouse yourselves and have no fear."
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So they looked up, and saw no one but Jesus.
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As they were descending the mountain, Jesus laid a command upon them. "Tell no one," He said, "of the sight you have seen till the Son of Man has risen from among the dead."
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"Why then," asked the disciples, "do the Scribes say that Elijah must first come?"
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"Elijah was indeed to come," He replied, "and would reform everything.
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But I tell you that he has already come, and they did not recognize him, but dealt with him as they chose. And before long the Son of Man will be treated by them in a similar way."
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Then it dawned upon the disciples that it was John the Baptist about whom He had spoken to them.
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When they had returned to the people, there came to Him a man who fell on his knees before Him and besought Him.
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"Sir," he said, "have pity on my son, for he is an epileptic and is very ill. Often he falls into the fire and often into the water.