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Text -- Matthew 17:1-15 (NET)
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The Transfiguration
17:1 Six days later Jesus took with him Peter , James , and John the brother of James , and led them privately up a high mountain .
17:2 And he was transfigured before them . His face shone like the sun , and his clothes became white as light .
17:3 Then Moses and Elijah also appeared before them, talking with him .
17:4 So Peter said to Jesus , “Lord , it is good for us to be here . If you want , I will make three shelters – one for you , one for Moses , and one for Elijah .”
17:5 While he was still speaking , a bright cloud overshadowed them , and a voice from the cloud said , “This is my one dear Son , in whom I take great delight . Listen to him !”
17:6 When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.
17:7 But Jesus came and touched them . “Get up ,” he said . “Do not be afraid .”
17:8 When they looked up , all they saw was Jesus alone .
17:9 As they were coming down from the mountain , Jesus commanded them , “Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead .”
17:10 The disciples asked him , “Why then do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first ?”
17:11 He answered , answered , “Elijah does indeed come first and will restore all things .
17:12 And I tell you that Elijah has already come . Yet they did not recognize him , but did to him whatever they wanted . In the same way , the Son of Man will suffer at their hands .”
17:13 Then the disciples understood that he was speaking to them about John the Baptist .
The Disciples’ Failure to Heal
17:14 When they came to the crowd , a man came to him , knelt before him ,
17:15 and said , “Lord , have mercy on my son , because he has seizures and suffers terribly , for he often falls into the fire and into the water .
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Names, People and Places, Dictionary Themes and Topics
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Names, People and Places:
Dictionary Themes and Topics:
TRANSFIGURATION, THE |
Transfiguration |
Elijah |
Matthew, Gospel according to |
JOHN, THE APOSTLE |
Moses |
JESUS CHRIST, 4C2 |
Jesus, The Christ |
Peter |
Vision |
Mountain |
PETER, SIMON |
John |
Prophecy |
Intercession |
PIECE OF SILVER |
Faith |
CHRIST, OFFICES OF |
Love |
Demons |
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NET Notes: Mat 17:3 Commentators and scholars discuss why Moses and Elijah are present. The most likely explanation is that Moses represents the prophetic office (Acts 3:...
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NET Notes: Mat 17:4 Peter apparently wanted to celebrate the feast of Tabernacles or Booths that looked forward to the end and wanted to treat Moses, Elijah, and Jesus as...
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NET Notes: Mat 17:5 The expression listen to him comes from Deut 18:15 and makes two points: 1) Jesus is a prophet like Moses, a leader-prophet, and 2) they have much yet...
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NET Notes: Mat 17:6 Grk “they fell down on their faces.” BDAG 815 s.v. πίπτω 1.b.α.ב. has “fall down, throw oneself ...
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NET Notes: Mat 17:9 Grk “Jesus commanded them, saying.” The participle λέγων (legwn) is redundant and has not been translated.
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