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The Transfiguration

Mark 9:4

In 9 translations

BSB
And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
KJV
And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
WEB
Elijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.
ASV
And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
LSV
And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
YLT
And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
DBY
And there appeared to them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
DRC9:3
And there appeared to them Elias with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
GNV
And there appeared vnto them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Iesus.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (3)
  • Spelling of Ἠλίας: Westcott–Hort: Ἠλείας.
  • Spelling of Μωϋσεῖ: Tyndale House: Μωϋσῇ; Textus Receptus: Μωσεῖ.
  • Spelling of συλλαλοῦντες: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: συνλαλοῦντες.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ὤφθη αὐτοῖς Ἠλίας σὺν Μωϋσεῖ, καὶ ἦσαν συλλαλοῦντες τῷ Ἰησοῦ.
RP2018
Καὶ ὤφθη αὐτοῖς Ἠλίας σὺν Μωσῇ, καὶ ἦσαν συλλαλοῦντες τῷ Ἰησοῦ.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ὤφθη αὐτοῖς Ἠλίας σὺν Μωσεῖ, καὶ ἦσαν συλλαλοῦντες τῷ Ἰησοῦ.
SCR1894
και ωφθη αυτοις ηλιας συν μωσει και ησαν συλλαλουντες τω ιησου

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  • Luke 9:30–31Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus. They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.
  • John 5:39You pore over the Scriptures because you presume that by them you possess eternal life. These are the very words that testify about Me,
  • Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
  • Acts 3:21–24Heaven must take Him in until the time comes for the restoration of all things, which God announced long ago through His holy prophets. For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from…
  • Matthew 17:3–4Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters —one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
  • Matthew 11:13For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John.
  • Luke 9:19They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
  • Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
  • Deuteronomy 34:5–6So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said. And He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab facing Beth-peor, and no one to this day knows the location of his grave.
  • 1 Peter 1:10–12Concerning this salvation, the prophets who foretold the grace to come to you searched and investigated carefully, trying to determine the time and setting to which the Spirit of Christ in them was pointing when He…
  • 2 Kings 2:11–12As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind. As Elisha watched, he cried out,…
  • Revelation 19:10So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of…
  • John 5:45–47Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, in whom you have put your hope. If you had believed Moses, you would believe Me, because he wrote about Me. But since you do not believe…

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  • 9:3 in some Bibles
  • 9:4 in most Bibles

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