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The Transfiguration

Mark 9:7

In 9 translations

BSB
Then a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”
KJV
And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
WEB
A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
ASV
And there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him.
LSV
And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved, hear Him”;
YLT
And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son — the Beloved, hear ye him;'
DBY
And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
DRC9:6
And there was a cloud overshadowing them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying: This is my most beloved son; hear ye him.
GNV
And there was a cloude that shadowed them, and a voyce came out of the cloude, saying, This is my beloued Sonne: heare him.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read ἐγένετο (“there was”); Tyndale House, Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ἦλθεν (“there came”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • In STEPBible’s comparison, Textus Receptus include λέγουσα (“saying”); NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles, Byzantine text do not include this wording.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place ἀκούετε elsewhere in this verse.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: ἐγένετο. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἐγένετο; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read ἦλθεν.
  • SBLGNT: ἀκούετε αὐτοῦ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ἀκούετε αὐτοῦ; Robinson–Pierpont read αὐτοῦ ἀκούετε.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἐγένετο νεφέλη ἐπισκιάζουσα αὐτοῖς, καὶ ἐγένετο φωνὴ ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης· Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἀκούετε αὐτοῦ.
RP2018
Καὶ ἐγένετο νεφέλη ἐπισκιάζουσα αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἦλθεν φωνὴ ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης, Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός· αὐτοῦ ἀκούετε.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἐγένετο νεφέλη ἐπισκιάζουσα αὐτοῖς· καὶ ἦλθε φωνὴ ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης λέγουσα, Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός· αὐτοῦ ἀκούετε.
SCR1894
και εγενετο νεφελη επισκιαζουσα αυτοις και ηλθεν φωνη εκ της νεφελης λεγουσα ουτος εστιν ο υιος μου ο αγαπητος αυτου ακουετε

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 2 Peter 1:17For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
  • Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
  • Luke 9:34–36While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!” After the…
  • Mark 1:11And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
  • Hebrews 2:1We must pay closer attention, therefore, to what we have heard, so that we do not drift away.
  • Matthew 17:5–7While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!” When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in…
  • John 5:22–25Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son, so that all may honor the Son just as they honor the Father. Whoever does not honor the Son does not honor the Father who sent Him.…
  • Exodus 23:21–22Pay attention to him and listen to his voice; do not defy him, for he will not forgive rebellion, since My Name is in him. But if you will listen carefully to his voice and do everything I say, I will be an enemy to…
  • 1 John 5:11–12And this is that testimony: God has given us eternal life, and this life is in His Son. Whoever has the Son has life; whoever does not have the Son of God does not have life.
  • John 1:34I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
  • Deuteronomy 18:15–19The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not…
  • Psalms 2:7I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.
  • Revelation 1:7Behold, He is coming with the clouds, and every eye will see Him—even those who pierced Him. And all the tribes of the earth will mourn because of Him. So shall it be! Amen.
  • John 20:31But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.
  • Acts 3:22–23For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you. Everyone who does not listen to Him will be completely cut off…
  • 1 Kings 8:10–12And when the priests came out of the Holy Place, the cloud filled the house of the LORD so that the priests could not stand there to minister because of the cloud; for the glory of the LORD filled the house of the…

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  • 9:6 in some Bibles
  • 9:7 in most Bibles

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