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The Transfiguration

Matthew 17:3

In 9 translations

BSB
Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
KJV
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
WEB
Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.
ASV
And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him.
LSV
and behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking together with Him.
YLT
and lo, appear to them did Moses and Elijah, talking together with him.
DBY
and lo, Moses and Elias appeared to them talking with him.
DRC
And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with him.
GNV
And beholde, there appeared vnto them Moses, and Elias, talking with him.

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Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read ὤφθη (“it appeared”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read ὤφθησαν (“they appeared”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (4)
  • Spelling of Μωϋσῆς: Textus Receptus: Μωσῆς.
  • Spelling of Ἠλίας: Westcott–Hort: Ἠλείας.
  • Spelling of συλλαλοῦντες: Tyndale House, Westcott–Hort: συνλαλοῦντες.
  • Word order: Textus Receptus, Byzantine text place συλλαλοῦντες 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: ὤφθη. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read ὤφθη; Robinson–Pierpont read ὤφθησαν.
  • SBLGNT: συλλαλοῦντες μετʼ αὐτοῦ. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read συλλαλοῦντες μετʼ αὐτοῦ; Robinson–Pierpont read μετʼ αὐτοῦ συλλαλοῦντες.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἰδοὺ ὤφθη αὐτοῖς Μωϋσῆς καὶ Ἠλίας συλλαλοῦντες μετʼ αὐτοῦ.
RP2018
Καὶ ἰδού, ὤφθησαν αὐτοῖς Μωσῆς καὶ Ἠλίας, μετ’ αὐτοῦ συλλαλοῦντες.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἰδού, ὤφθησαν αὐτοῖς Μωσῆς καὶ Ἠλίας, μετ᾿ αὐτοῦ συλλαλοῦντες.
SCR1894
και ιδου ωφθησαν αυτοις μωσης και ηλιας μετ αυτου συλλαλουντες

Who and where

👤 Elijah👤 Moses◆ The Transfiguation

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In the reference works topics that cite this verse

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Cross-references most cited first

  • 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.”
  • Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
  • Mark 9:4And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
  • 1 Kings 18:36–40At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and…
  • Matthew 17:10–13The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things. But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and they did not…
  • Luke 16:16The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.
  • 2 Corinthians 3:7–11Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory, will not the ministry of the Spirit be…
  • Luke 1:17And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
  • 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.
  • Luke 9:33As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters —one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)
  • Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
  • 1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
  • Deuteronomy 18:18I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
  • 2 Kings 2:11–14As 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,…
  • 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.
  • Deuteronomy 34:10Since that time, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face—

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