Accompanied by three
whom He had chosen,
Upon the mountain
Christ sought the high remoteness.
And as He prayed in
confident devotion
His countenance was
changed and shone in glory:
Even His clothes
shone as He stood before them;
Elias was with Him
and also Moses.
Peter and James and
John were soon awoken
To hear of truths
to cause them to adore Him.
Even when Peter's
words were rashly spoken
The cloud of glory
drew its protection over:
Who could compare
with Christ? There could be no one:
God has averred His
excellent aloneness.
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Matthew 17:1-13
After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
2 There HE WAS TRANSFIGURED BEFORE THEM.
His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
3 Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
4 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.”
5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased. Listen to Him!”
6 When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground, terrified.
7 But Jesus came and touched them. He said, “Get up. Don’t be afraid.”
8 When they looked up they saw no one except Jesus.
9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Do not tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
10 The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come first?”
11 Jesus replied, “To be sure, Elijah comes and will restore all things.
12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but have done to them whatever they wished. In the same way the Son of Man is gone to suffer at their hands.”
13 Then the disciples understood that He was talking to them about John the Baptist.
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