Bible Gateway passage: Matthew 17:1-9, 2 Peter 1:16-21 - New International Version (2024)

The Transfiguration^(A)(B)

17After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John^(C) the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. ²There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light. ³Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.

⁴Peter 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.”

⁵While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.^(D) Listen to him!”^(E)

⁶When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. ⁷But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”^{(F) 8}When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.

⁹As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone^(G) what you have seen, until the Son of Man^(H) has been raised from the dead.”^(I)

Cross references

1. Matthew 17:1 : 17:1-8pp — Lk 9:28-36
2. Matthew 17:1 : 17:1-13pp — Mk 9:2-13
3. Matthew 17:1 : S Mt 4:21
4. Matthew 17:5 : S Mt 3:17
5. Matthew 17:5 : Ac 3:22, 23
6. Matthew 17:7 : S Mt 14:27
7. Matthew 17:9 : S Mk 8:30
8. Matthew 17:9 : S Mt 8:20
9. Matthew 17:9 : S Mt 16:21

¹⁶For we did not follow cleverly devised stories when we told you about the coming of our Lord Jesus Christ in power,^(A) but we were eyewitnesses of his majesty.^{(B) 17}He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”^{[a](C) 18}We ourselves heard this voice that came from heaven when we were with him on the sacred mountain.^(D)

¹⁹We also have the prophetic message as something completely reliable,^(E) and you will do well to pay attention to it, as to a light^(F) shining in a dark place, until the day dawns^(G) and the morning star^(H) rises in your hearts.^{(I) 20}Above all, you must understand^(J) that no prophecy of Scripture came about by the prophet’s own interpretation of things. ²¹For prophecy never had its origin in the human will, but prophets, though human, spoke from God^(K) as they were carried along by the Holy Spirit.^(L)

Footnotes

1. 2 Peter 1:17 Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35

Cross references

1. 2 Peter 1:16 : Mk 13:26; 14:62
2. 2 Peter 1:16 : Mt 17:1-8
3. 2 Peter 1:17 : S Mt 3:17
4. 2 Peter 1:18 : Mt 17:6
5. 2 Peter 1:19 : 1Pe 1:10, 11
6. 2 Peter 1:19 : Ps 119:105
7. 2 Peter 1:19 : Lk 1:78
8. 2 Peter 1:19 : Rev 22:16
9. 2 Peter 1:19 : 2Co 4:6
10. 2 Peter 1:20 : 2Pe 3:3
11. 2 Peter 1:21 : 2Ti 3:16
12. 2 Peter 1:21 : 2Sa 23:2; Ac 1:16; 3:18; 1Pe 1:11