Mark 9:5

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents; one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

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  • Exod 33:17-23 : 17 And the Lord said to Moses, I will do as you say: for you have grace in my eyes, and I have knowledge of you by your name. 18 And Moses said, O Lord, let me see your glory. 19 And he said, I will make all the light of my being come before you, and will make clear to you what I am; I will be kind to those to whom I will be kind, and have mercy on those on whom I will have mercy. 20 But it is not possible for you to see my face, for no man may see me and still go on living. 21 And the Lord said, See, there is a place near me, and you may take your place on the rock: 22 And when my glory goes by, I will put you in a hole in the rock, covering you with my hand till I have gone past: 23 Then I will take away my hand, and you will see my back: but my face is not to be seen.
  • Ps 62:2-3 : 2 He only is my Rock and my salvation; he is my high tower; I will not be greatly moved. 3 How long will you go on designing evil against a man? running against him as against a broken wall, which is on the point of falling?
  • Ps 84:10 : 10 For a day in your house is better than a thousand. It is better to be a door-keeper in the house of my God, than to be living in the tents of sin.
  • Matt 23:7 : 7 And words of respect in the market-places, and to be named by men, Teacher.
  • John 14:8-9 : 8 Philip said to him, Lord, let us see the Father, and we have need of nothing more. 9 Jesus said to him, Philip, have I been with you all this time, and still you have no knowledge of me? He who has seen me has seen the Father. Why do you say, Let us see the Father?
  • John 14:21-23 : 21 He who has my laws and keeps them, he it is who has love for me: and he who has love for me will be loved by my Father, and I will have love for him and will let myself be seen clearly by him. 22 Judas (not Iscariot) said to him, How is it that you will let yourself be seen clearly by us and not by the world? 23 Jesus said to him in answer, If anyone has love for me, he will keep my words: and he will be dear to my Father; and we will come to him and make our living-place with him.
  • Phil 1:23 : 23 I am in a hard position between the two, having a desire to go away and be with Christ, which is very much better:
  • 1 John 3:2 : 2 My loved ones, now we are children of God, and at present it is not clear what we are to be. We are certain that at his revelation we will be like him; for we will see him as he is.
  • Rev 22:3-4 : 3 And there will be no more curse: and the high seat of God and of the Lamb will be there; and his servants will be worshipping him; 4 And they will see his face; and his name will be on their brows.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Matt 17:1-6
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    95%

    1 And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and makes them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves.

    2 And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.

    3 And Moses and Elijah came before their eyes, talking with him.

    4 And Peter made answer and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if you will let me, I will make here three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

    5 While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.

    6 And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.

  • Luke 9:28-36
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    94%

    28 And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer.

    29 And while he was in prayer, his face was changed and his clothing became white and shining.

    30 And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him;

    31 Who were seen in glory and were talking of his death which was about to take place in Jerusalem.

    32 Now Peter and those who were with him were overcome with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were with him.

    33 And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah: having no knowledge of what he was saying.

    34 And while he said these things, the shade of a cloud came over them, and they were full of fear when they went into the cloud.

    35 And there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to him.

    36 And after the voice was gone they saw that Jesus was by himself. And they kept quiet, and said nothing at that time to anyone of the things which they had seen.

  • Mark 9:1-4
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    82%

    1 And he said to them, Truly I say to you, There are some here who will have no taste of death till they see the kingdom of God come with power.

    2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them:

    3 And his clothing became shining, very white, as no cleaner on earth would make it.

    4 And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

  • Mark 9:6-10
    5 verses
    79%

    6 Because he was not certain what to say, for they were in great fear.

    7 And a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him.

    8 And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any longer, but Jesus only with themselves.

    9 And while they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to give word to any man of the things they had seen, till the Son of man had come back from the dead.

    10 And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be.

  • Mark 13:3
    72%

    3 And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew said to him privately,

  • Luke 9:20
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    20 And he said, But who do you say that I am? And Peter, answering, said, The Christ of God.

  • Mark 8:29
    72%

    29 And he said to them, But who do you say I am? Peter said in answer, You are the Christ.

  • Matt 15:15
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    15 Then Peter said to him, Make the story clear to us.

  • 2 Pet 1:18
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    18 And this voice came from heaven even to our ears, when we were with him on the holy mountain.

  • Luke 22:9
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    9 And they said to him, Where are we to get it ready?

  • Matt 14:28-29
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    28 And Peter, answering, said to him, Lord, if it is you, give me the order to come to you on the water.

    29 And he said, Come. And Peter got out of the boat, and walking on the water, went to Jesus.

  • Matt 19:27
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    27 Then Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything and have come after you; what then will we have?

  • Mark 10:28
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    28 Peter said to him, See, we have given up everything, and come after you.

  • Matt 17:8-9
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    8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, but Jesus only.

    9 And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus gave them orders, saying, Let no man have word of what you have seen, till the Son of man has come again from the dead.

  • Mark 5:37
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    37 And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

  • Acts 5:29
    69%

    29 But Peter and the Apostles, answering, said, We have to do the orders of God, not of man.

  • Matt 16:15-16
    2 verses
    69%

    15 He says to them, But who do you say that I am?

    16 And Simon Peter made answer and said, You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

  • Luke 18:28
    68%

    28 And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.

  • Mark 8:32
    68%

    32 And he said this openly. And Peter took him, and was protesting.

  • Matt 16:22
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    22 And Peter, protesting, said to him, Be it far from you, Lord; it is impossible that this will come about.

  • Acts 4:19
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    19 But Peter and John in answer said to them, It is for you to say if it is right in the eyes of God to give attention to you more than to God:

  • Acts 2:14
    68%

    14 But Peter, getting up, with the eleven, said in a loud voice, O men of Judaea, and all you who are living in Jerusalem, take note of this and give ear to my words.

  • Luke 22:55
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    55 And a fire was lighted in the middle of the open square, and they were seated together, and Peter was among them.

  • Acts 10:46
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    46 And they were talking in tongues, and giving glory to God. Then Peter said,

  • John 21:21
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    21 Seeing him, Peter said to Jesus, What about this man?

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    68 Then Simon Peter gave this answer: Lord, to whom are we to go? you have the words of eternal life;

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    54 And when his disciples, James and John, saw this, they said, Lord, may we send fire from heaven and put an end to them?