Matthew 17:4

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Ps 16:11 : 11 You will make clear to me the way of life; where you are joy is complete; in your right hand there are pleasures for ever and ever.
  • Mark 9:5-6 : 5 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. 6 Because he was not certain what to say, for they were in great fear.
  • Luke 9:33 : 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.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 And the town has no need of the sun, or of the moon, to give it light: for the glory of God did make it light, and the light of it is the Lamb.
  • Rev 22:3-5 : 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. 5 And there will be no more night; and they have no need of a light or of the shining of the sun; for the Lord God will give them light: and they will be ruling for ever and ever.
  • Ps 63:1-5 : 1 <A Psalm. Of David. When he was in the waste land of Judah.> O God, you are my God; early will I make my search for you: my soul is dry for need of you, my flesh is wasted with desire for you, as a dry and burning land where no water is; 2 To see your power and your glory, as I have seen you in the holy place. 3 Because your mercy is better than life, my lips will give you praise. 4 So will I go on blessing you all my life, lifting up my hands in your name. 5 My soul will be comforted, as with good food; and my mouth will give you praise with songs of joy;
  • Isa 33:17 : 17 Your eyes will see the king in his glory: they will be looking on a far-stretching land.
  • Zech 9:17 : 17 For how good it is and how beautiful! grain will make the young men strong and new wine the virgins.
  • 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 17:24 : 24 Father, it is my desire that these whom you have given to me may be by my side where I am, so that they may see my glory which you have given to me, because you had love for me before the world came into being.
  • 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.
  • Exod 33:18-19 : 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.
  • Ps 4:6 : 6 There are numbers who say, Who will do us any good? the light of his face has gone from us.

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  • Mark 9:2-8
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    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.

    5 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.

    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.

  • Luke 9:28-36
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    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.

  • Matt 17:1-3
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    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.

  • Matt 17:5-6
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    78%

    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.

  • 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.

  • 2 Pet 1:17-18
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    17 For God the Father gave him honour and glory, when such a voice came to him out of the great glory, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

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

  • Mark 13:3
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    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,

  • 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?

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

  • Mark 8:29
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    29 And he said to them, But who do you say I am? Peter said in answer, You are the Christ.

  • 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.

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

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

  • Matt 3:17
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    17 And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

  • 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.

  • 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.

  • Matt 16:15-16
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    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.

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

  • John 13:37
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    37 Peter said to him, Why may I not come with you even now? I will give up my life for you.

  • Luke 4:9
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    9 And he took him to Jerusalem and put him on the highest point of the Temple and said to him, If you are the Son of God, let yourself go down from here; for it is said in the Writings,

  • Luke 18:28
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    28 And Peter said, See, we have given up what is ours to come after you.

  • John 6:68
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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;

  • 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.

  • Luke 12:41
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    41 And Peter said to him, Lord, are these words said to us only, or to all men?

  • John 14:8
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    8 Philip said to him, Lord, let us see the Father, and we have need of nothing more.

  • Luke 9:54
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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?

  • Mark 10:36-37
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    36 And he said to them, What would you have me do for you?

    37 And they said to him, Let us be seated, one at your right hand and one at your left, in your glory.

  • 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: