Matthew 17:3

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Just then, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.

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  • Deut 18:18 : 18 I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their fellow Israelites, and I will put my words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
  • Deut 34:5-6 : 5 And Moses, the servant of the Lord, died there in the land of Moab, as the Lord had said. 6 He buried him in a valley in the land of Moab, opposite Beth Peor, but to this day no one knows where his grave is.
  • Deut 34:10 : 10 Since then, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the Lord knew face to face.
  • 1 Kgs 17:1 : 1 Elijah, the Tishbite from the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, "As the LORD, the God of Israel, lives, whom I serve, there will be neither dew nor rain in these years, except by my word."
  • 1 Kgs 18:36-40 : 36 At the time of the evening offering, Elijah the prophet approached and said, "LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known today that You are God in Israel, that I am Your servant, and that I have done all these things at Your command. 37 Answer me, LORD, answer me, so that this people will know that You, LORD, are God, and that You have turned their hearts back to Yourself. 38 Then the fire of the LORD fell and consumed the burnt offering, the wood, the stones, and the dust, and it licked up the water that was in the trench. 39 When all the people saw it, they fell facedown and said, "The LORD, He is God! The LORD, He is God!" 40 Then Elijah said to them, "Seize the prophets of Baal. Do not let any of them escape." So they seized them, and Elijah brought them down to the Kishon Valley and slaughtered them there.
  • 2 Kgs 2:11-14 : 11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind. 12 Elisha saw this and cried out, 'My father, my father! The chariots and horsemen of Israel!' And he saw him no more. Then he took hold of his own clothes and tore them into two pieces. 13 Elisha picked up Elijah's cloak that had fallen from him and went back and stood on the bank of the Jordan. 14 He took the cloak that had fallen from Elijah and struck the water with it. 'Where now is the LORD, the God of Elijah?' he asked. When he struck the water, it divided to the right and to the left, and he crossed over.
  • Matt 11:13-14 : 13 For all the prophets and the Law prophesied until John. 14 And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.
  • Matt 17:10-13 : 10 The disciples asked Him, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?' 11 Jesus replied, 'Indeed, Elijah is coming and will restore all things. 12 But I tell you, Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him. Instead, they did to him whatever they pleased. In the same way, the Son of Man is about to suffer at their hands.' 13 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
  • Mark 9:4 : 4 And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
  • Luke 1:17 : 17 And he will go before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of fathers to their children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous, to prepare a people fit for the Lord.
  • Luke 9:30-31 : 30 Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and were talking with him. 31 They appeared in glory and spoke about his departure, which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.
  • Luke 9:33 : 33 As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, '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 16:16 : 16 "The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the good news of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing their way into it."
  • Luke 24:27 : 27 And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
  • Luke 24:44 : 44 He said to them, "This is what I told 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."
  • John 1:17 : 17 For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
  • John 5:45-47 : 45 Do not think that I will accuse you before the Father. Your accuser is Moses, on whom you have set your hope. 46 If you believed Moses, you would believe me, because he wrote about me. 47 But if you do not believe what he wrote, how will you believe what I say?
  • 2 Cor 3:7-9 : 7 If the ministry of death, carved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not look intently at Moses’ face because of its glory, which was passing away, 8 will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? 9 For if the ministry of condemnation had glory, the ministry of righteousness far exceeds it in glory. 10 Indeed, what once had glory now has no glory at all because of the surpassing glory. 11 For if what was passing away came with glory, how much greater is the glory of what remains!
  • Heb 3:1-6 : 1 Therefore, holy brothers and sisters who share in the heavenly calling, fix your thoughts on Jesus, the Apostle and High Priest whom we confess. 2 He was faithful to the one who appointed him, just as Moses was faithful in all God's house. 3 For Jesus has been found worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself. 4 For every house is built by someone, but the builder of all things is God. 5 Moses was faithful in all God's house as a servant, to testify to what would be spoken later. 6 But Christ is faithful as the Son over God's house. And we are his house, if indeed we hold firmly to our confidence and the hope in which we boast.

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  • Mark 9:2-9
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    2 After six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them.

    3 His clothes became dazzling, intensely white, as no launderer on earth could bleach them.

    4 And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

    5 Peter responded and said to Jesus, 'Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.'

    6 For he did not know what to say, because they were terrified.

    7 And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 'This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!'

    8 Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus alone.

    9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus instructed them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

  • Luke 9:28-37
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    28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John, and James with him and went up on a mountain to pray.

    29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothing became bright as a flash of lightning.

    30 Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and were talking with him.

    31 They appeared in glory and spoke about his departure, which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.

    32 Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.

    33 As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, '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.

    34 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

    35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, 'This is my beloved Son; listen to him.'

    36 When the voice had spoken, they found Jesus alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.

    37 The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus.

  • Matt 17:1-2
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    1 After six days, Jesus took 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.

  • Matt 17:4-11
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    4 Peter said to Jesus, 'Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three tents: 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 beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!'

    6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified.

    7 But Jesus came and touched them. 'Get up,' He said, 'Don’t be afraid.'

    8 When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus alone.

    9 As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, 'Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.'

    10 The disciples asked Him, 'Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?'

    11 Jesus replied, 'Indeed, Elijah is coming and will restore all things.

  • 2 Pet 1:17-18
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    17 For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice was conveyed to Him by the Majestic Glory: 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'

    18 We ourselves heard this voice, which came from heaven, when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

  • Matt 28:3
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    3 His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.

  • Acts 7:31
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    31 Moses was amazed at what he saw. As he approached to look more closely, he heard the voice of the Lord say,

  • Matt 3:16-17
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    16 After Jesus was baptized, He immediately came up from the water. At that moment, the heavens were opened, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming upon Him.

    17 And a voice from heaven said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'

  • Exod 34:34-35
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    34 But whenever Moses went in before the LORD to speak with Him, he would remove the veil until he came out. When he came out and told the Israelites what he had been commanded,

    35 they saw that his face was radiant. Then Moses would put the veil back over his face until he went in to speak with the LORD again.

  • Exod 34:29-30
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    29 When Moses descended from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the covenant in his hands, he was unaware that his face was radiant because he had spoken with the LORD.

    30 When Aaron and all the Israelites saw Moses, his face was radiant, and they were afraid to come near him.

  • Acts 1:10
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    10 As they were gazing intently into the sky while He was going, suddenly two men in white robes stood beside them.

  • John 9:37
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    37 Jesus said to him, 'You have seen Him, and it is He who is speaking with you.'

  • Mark 13:3
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    3 While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,

  • Luke 24:4
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    4 While they were perplexed about this, suddenly, two men stood by them in dazzling garments.

  • Mark 9:11
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    11 And they asked him, 'Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?'

  • 2 Kgs 2:11
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    11 As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire and horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up to heaven in a whirlwind.

  • Exod 24:18
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    18 Moses entered the cloud as he went up the mountain, and he stayed on the mountain for forty days and forty nights.

  • Exod 33:9
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    9 As Moses entered the tent, the pillar of cloud would descend and stand at the entrance of the tent, and the LORD would speak with Moses.

  • Luke 9:8
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    8 Others were saying that Elijah had appeared, and still others that one of the prophets of old had risen.

  • Luke 24:15
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    15 As they were talking and discussing, Jesus himself came near and began to walk with them.

  • Matt 17:13
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    13 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.

  • Mark 14:62
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    62 Jesus said, "I am. And you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of Power and coming with the clouds of heaven."