Matthew 17:4

NET Bible® (New English Translation)

So Peter said to Jesus,“Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, I will make three shelters– one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

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  • Ps 16:11 : 11 You lead me in the path of life; I experience absolute joy in your presence; you always give me sheer delight.
  • Mark 9:5-6 : 5 So Peter said to Jesus,“Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters– one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6 (For they were afraid, and he did not know what to say.)
  • Luke 9:33 : 33 Then as the men were starting to leave, Peter said to Jesus,“Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”– not knowing what he was saying.
  • Rev 21:23 : 23 The city does not need the sun or the moon to shine on it, because the glory of God lights it up, and its lamp is the Lamb.
  • Rev 22:3-5 : 3 And there will no longer be any curse, and the throne of God and the Lamb will be in the city. His servants will worship him, 4 and they will see his face, and his name will be on their foreheads. 5 Night will be no more, and they will not need the light of a lamp or the light of the sun, because the Lord God will shine on them, and they will reign forever and ever.
  • Ps 63:1-5 : 1 A psalm of David, written when he was in the Judean wilderness. O God, you are my God! I long for you! My soul thirsts for you, my flesh yearns for you, in a dry and parched land where there is no water. 2 Yes, in the sanctuary I have seen you, and witnessed your power and splendor. 3 Because experiencing your loyal love is better than life itself, my lips will praise you. 4 For this reason I will praise you while I live; in your name I will lift up my hands. 5 As if with choice meat you satisfy my soul. My mouth joyfully praises you,
  • Isa 33:17 : 17 You will see a king in his splendor; you will see a wide land.
  • Zech 9:17 : 17 How precious and fair! Grain will make the young men flourish and new wine the young women.
  • John 14:8-9 : 8 Philip said,“Lord, show us the Father, and we will be content.” 9 Jesus replied,“Have I been with you for so long, and you have not known me, Philip? The person who has seen me has seen the Father! How can you say,‘Show us the Father’?
  • John 17:24 : 24 “Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, so that they can see my glory that you gave me because you loved me before the creation of the world.
  • Phil 1:23 : 23 I feel torn between the two, because I have a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is better by far,
  • 1 John 3:2 : 2 Dear friends, we are God’s children now, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that whenever it is revealed we will be like him, because we will see him just as he is.
  • Exod 33:18-19 : 18 And Moses said,“Show me your glory.” 19 And the LORD said,“I will make all my goodness pass before your face, and I will proclaim the LORD by name before you; I will be gracious to whom I will be gracious, I will show mercy to whom I will show mercy.”
  • Ps 4:6 : 6 Many say,“Who can show us anything good?” Smile upon us, LORD!

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  • Mark 9:2-8
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    2The Transfiguration Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them,

    3and his clothes became radiantly white, more so than any launderer in the world could bleach them.

    4Then Elijah appeared before them along with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

    5So Peter said to Jesus,“Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters– one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

    6(For they were afraid, and he did not know what to say.)

    7Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud,“This is my one dear Son. Listen to him!”

    8Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.

  • Luke 9:28-36
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    28The Transfiguration Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.

    29As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.

    30Then two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with him.

    31They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure that he was about to carry out at Jerusalem.

    32Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.

    33Then as the men were starting to leave, Peter said to Jesus,“Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”– not knowing what he was saying.

    34As he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

    35Then a voice came from the cloud, saying,“This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!”

    36After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So they kept silent and told no one at that time anything of what they had seen.

  • Matt 17:1-3
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    1The Transfiguration Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain.

    2And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

    3Then Moses and Elijah also appeared before them, talking with him.

  • Matt 17:5-6
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    5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said,“This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!”

    6When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

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

    29So he said,“Come.” Peter got out of the boat, walked on the water, and came toward Jesus.

  • 2 Pet 1:17-18
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    17For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory:“This is my dear Son, in whom I am delighted.”

    18When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain.

  • Mark 13:3
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    3Signs of the End of the Age So while he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

  • Matt 19:27
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    27Then Peter said to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you! What then will there be for us?”

  • Matt 15:15
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    15But Peter said to him,“Explain this parable to us.”

  • Mark 8:29
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    29He asked them,“But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered him,“You are the Christ.”

  • Luke 9:20
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    20Then he said to them,“But who do you say that I am?” Peter answered,“The Christ of God.”

  • Luke 22:9
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    9They said to him,“Where do you want us to prepare it?”

  • Mark 10:28
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    28Peter began to speak to him,“Look, we have left everything to follow you!”

  • Matt 3:17
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    17And a voice from heaven said,“This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight.”

  • Matt 16:22
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    22So Peter took him aside and began to rebuke him:“God forbid, Lord! This must not happen to you!”

  • Matt 17:8-9
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    8When they looked up, all they saw was Jesus alone.

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

  • Matt 16:15-16
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    15He said to them,“But who do you say that I am?”

    16Simon Peter answered,“You are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”

  • John 21:21
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    21So when Peter saw him, he asked Jesus,“Lord, what about him?”

  • John 13:37
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    37Peter said to him,“Lord, why can’t I follow you now? I will lay down my life for you!”

  • Luke 4:9
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    9Then the devil brought him to Jerusalem, had him stand on the highest point of the temple, and said to him,“If you are the Son of God, throw yourself down from here,

  • Luke 18:28
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    28And Peter said,“Look, we have left everything we own to follow you!

  • John 6:68
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    68Simon Peter answered him,“Lord, to whom would we go? You have the words of eternal life.

  • Mark 5:37
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    37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

  • Luke 12:41
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    41Then Peter said,“Lord, are you telling this parable for us or for everyone?”

  • John 14:8
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    8Philip said,“Lord, show us the Father, and we will be content.”

  • Luke 9:54
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    54Now when his disciples James and John saw this, they said,“Lord, do you want us to call fire to come down from heaven and consume them?”

  • Mark 10:36-37
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    36He said to them,“What do you want me to do for you?”

    37They said to him,“Permit one of us to sit at your right hand and the other at your left in your glory.”

  • Acts 4:19
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    19But Peter and John replied,“Whether it is right before God to obey you rather than God, you decide,