Luke 9:28-43

28About eight days after Jesus had said these things, he went up a mountain to pray. He took Peter, John and James with him.

29While Jesus was praying, his face became different to look at. His clothes also became very white. They were shining brightly.

30Then two men appeared and they were talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah.

31They were very bright to look at. They talked with Jesus about how he would soon die in Jerusalem. This was how God wanted him to leave this world.

32While this was happening, Peter and his friends were sleeping. Then they really woke up and they saw that Jesus was very great and beautiful. They also saw the two men that were standing near to him.

33Then the two men began to leave. So Peter said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, it is good that we are here. Please, let us build three huts. One hut will be for you. One hut will be for Moses and one hut will be for Elijah.’ But Peter did not really know what he was saying.

34While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared. It covered them all. When the cloud came over them, the three disciples were afraid.

35Then a voice spoke from the cloud and it said, ‘This is my Son. He is the one that I have chosen. Listen to him.’

36The voice stopped speaking. Then the three disciples saw that only Jesus was there with them now. They did not tell anyone at this time about what they had seen.

37The next day Jesus came down from the mountain with the three disciples. A large crowd met him.

38A man from the crowd shouted to him. ‘Teacher, please, I ask you to help my son. He is my only child.

39Sometimes a bad spirit takes hold of him and then he screams. The spirit throws his body first one way then another and water comes out of his mouth. The spirit gives him a lot of pain and it does not leave him alone very much.

40I asked your disciples to send the bad spirit out of him. But they could not do it.’

41Jesus said, ‘You people today still do not believe in God. You have turned away from him. I have been with you for a long time and still you do not believe. It is difficult for me to be patient with you.’ Then Jesus said to the man, ‘Bring your son here.’

42While the boy was coming, the bad spirit threw him to the ground. It threw the boy first one way and then the other. ‘Stop!’ Jesus said to it. He then made the boy well and he gave him back to his father.

43Everybody was very surprised at what they saw. They knew that God was very powerful. The people were still thinking with surprise about everything that Jesus was doing. Then he began to talk to his disciples.