Luke 9:30

Luke 9:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
• New International Version (NIV)Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah,

Context of Luke 9:30

28Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming. And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah, 31who, appearing in glory, were speaking of His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him.

Luke 9:30 word by word

καὶ ἰδοὺ ἄνδρες δύο συνελάλουν αὐτῷ οἵτινες ἦσαν Μωϋσῆς καὶ Ἠλίας·Read the interlinear

• And beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• were talkingσυλλαλέωsullaleō · to talk withG4814
• with Him; and they were MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• and ElijahἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243

Cross-references for Luke 9:30

• Luke 24:27Then beginning with Moses and with all the prophets, He explained to them the things concerning Himself in all the Scriptures.
• Matthew 17:3And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.
• Mark 9:4Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
• John 1:17For the Law was given through Moses; grace and truth were realized through Jesus Christ.
• Romans 3:21But now apart from the Law the righteousness of God has been manifested, being witnessed by the Law and the Prophets,
• 2 Corinthians 3:7But if the ministry of death, in letters engraved on stones, came with glory, so that the sons of Israel could not look intently at the face of Moses because of the glory of his face, fading as it was,
• Hebrews 3:3For He has been counted worthy of more glory than Moses, by just so much as the builder of the house has more honor than the house.
• Luke 9:19They answered and said, “John the Baptist, and others say Elijah; but others, that one of the prophets of old has risen again.”
• Luke 1:17It is he who will go as a forerunner before Him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers back to the children, and the disobedient to the attitude of the righteous, so as to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
• James 5:17Elijah was a man with a nature like ours, and he prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the earth for three years and six months.

Commentaries on Luke 9:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 28-36Verses 28-36 See an account of the transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-13, and Mark 9:2-13. Luke 9:29 The fashion - The “appearance.” Glistering - Shining like lightning - of a bright, dazzling whiteness. As Mark says, “more white than any fuller could make it.” Luke 9:31 In glory - Of a glorious appearance. Of an appearance like that which the saints have in heaven. His decease - literally, his “exit” or “departure.” The word translated here “decease” - that…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 28-36Verses 28-36 Christ's transfiguration was a specimen of that glory in which he will come to judge the world; and was an encouragement to his disciples to suffer for him. Prayer is a transfiguring, transforming duty, which makes the face to shine. Our Lord Jesus, even in his transfiguration, was willing to speak concerning his death and sufferings. In our greatest glories on earth, let us remember that in this world we have no continuing city. What need we…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 28-36At the transfiguration, Jesus revealed his true glory in the presence of three disciples. This confirmed Peter's belief that Jesus was the Christ. Moses and Elijah confirmed that Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah (the Christ, God's chosen king).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 30-3130-31. there talked with him two men ... Moses and Elias ... appeared in glory--"Who would have believed these were not angels had not their human names been subjoined?" [Bengel]. (Compare Ac 1:10; Mr 16:5). Moses represented "the law," Elijah "the prophets," and both together the whole testimony of the Old Testament Scriptures, and the Old Testament saints, to Christ; now not borne in a book, but by living men, not to a coming, but a come Messiah…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 9:30

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Dead (People)
• Elijah
• Jesus, the Christ
• Moses
• Peter
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Moses
• Advantage
• Belong
• Bless
• Close
• Cry
• Cure
• Decease
• Fashion
• Fit

Commentaries on Luke 9

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings