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:
• 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,
• New Living Translation (NLT)Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus.

Context of Luke 9:30

28About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. 29As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning. Two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared in glorious splendor, talking with Jesus. 31They spoke about his departure, which he was about to bring to fulfillment at Jerusalem. 32Peter and his companions were very sleepy, but when they became 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• there talked withσυλλαλέωsullaleō · to talk withG4814
• himαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• twoδύοduo · twoG1417
• menἀνήρanēr · manG435
• whichὅστιςhostis hētis ho6ti · who/whichG3748
• wereεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• MosesΜωϋσῆς, ΜωσῆςMōseus Mōsēs Mōusēs · MosesG3475
• EliasἩλίαςHēlias · ElijahG2243

Cross-references for Luke 9:30

• Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, he explained to them what was said in all the Scriptures concerning himself.
• Matthew 17:3Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
• Mark 9:4And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.
• John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
• Romans 3:21But now apart from the law the righteousness of God has been made known, to which the Law and the Prophets testify.
• 2 Corinthians 3:7Now if the ministry that brought death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with glory, so that the Israelites could not look steadily at the face of Moses because of its glory, transitory though it was,
• Hebrews 3:3Jesus has been found worthy of greater honor than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.
• Luke 9:19They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that one of the prophets of long ago has come back to life.”
• Luke 1:17And he will go on before the Lord, in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the parents to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
• James 5:17Elijah was a human being, even as we are. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.

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