Revised Webster's Bible
Matthew 17:3
3And, behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with him.
Matthew 17:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
- New International Version (NIV)Just then there appeared before them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with him.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Him.
Context of Matthew 17:3
1And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up upon an high mountain by themselves, 2And he was transfigured before them: and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. And, behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with him. 4Then answered Peter, and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 5While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
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καὶ ἰδοὺ ὤφθη αὐτοῖς Μωϋσῆς καὶ Ἠλίας συλλαλοῦντες μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ.¶Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 17:3
- Mark 9:4And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
- Luke 9:30And, behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah:
- Matthew 11:13For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.
- Deuteronomy 18:18I will raise up to them a Prophet from among their brethren, like thee, and will put my words in his mouth; and he shall speak to them all that I shall command him.
- Deuteronomy 34:5So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD.
- Luke 24:27And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
- John 1:17For the law was given by Moses, but grace and truth came by Jesus Christ.
- John 5:45Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust.
- 2 Corinthians 3:7But if the ministration of death, written and engraven on stones, was glorious, so that the children of Israel could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses for the glory of his countenance; which glory was to be done away:
- Hebrews 3:1Therefore, holy brethren, partakers of the heavenly calling, consider the Apostle and High Priest of our profession, Christ Jesus;
- Matthew 17:10And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
- 1 Kings 17:1And Elijah the Tishbite, who was of the inhabitants of Gilead, said to Ahab, As the LORD God of Israel liveth, before whom I stand, there shall not be dew nor rain these years, but according to my word.
- 1 Kings 18:36And it came to pass at the time of the offering of the evening sacrifice, that Elijah the prophet came near, and said, LORD God of Abraham, Isaac, and of Israel, let it be known this day that thou art God in Israel, and that I am thy servant, and that I have done all these things at thy word.
- 2 Kings 2:11And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and separated them; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven.
- Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and terrible day of the LORD:
- Luke 1:17And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
Commentaries on Matthew 17:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3Moses and Elias - Elijah came from heaven in the same body which he had upon earth, for he was translated, and did not see death, 2 Kings 2:11. And the body of Moses was probably raised again, as a pledge of the resurrection; and as Christ is to come to judge the quick and the dead, for we shall not all die, but all shall be changed, 1 Corinthians 15:51, he probably gave the full representation of this in the person of Moses, who died, and was thus raised…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3And behold there appeared unto them Moses and Elias - Moses, a distinguished servant of God, by whom the law was given, and whose institutions typified the Messiah. It was particularly proper that he should appear, when his prophecies and types were about to be fulfilled, and the rites which he had instituted were about to be done away. Elias, or Elijah, a distinguished prophet, taken to heaven without seeing death. See 2 Kings 2:11. Elijah had been…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 3Moses represents the law, and Elijah represents the prophets. They appeared as witnesses to Christ. Their presence showed that Jesus, the Son of God, fulfills everything written in the law and the prophets (see Matthew 5:17–20; 11:2–6; 12:28).Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 17
- 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
- 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
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