And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:
And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah;
And lo, two men were speaking together with him, who were Moses and Elijah,
And lo, two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elias,
Luke — Luke's 'orderly account' (1:3) follows Jesus from Bethlehem through the long travel narrative to Jerusalem and the Emmaus road.
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Voices4
Or else, according to your capacity is the word either lessened or increased to you, and unless you ascend the summit of a higher wisdom, you behold not what glory there is in the word of God. Now the garments of the Word, are the discourses of the Scriptures, and certain clothings of the Divine mind; and as His raiment shone white, so in the eyes of your understanding, the sense of the divine words becomes clear. Hence after Moses, Elias; that is, the Law and the Prophets in the Word.
Ambrose of Milan· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 397patristic
Besides, Moses and Elijah stood at Jesus' side and spoke with one another about his departure that he was about, it says, to accomplish at Jerusalem. This meant the mystery of the dispensation in the flesh and of his precious suffering upon the cross. It is also true that the law of Moses and the word of the holy prophets foreshadowed the mystery of Christ. The law of Moses foreshadowed it by types and shadows, painting it as in a picture.
Cyril of Alexandria· COMMENTARY ON LUKE, HOMILY 51, 444patristic
And behold there talked with him two men,....
John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed
And he asked them - When he had done praying, during which they probably stayed at a distance. Saying - Ye must prepare for a scene far different from this. Let him deny himself, and take up his cross - The necessity of this duty has been shown in many places: the extent of it is specified here, daily - Therefore that day is lost wherein no cross is taken up.
John Wesley· Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament, 1755evangelical
The walk8
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Luke 1:17And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to…
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Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
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Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets,…
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Then I will pour out on the house of David and on the people of Jerusalem a spirit of grace and prayer, and they will look on Me, the One they have pierced. They…
Was it not necessary for the Christ to suffer these things and then to enter His glory?”
Rejoice greatly, O Daughter of Zion!Shout in triumph, O Daughter of Jerusalem!See, your King comes to you,righteous and victorious,humble and riding on a donkey,on a colt, the foal of a donkey.
He has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus. As it is written in the second Psalm: ‘You are My Son; today I have become Your Father.’
The LORD said to my Lord: “Sit at My right hand until I make Your enemies a footstool for Your feet.”
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John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
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Jesus answered, “I am the way and the truth and the life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
For sin shall not be your master, because you are not under law, but under grace.
The whole web at once: see the Arc.
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And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.
Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”
For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
This is the same Moses who told the Israelites, ‘God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers.’
And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
Every other verse the study tradition links to this one, in the Bible’s own order. The first links in each book carry a line of their text; every reference opens its full verse page.
For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.
Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
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