Skip to content
mannafest.faith
Read

Matthew 17:3

Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him.

KJV

And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

⋯

Commentary

6 voices

Voices on this verse

loading…

Original language & word study

10 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
καὶkaiAndG2532 →
ἰδοὺidoubeholdG2400 →
ὤφθηōphthēit appearedG3700 →
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846 →
ΜωϋσῆςMōusēsMosesG3475 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἨλίαςĒliasElijahG2243 →
συλλαλοῦντεςsullalountestalkingG4814 →
μετ᾽met᾽withG3326 →
αὐτοῦ.¶autouHim.G846 →

The walk

Related verses

18 strongest cross-references

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

2 Peter 1:17For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”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, and the Psalms.”Malachi 4:5Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.1 Kings 18:36–40At the time of the evening sacrifice, Elijah the prophet approached the altar and said, “O LORD, God of Abraham, Isaac, and Israel, let it be known this day that You are God in Israel and that I am Your servant and have done all these things at Your command.Deuteronomy 34:10Since that time, no prophet has risen in Israel like Moses, whom the LORD knew face to face—Mark 9:4And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.Matthew 17:10–13The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?”Luke 16:16The Law and the Prophets were proclaimed until John. Since that time, the gospel of the kingdom of God is being preached, and everyone is forcing his way into it.Deuteronomy 34:5–6So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, as the LORD had said.Deuteronomy 18:18I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.1 Kings 17:1Now 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!”2 Corinthians 3:7–11Now 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,Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.Luke 9:33As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)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 make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”2 Kings 2:11–14As they were walking along and talking together, suddenly a chariot of fire with horses of fire appeared and separated the two of them, and Elijah went up into heaven in a whirlwind.Luke 9:30–31Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.Hebrews 3:1–6Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess.

Featured studies on this passage

The World Is Destroyed by Water — engraving by Gustave Doré

Walks through Matthew 17

Mount Hermon: the Oath

Open the study →

The Testing of Abraham's Faith — Gustave Doré

Walks through Matthew 17

Faith, What Jesus Said About It, MannaFest

Open the study →

Walks through Matthew 17

The Feast of Tabernacles, MannaFest

Open the study →

The Transfiguration — Raphael

Walks through Matthew 17

The Mountain

Open the study →

The Transfiguration — Raphael

Walks through Matthew 17

The Transfiguration — Matthew 17 · Mark 9 · Luke 9

Open the study →

Walks through Matthew 17

Weights, Measures, and Money in Scripture, MannaFest

Open the study →

About Matthew

The Transfiguration — Gustave Doré (engraving), public domain
The Transfiguration — Gustave Doré (engraving), public domain
Matthew: the study guide →Read chapter 17 →The featured study →
Continue: Matthew 17 →