Mat 17:5 | MHM | STEP | v. 5 : While Peter is still speaking, a bright cloud covers them, and a voice from the cloud says, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; listen to him!” (Matthew 17:5 ). This is God the Father speaking, just as he did at Jesus’s baptism (Matthew 3:17 ). The Father emphasizes that Jesus is greater than Moses and Elijah, and the disciples must listen to him.

‏ Matthew 17:5

v. 5: While Peter is still speaking, a bright cloud covers them, and a voice from the cloud says, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; listen to him!” (Matthew 17:5 ^a). This is God the Father speaking, just as he did at Jesus’s baptism (Matthew 3:17 ^b). The Father emphasizes that Jesus is greater than Moses and Elijah, and the disciples must listen to him.