Luke 9:28-36
28About 8 days after Jesus had said these things, he went up a mountain to pray. He took Peter, John and James with him. 29While Jesus was praying, his face became different to look at. His clothes also became very white; they were shining brightly. 30Then two men appeared and they were talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah. ▼▼9:30 Matthew says in Matthew 17:2 that Jesus’ face shone like the sun. Moses was a leader of the people of God. He died about 1400 years before Jesus was born. We can read about him in the book called Exodus.
▼▼9:30 Elijah was a man that spoke messages from God. He lived about 850 years before Jesus was born. God took Elijah up to his home while he was still alive. We can read about him in 1 Kings.
31They were very great and beautiful to look at. They talked with Jesus about how he would soon die in Jerusalem. This was how God wanted him to leave this world. 32While this was happening, Peter and his friends were sleeping. Then they really woke up and they saw that Jesus was very great and beautiful. They also saw the two men that were standing near to him. 33Then the two men began to leave. So, Peter said to Jesus, ‘Teacher, it is good that we are here. Please, let us build three huts. One hut will be for you. One hut will be for Moses and one hut will be for Elijah.’ But Peter did not really know what he was saying. ▼▼9:33 Peter wanted these important men to remain on the mountain. That is why he wanted to build the huts. This would not have been the right thing to do.
34While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared. It covered them all. When the cloud came over them, the 3 disciples were afraid. 35Then a voice spoke from the cloud and it said, ‘This is my Son. He is the one that I have chosen. Listen to him.’ 36The voice stopped speaking. Then the 3 disciples saw that only Jesus was there with them now. They did not tell anyone at this time about what they had seen.
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