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and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/mark/9.htm">NASB 1995</a></span><br />Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb77/mark/9.htm">NASB 1977 </a></span><br />And Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsb/mark/9.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a></span><br />And Elijah appeared to them along with Moses and they were conversing with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/amp/mark/9.htm">Amplified Bible</a></span><br />Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were having a conversation with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/csb/mark/9.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/mark/9.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/asv/mark/9.htm">American Standard Version</a></span><br />And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cev/mark/9.htm">Contemporary English Version</a></span><br />Then Elijah and Moses appeared and were talking with Jesus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/erv/mark/9.htm">English Revised Version</a></span><br />And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gwt/mark/9.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a></span><br />Then Elijah and Moses appeared to them and were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/gnt/mark/9.htm">Good News Translation</a></span><br />Then the three disciples saw Elijah and Moses talking with Jesus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/isv/mark/9.htm">International Standard Version</a></span><br />Then Elijah appeared to them, accompanied by Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/msb/mark/9.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a></span><br />And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/net/mark/9.htm">NET Bible</a></span><br />Then Elijah appeared before them along with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nheb/mark/9.htm">New Heart English Bible</a></span><br />Elijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wbt/mark/9.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a></span><br />And there appeared to them Elijah, with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Moreover there appeared to them Elijah accompanied by Moses; and the two were conversing with Jesus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/web/mark/9.htm">World English Bible</a></span><br />Elijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus. <div class="vheading2"><b>Literal Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lsv/mark/9.htm">Literal Standard Version</a></span><br />And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/blb/mark/9.htm">Berean Literal Bible</a></span><br />And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/ylt/mark/9.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a></span><br /> And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/slt/mark/9.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a></span><br />And Elias was seen to them, with Moses: and they were speaking together with Jesus.<div class="vheading2"><b>Catholic Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/drb/mark/9.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a></span><br />And there appeared to them Elias with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/cpdv/mark/9.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a></span><br />And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were speaking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nabre/mark/9.htm">New American Bible</a></span><br />Then Elijah appeared to them along with Moses, and they were conversing with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nrsvce/mark/9.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a></span><br />And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, who were talking with Jesus.<div class="vheading2"><b>Translations from Aramaic</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/lamsa/mark/9.htm">Lamsa Bible</a></span><br />And there appeared to them Moses and Elijah, talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/aramaic-plain-english/mark/9.htm">Aramaic Bible in Plain English</a></span><br />And Elijah and Moses appeared to them as they were speaking with Yeshua.<div class="vheading2"><b>NT Translations</b></div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/anderson/mark/9.htm">Anderson New Testament</a></span><br />And there appeared to them Elijah, with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/godbey/mark/9.htm">Godbey New Testament</a></span><br />And Elijah was seen by them with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/haweis/mark/9.htm">Haweis New Testament</a></span><br />And there appeared to him Elias with Moses: and they were conversing with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/mace/mark/9.htm">Mace New Testament</a></span><br />Moses and Elias likewise appear'd, and were in conference with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/wey/mark/9.htm">Weymouth New Testament</a></span><br />Moreover there appeared to them Elijah accompanied by Moses; and the two were conversing with Jesus,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worrell/mark/9.htm">Worrell New Testament</a></span><br />And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/worsley/mark/9.htm">Worsley New Testament</a></span><br />And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/parallel/mark/9-4.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></span></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv"><b>Audio Bible</b></div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/DmwDTC71zvQ?start=2730" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><div class="vheadingv"><b>Context</b></div><span class="hdg"><a href="/bsb/mark/9.htm">The Transfiguration</a></span><br>…<span class="reftext">3</span>His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them. <span class="reftext">4</span><span class="highl"><a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. ">And</a> <a href="/greek/2243.htm" title="2243: Ēlias (N-NMS) -- Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite.">Elijah</a> <a href="/greek/4862.htm" title="4862: syn (Prep) -- With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.">and</a> <a href="/greek/3475.htm" title="3475: Mōusei (N-DMS) -- Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.">Moses</a> <a href="/greek/3708.htm" title="3708: ōphthē (V-AIP-3S) -- Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.">appeared</a> <a href="/greek/846.htm" title="846: autois (PPro-DM3P) -- He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.">before them,</a> <a href="/greek/2532.htm" title="2532: kai (Conj) -- And, even, also, namely. "></a> <a href="/greek/1510.htm" title="1510: ēsan (V-IIA-3P) -- I am, exist. The first person singular present indicative; a prolonged form of a primary and defective verb; I exist."></a> <a href="/greek/4814.htm" title="4814: syllalountes (V-PPA-NMP) -- To talk with, discuss. From sun and laleo; to talk together, i.e. Converse.">talking with</a> <a href="/greek/3588.htm" title="3588: tō (Art-DMS) -- The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the."></a> <a href="/greek/2424.htm" title="2424: Iēsou (N-DMS) -- Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.">Jesus.</a> </span> <span class="reftext">5</span>Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/17-3.htm">Matthew 17:3</a></span><br />Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/9-30.htm">Luke 9:30-31</a></span><br />Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus. / They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/24-15.htm">Exodus 24:15-18</a></span><br />When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, / and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud. / And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/deuteronomy/18-15.htm">Deuteronomy 18:15-18</a></span><br />The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. / This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!” / Then the LORD said to me, “They have spoken well. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/1_kings/19-8.htm">1 Kings 19:8-13</a></span><br />So he got up and ate and drank. And strengthened by that food, he walked forty days and forty nights until he reached Horeb, the mountain of God. / There Elijah entered a cave and spent the night. And the word of the LORD came to him, saying, “What are you doing here, Elijah?” / “I have been very zealous for the LORD, the God of Hosts,” he replied, “but the Israelites have forsaken Your covenant, torn down Your altars, and killed Your prophets with the sword. I am the only one left, and they are seeking my life as well.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/malachi/4-4.htm">Malachi 4:4-5</a></span><br />“Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb. / Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/matthew/11-13.htm">Matthew 11:13-14</a></span><br />For all the Prophets and the Law prophesied until John. / And if you are willing to accept it, he is the Elijah who was to come.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/luke/16-16.htm">Luke 16:16</a></span><br />The 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.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/john/1-17.htm">John 1:17</a></span><br />For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/romans/3-21.htm">Romans 3:21-22</a></span><br />But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets. / And this righteousness from God comes through faith in Jesus Christ to all who believe. There is no distinction,<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/hebrews/3-1.htm">Hebrews 3:1-6</a></span><br />Therefore, holy brothers, who share in the heavenly calling, set your focus on Jesus, the apostle and high priest whom we confess. / He was faithful to the One who appointed Him, just as Moses was faithful in all God’s house. / 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. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/2_peter/1-16.htm">2 Peter 1:16-18</a></span><br />For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. / For 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.” / And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/revelation/11-3.htm">Revelation 11:3-6</a></span><br />And I will empower my two witnesses, and they will prophesy for 1,260 days, clothed in sackcloth.” / These witnesses are the two olive trees and the two lampstands that stand before the Lord of the earth. / If anyone wants to harm them, fire proceeds from their mouths and devours their enemies. In this way, anyone who wants to harm them must be killed. ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/exodus/33-18.htm">Exodus 33:18-23</a></span><br />Then Moses said, “Please show me Your glory.” / “I will cause all My goodness to pass before you,” the LORD replied, “and I will proclaim My name—the LORD—in your presence. I will have mercy on whom I have mercy, and I will have compassion on whom I have compassion.” / But He added, “You cannot see My face, for no one can see Me and live.” ...<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="crossverse"><a href="/numbers/12-6.htm">Numbers 12:6-8</a></span><br />He said, “Hear now My words: If there is a prophet among you, I, the LORD, will reveal Myself to him in a vision; I will speak to him in a dream. / But this is not so with My servant Moses; he is faithful in all My house. / I speak with him face to face, clearly and not in riddles; he sees the form of the LORD. Why then were you unafraid to speak against My servant Moses?”</div><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div><p class="tsk2">And there appeared to them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.</p><p class="hdg">appeared.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/11-13.htm">Matthew 11:13</a></b></br> For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/matthew/17-3.htm">Matthew 17:3,4</a></b></br> And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him… </p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/luke/9-19.htm">Luke 9:19,30,31</a></b></br> They answering said, John the Baptist; but some <i>say</i>, Elias; and others <i>say</i>, that one of the old prophets is risen again… </p><p class="hdg">Elias.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">2 Kings 2:11,12</a></b></br> And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, <i>there appeared</i> a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven… </p><p class="hdg">Elijah.</p><p class="tskverse"><b><a href="/deuteronomy/34-5.htm">Deuteronomy 34:5,6</a></b></br> So Moses the servant of the LORD died there in the land of Moab, according to the word of the LORD… </p><div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/mark/6-1.htm">Accompanied</a> <a href="/mark/1-4.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/matthew/17-3.htm">Conversing</a> <a href="/mark/8-28.htm">Elias</a> <a href="/mark/8-28.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/mark/8-28.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/mark/9-2.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/matthew/18-15.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/mark/7-10.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/mark/8-17.htm">Talking</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/mark/14-43.htm">Accompanied</a> <a href="/mark/9-7.htm">Appeared</a> <a href="/luke/9-30.htm">Conversing</a> <a href="/mark/9-5.htm">Elias</a> <a href="/mark/9-5.htm">Elijah</a> <a href="/mark/9-5.htm">Eli'jah</a> <a href="/mark/9-5.htm">Jesus</a> <a href="/mark/12-38.htm">Moreover</a> <a href="/mark/9-5.htm">Moses</a> <a href="/mark/9-17.htm">Talking</a><div class="vheading2">Mark 9</div><span class="reftext">1. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-1.htm">Jesus is transfigured.</a></span><br><span class="reftext">11. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-11.htm">He instructs his disciples concerning the coming of Elijah;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">14. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-14.htm">casts forth a deaf and mute spirit;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">30. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-30.htm">foretells his death and resurrection;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">33. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-33.htm">exhorts his disciples to humility;</a></span><br><span class="reftext">38. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-38.htm">bidding them not to prohibit such as are not against them, </a></span><br><span class="reftext">42. </span><span class="outlinetext"><a href="/mark/9-42.htm">nor to give offense to any of the faithful.</a></span><br></div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> <br /><br /> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/9.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/mark/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/mark/9.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div><b>And Elijah and Moses appeared before them</b><br>Elijah and Moses are two of the most significant figures in the Old Testament. Elijah represents the prophets, while Moses represents the Law. Their appearance signifies the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets in Jesus Christ. Elijah, who was taken up to heaven without dying (<a href="/2_kings/2-11.htm">2 Kings 2:11</a>), and Moses, who led the Israelites out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai, both had unique experiences with God on mountains, paralleling this event on the Mount of Transfiguration. Their presence underscores the continuity of God's plan from the Old Testament to the New Testament.<p><b>talking with Jesus</b><br>The conversation between Jesus, Elijah, and Moses is not detailed in the text, but it is significant that they are speaking with Jesus. This indicates that Jesus is the central figure in God's redemptive plan. The presence of these two figures, who had direct encounters with God, highlights Jesus' divine authority and mission. This moment foreshadows Jesus' fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets, as He is the culmination of both. The event also prefigures the resurrection, as both Elijah and Moses appear in a glorified state, pointing to the future glory of Jesus after His resurrection.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <b><a href="/topical/e/elijah.htm">Elijah</a></b><br>A prophet in the Old Testament known for his zealous defense of the worship of Yahweh against Baal worship. He was taken up to heaven in a whirlwind, which is significant in Jewish eschatology.<br><br>2. <b><a href="/topical/m/moses.htm">Moses</a></b><br>The great lawgiver of Israel who led the Israelites out of Egypt and received the Ten Commandments on Mount Sinai. He represents the Law in Jewish tradition.<br><br>3. <b><a href="/topical/j/jesus.htm">Jesus</a></b><br>The central figure of Christianity, believed to be the Son of God and the Messiah. In this passage, He is transfigured, revealing His divine glory.<br><br>4. <b><a href="/topical/t/the_transfiguration.htm">The Transfiguration</a></b><br>An event where Jesus is transformed and His divine nature is revealed to Peter, James, and John on a high mountain. This event signifies the fulfillment of the Law and the Prophets.<br><br>5. <b><a href="/topical/p/peter,_james,_and_john.htm">Peter, James, and John</a></b><br>Three of Jesus' closest disciples who witness the Transfiguration, representing the inner circle of Jesus' followers.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><b><a href="/topical/f/fulfillment_of_the_law_and_prophets.htm">Fulfillment of the Law and Prophets</a></b><br>Jesus' conversation with Moses and Elijah symbolizes the fulfillment of the Law (Moses) and the Prophets (Elijah) in Him. This teaches us that Jesus is the culmination of God's redemptive plan.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/d/divine_revelation.htm">Divine Revelation</a></b><br>The Transfiguration is a moment of divine revelation, showing Jesus' divine nature. It encourages believers to seek deeper understanding and revelation of Christ in their lives.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/w/witnessing_glory.htm">Witnessing Glory</a></b><br>The disciples' experience teaches us the importance of being witnesses to God's glory and sharing that experience with others.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/p/preparation_for_suffering.htm">Preparation for Suffering</a></b><br>The Transfiguration occurs before Jesus' journey to the cross, reminding us that moments of divine revelation often prepare us for trials and suffering.<br><br><b><a href="/topical/l/listening_to_jesus.htm">Listening to Jesus</a></b><br>The voice from the cloud in the Transfiguration account (in other Gospels) instructs the disciples to listen to Jesus, emphasizing the importance of obedience to His teachings.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_mark_9.htm">Top 10 Lessons from Mark 9</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_defines_spiritual_darkness.htm">What occurred at the Mount of Transfiguration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/has_anyone_ever_ascended_to_heaven.htm">Has anyone ever ascended to heaven?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/what_happened_at_the_transfiguration.htm">What occurred at the Mount of Transfiguration?</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/q/key_events_in_elijah's_life.htm">What are the key events in Elijah's biblical life?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/mark/9.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div><span class="cmt_sub_title">Verse 4.</span> - <span class="cmt_word">And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses</span>. Moses and Elijah were there because Moses was the lawgiver of the old covenant, and Elijah was conspicuous among the prophets; so that they were the representatives, the one of the Law, and the other of the "goodly fellowship of the prophets. They appear together to bear witness to Christ as the true Messiah, the Savior of the world, prefigured in the Law, and foretold by the prophets. They appear to bear witness to him, and then to resign their offices to the great Lawgiver and Prophet whom they foreshadowed. Then, further, Moses died, but Elijah was translated. Moses, therefore, represents the dead saints who shall rise from their graves and come forth at his coming, while Elijah represents those who shall be found alive at his advent. Our Lord brought with him, at his transfiguration, Moses who had died, and Elijah who had been translated, that he might show his power over both "the quick and the dead." St. <a href="/luke/9-31.htm">Luke 9:31</a> says that Moses and Elijah "appeared in glory, and spake of his decease (<span class="greek">τὴν ἔξοδον αὐτοῦ</span>) which he should accomplish at Jerusalem." They appeared in glory; the Divine splendor irradiated them. They "spake of his decease," literally, <span class="accented">his departure</span> - his departure not only out of Jerusalem, but out of this life, by his death upon the cross. The death of Christ was thus shown to be the ultimate end to which the Law and the prophets pointed. Even in that hour of his glory, on the Mount of Transfiguration, this was their theme; and thus the disciples were nerved to look with hope and faith to that which they had contemplated with dismay. <span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/commentaries/mark/9-4.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a></span><span class="p"><br /><br /><br /></span><a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Greek</div><span class="word">And</span><br /><span class="grk">καὶ</span> <span class="translit">(kai)</span><br /><span class="parse">Conjunction<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2532.htm">Strong's 2532: </a> </span><span class="str2">And, even, also, namely. </span><br /><br /><span class="word">Elijah</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἠλίας</span> <span class="translit">(Ēlias)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2243.htm">Strong's 2243: </a> </span><span class="str2">Elijah, the prophet. Of Hebrew origin; Helias, an Israelite.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">[and]</span><br /><span class="grk">σὺν</span> <span class="translit">(syn)</span><br /><span class="parse">Preposition<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4862.htm">Strong's 4862: </a> </span><span class="str2">With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Moses</span><br /><span class="grk">Μωϋσεῖ</span> <span class="translit">(Mōusei)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3475.htm">Strong's 3475: </a> </span><span class="str2">Or Moses, or Mouses of Hebrew origin; Moseus, Moses, or Mouses, the Hebrew lawgiver.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">appeared</span><br /><span class="grk">ὤφθη</span> <span class="translit">(ōphthē)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_3708.htm">Strong's 3708: </a> </span><span class="str2">Properly, to stare at, i.e. to discern clearly; by extension, to attend to; by Hebraism, to experience; passively, to appear.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">before them,</span><br /><span class="grk">αὐτοῖς</span> <span class="translit">(autois)</span><br /><span class="parse">Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_846.htm">Strong's 846: </a> </span><span class="str2">He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">talking with</span><br /><span class="grk">συλλαλοῦντες</span> <span class="translit">(syllalountes)</span><br /><span class="parse">Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Plural<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_4814.htm">Strong's 4814: </a> </span><span class="str2">To talk with, discuss. From sun and laleo; to talk together, i.e. Converse.</span><br /><br /><span class="word">Jesus.</span><br /><span class="grk">Ἰησοῦ</span> <span class="translit">(Iēsou)</span><br /><span class="parse">Noun - Dative Masculine Singular<br /></span><span class="str"><a href="/greek/strongs_2424.htm">Strong's 2424: </a> </span><span class="str2">Of Hebrew origin; Jesus, the name of our Lord and two other Israelites.</span><br /><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/mark/9-4.htm">Mark 9:4 NIV</a><br /><a href="/nlt/mark/9-4.htm">Mark 9:4 NLT</a><br /><a href="/esv/mark/9-4.htm">Mark 9:4 ESV</a><br /><a href="/nasb/mark/9-4.htm">Mark 9:4 NASB</a><br /><a href="/kjv/mark/9-4.htm">Mark 9:4 KJV</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="//bibleapps.com/mark/9-4.htm">Mark 9:4 BibleApps.com</a><br /><a href="//bibliaparalela.com/mark/9-4.htm">Mark 9:4 Biblia Paralela</a><br /><a href="//holybible.com.cn/mark/9-4.htm">Mark 9:4 Chinese Bible</a><br /><a href="//saintebible.com/mark/9-4.htm">Mark 9:4 French Bible</a><br /><a href="/catholic/mark/9-4.htm">Mark 9:4 Catholic Bible</a><span class="p"><br /><br /></span><a href="/mark/9-4.htm">NT Gospels: Mark 9:4 Elijah and Moses appeared to them (Mar Mk Mr) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/mark/9-3.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="Mark 9:3"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="Mark 9:3" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/mark/9-5.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="Mark 9:5"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="Mark 9:5" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>