The Transfiguration

Six days after announcing his sufferings, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John his brother, and leads them up a high mountain by themselves. There he is transfigured before them: his face shines like the sun, and his clothes become white as the light. Moses and Elijah appear and talk with him. Peter suggests, “Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tents; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” While he is still speaking, a bright cloud overshadows them, and a voice says, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.” Terrified, the disciples fall on their faces. Jesus touches them: “Arise, and be not afraid.” When they lift up their eyes, they see no one but Jesus alone. As they come down, he orders them to tell no one about the vision until after his resurrection, and explains that Elijah has already come: he was speaking of John the Baptist.