Matthew 17:3
And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
KJV
καὶ ἰδοὺ ὤφθη αὐτοῖς Μωϋσῆς καὶ Ἡλείας συνλαλοῦντες μετ’ αὐτοῦ.
Greek NT
Et ecce apparuerunt illis Moyses et Elias cum eo loquentes.
Vulgate
And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him.
ASV
And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with him.
Douay-Rheims
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In this verse
In the original Greek
7 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.
Μωσεύς
moseus
noun · 81×
αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μετά
meta
preposition · 469×
συλλαλέω
sullaleo
verb · 6×
Ἡλίας
elias
noun · 29×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
Textual variants
2 variant units attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.
minor
SBLGNT: ὤφθη | WH/Treg/NIV: ὤφθη | RP: ὤφθησαν
- ὤφθη — SBLGNT
- ὤφθη — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- ὤφθησαν — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
minor
SBLGNT: συλλαλοῦντες μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ | WH/Treg/NIV: συλλαλοῦντες μετ᾽αὐτοῦ | RP: μετ᾽αὐτοῦ συλλαλοῦντες
- συλλαλοῦντες μετ᾽ αὐτοῦ — SBLGNT
- συλλαλοῦντες μετ᾽αὐτοῦ — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
- μετ᾽αὐτοῦ συλλαλοῦντες — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus
Theophany
Miracle
Historic Christian voices
4 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.
§554From the day Peter confessed that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of the living God, the Master "began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things. . . and be killed, and on the third day be raised."290 Peter scorns this prediction, nor do the others understand it any better than he.291 In this context the mysterious episode of Jesus' Transfiguration …
That one God formed all things in the world, by means of the Word and the Holy Spirit: and that although He is to us in this life invisible and incomprehensible, nevertheless He is not unknown; inasmuch as His works do declare Him, and His Word has shown that in many modes He may be seen and known. 1. As regards His greatness, therefore, it is not possible to know God, for it i…
1. Concerning Those Who Asked Him to Show Them a Sign from Heaven. And the Sadducees and Pharisees came, and tempting Him kept asking Him to show them a sign from heaven. Matthew 16:1 The Sadducees and Pharisees who disagreed with each other in regard to the most essential truths, — for the Pharisees champion the doctrine of the resurrection of the dead, hoping that there will …
Cross-references
- 2Pet 1:17 — For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- Acts 7:37 — This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
- Luke 24:44 — And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the
- Mal 4:5 — Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and dreadful day of the LORD:
- Mark 9:4 — And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
- Mark 9:4 — And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.