Focused Passage

Luke 9:28-36

The Christ Revealed, the Cross Announced, and the Jerusalem Road Begun

Luke moves from delegated mission to growing public confusion, from wilderness provision to messianic confession, from glory on the mountain to failure below, and from Galilean ministry toward the determined road to Jerusalem.

Berean Standard Bible, Public Domain - Translation notes - Reference sources

28About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.

29And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.

30Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.

31They appeared in glory and spoke about His departure, which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem.

32Meanwhile Peter and his companions were overcome by sleep, but when they awoke, they saw Jesus’ glory and the two men standing with Him.

33As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” (He did not know what he was saying.)

34While Peter was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud.

35And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”

36After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.

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References and Original Words

Verse 28

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-δὲG1161Conjunction-ἘγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularAboutὡσεὶG5616AdverbeightὀκτὼG3638Adjective - Nominative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραιG2250Noun - Nominative Feminine PluralafterμετὰG3326Preposition-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Plural[Jesus] had saidλόγουςG3056Noun - Accusative Masculine Pluralthese thingsτούτουςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionHe took with [Him]παραλαβὼνG3880Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτρονG4074Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctionJohnἸωάννηνG2491Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionJamesἸάκωβονG2385Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular[and] went upἀνέβηG305Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularonεἰςG1519Preposition-τὸG3588Article - Accusative Neuter Singulara mountainὄροςG3735Noun - Accusative Neuter Singularto prayπροσεύξασθαιG4336Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle
Verse 29

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AndκαὶG2532ConjunctionasἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἐνG1722PrepositionHeαὐτὸνG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singularwas prayingπροσεύχεσθαιG4336Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or PassivetheτὸG3588Article - Nominative Neuter SingularappearanceεἶδοςG1491Noun - Nominative Neuter SingularofτοῦG3588Article - Genitive Neuter SingularHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person SingularfaceπροσώπουG4383Noun - Genitive Neuter SingularchangedἕτερονG2087Adjective - Nominative Neuter SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularclothesἱματισμὸςG2441Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularbecame radiantlyἐξαστράπτωνG1823Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularwhiteλευκὸςG3022Adjective - Nominative Masculine Singular
Verse 30

Original words

-καὶG2532ConjunctionSuddenlyἰδοὺG2400Verb - Aorist Imperative Active - 2nd Person SingulartwoδύοG1417Adjective - Nominative Masculine PluralmenἄνδρεςG435Noun - Nominative Masculine Plural-οἵτινεςG3748Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine Plural-ἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralMosesΜωϋσῆςG3475Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionElijahἨλίαςG2243Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularbegan talking withσυνελάλουνG4814Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[Jesus]αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 31

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[They]οἳG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine PluralappearedὀφθέντεςG3708Verb - Aorist Participle Passive - Nominative Masculine PluralinἐνG1722PrepositiongloryδόξῃG1391Noun - Dative Feminine Singular[and] spoke aboutἔλεγονG2036Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralHisαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulardepartureἔξοδονG1841Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularwhichἣνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Feminine SingularHe was aboutἤμελλενG3195Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singularto accomplishπληροῦνG4137Verb - Present Infinitive ActiveatἐνG1722PrepositionJerusalemἸερουσαλήμG2419Noun - Dative Feminine Singular
Verse 32

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MeanwhileδὲG1161Conjunction-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532Conjunctionhis companionsοἱG3588Article - Nominative Masculine Plural. . .σὺνG4862Preposition. . .αὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person SingularwereἦσανG1510Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralovercomeβεβαρημένοιG916Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine Pluralby sleepὕπνῳG5258Noun - Dative Masculine SingularbutδὲG1161Conjunctionwhen they awokeδιαγρηγορήσαντεςG1235Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Pluralthey sawεἶδον*G3708Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural[Jesus’]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-τὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingulargloryδόξανG1391Noun - Accusative Feminine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiontheτοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine PluraltwoδύοG1417Adjective - Accusative Masculine PluralmenἄνδραςG435Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural-τοὺςG3588Article - Accusative Masculine Pluralstanding withσυνεστῶταςG4921Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Accusative Masculine PluralHimαὐτῷG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative Masculine 3rd Person Singular
Verse 33

Original words

AsκαὶG2532Conjunction. . .ἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person Singular. . .ἐνG1722Preposition[Moses and Elijah]αὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person Plural-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singularwere leavingδιαχωρίζεσθαιG1316Verb - Present Infinitive Middle or Passive. . .ἀπ’G575Preposition. . .αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularPeterΠέτροςG4074Noun - Nominative Masculine SingularsaidεἶπενG2036Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulartoπρὸςG4314Preposition-τὸνG3588Article - Accusative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦνG2424Noun - Accusative Masculine SingularMasterἘπιστάταG1988Noun - Vocative Masculine Singularit isἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingulargoodκαλόνG2570Adjective - Nominative Neuter Singularfor usἡμᾶςG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative 1st Person Pluralto beεἶναιG1510Verb - Present Infinitive ActivehereὧδεG5602AdverbLet us put upποιήσωμενG4160Verb - Aorist Subjunctive Active - 1st Person Plural-καὶG2532ConjunctionthreeτρεῖςG5140Adjective - Accusative Feminine PluralsheltersσκηνὰςG4633Noun - Accusative Feminine PluraloneμίανG1520Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularfor YouσοὶG4771Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 2nd Person Singular-καὶG2532ConjunctiononeμίανG1520Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularfor MosesΜωϋσεῖG3475Noun - Dative Masculine SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctiononeμίανG1520Adjective - Accusative Feminine Singularfor ElijahἨλίᾳG2243Noun - Dative Masculine Singular( vvvμὴG3361AdverbHe did not knowεἰδὼςG1492Verb - Perfect Participle Active - Nominative Masculine SingularwhatG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Singularhe was sayingλέγειG3004Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • Or three tabernacles
Verse 34

Original words

WhileδὲG1161Conjunction[Peter]αὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singularwas speakingλέγοντοςG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Genitive Masculine Singular. . .ΤαῦταG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Neuter Plurala cloudνεφέληG3507Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularappearedἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularandκαὶG2532ConjunctionenvelopedἐπεσκίαζενG1982Verb - Imperfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularthemαὐτούςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralandδὲG1161Conjunctionthey were afraidἐφοβήθησανG5399Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person PluralasἐνG1722Preposition-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter SingulartheyαὐτοὺςG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Masculine 3rd Person PluralenteredεἰσελθεῖνG1525Verb - Aorist Infinitive Active. . .εἰςG1519PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularcloudνεφέληνG3507Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular
Verse 35

Original words

AndκαὶG2532Conjunctiona voiceφωνὴG5456Noun - Nominative Feminine SingularcameἐγένετοG1096Verb - Aorist Indicative Middle - 3rd Person SingularfromἐκG1537PrepositiontheτῆςG3588Article - Genitive Feminine SingularcloudνεφέληςG3507Noun - Genitive Feminine SingularsayingλέγουσαG3004Verb - Present Participle Active - Nominative Feminine SingularThisΟὗτόςG3778Demonstrative Pronoun - Nominative Masculine SingularisἐστινG1510Verb - Present Indicative Active - 3rd Person SingularMyμουG1473Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 1st Person Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine SingularSonΥἱόςG5207Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular-G3588Article - Nominative Masculine Singularwhom I have chosenἐκλελεγμένοςG1586Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Nominative Masculine SingularListenἀκούετεG191Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Pluralto HimαὐτοῦG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive Masculine 3rd Person Singular

BSB notes

  • BYZ and TR This is My beloved Son; see Matthew 17:5.
Verse 36

Original words

AfterκαὶG2532Conjunction. . .ἐνG1722PrepositiontheτὴνG3588Article - Accusative Feminine SingularvoiceφωνὴνG5456Noun - Accusative Feminine Singular-τῷG3588Article - Dative Neuter Singularhad spokenγενέσθαιG1096Verb - Aorist Infinitive MiddleonlyμόνοςG3441Adjective - Nominative Masculine SingularJesusἸησοῦςG2424Noun - Nominative Masculine Singularwas present [with them]εὑρέθηG2147Verb - Aorist Indicative Passive - 3rd Person Singular-καὶG2532Conjunction[The disciples]αὐτοὶG846Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Nominative Masculine 3rd Person Pluralkept this to themselvesἐσίγησανG4601Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person PluralandκαὶG2532ConjunctioninἐνG1722PrepositionthoseἐκείναιςG1565Demonstrative Pronoun - Dative Feminine Plural-ταῖςG3588Article - Dative Feminine PluraldaysἡμέραιςG2250Noun - Dative Feminine Pluralthey did not tell anyoneἀπήγγειλανG518Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural. . .οὐδενὶG3762Adjective - Dative Masculine Singular. . .οὐδὲνG3762Adjective - Accusative Neuter SingularwhatὧνG3739Personal / Relative Pronoun - Genitive Neuter Pluralthey had seenἑώρακανG3708Verb - Perfect Indicative Active - 3rd Person Plural

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