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Then Peter began to speak and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good and delightful that we are here; if You approve, I will put up three booths here—one for You and one for Moses and one for Elijah.

While he was still speaking, behold, a shining cloud [[a]composed of light] overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, This is My Son, My Beloved, with Whom I am [and [b]have always been] delighted. Listen to Him!(A)

When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were [c]seized with alarm and struck with fear.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 17:5 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.
  2. Matthew 17:5 Charles B. Williams, The New Testament: A Translation: “suggested by the aorist (past) tense.”
  3. Matthew 17:6 Joseph Thayer, A Greek-English Lexicon.

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