Psalm 2:7
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7 I will proclaim the decree of the Lord,
he said to me, “You are my son;
today I have begotten you.(A)
Matthew 17:4-6
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4 Then Peter said to Jesus in reply, “Lord, it is good that we are here. If you wish, I will make three tents[a] here, one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5 (A)While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud cast a shadow over them,[b] then from the cloud came a voice that said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him.” 6 [c]When the disciples heard this, they fell prostrate and were very much afraid.
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- 17:4 Three tents: the booths in which the Israelites lived during the feast of Tabernacles (cf. Jn 7:2) were meant to recall their ancestors’ dwelling in booths during the journey from Egypt to the promised land (Lv 23:39–42). The same Greek word, skēnē, here translated tents, is used in the LXX for the booths of that feast, and some scholars have suggested that there is an allusion here to that liturgical custom.
- 17:5 Cloud cast a shadow over them: see note on Mk 9:7. This is my beloved Son…listen to him: cf. Mt 3:17. The voice repeats the baptismal proclamation about Jesus, with the addition of the command listen to him. The latter is a reference to Dt 18:15 in which the Israelites are commanded to listen to the prophet like Moses whom God will raise up for them. The command to listen to Jesus is general, but in this context it probably applies particularly to the preceding predictions of his passion and resurrection (Mt 16:21) and of his coming (Mt 16:27, 28).
- 17:6–7 A Matthean addition; cf. Dn 10:9–10, 18–19.
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