4. And there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
5. And Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah.”
6. For he did not know what to say, for they were terrified.
7. And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son; listen to him.”
8. And suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them but Jesus only.
9. And as they were coming down the mountain, he charged them to tell no one what they had seen, until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
10. So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what this rising from the dead might mean.
11. And they asked him, “Why do the scribes say that first Elijah must come?”
12. And he said to them, “Elijah does come first to restore all things. And how is it written of the Son of Man that he should suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
13. But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, as it is written of him.”
14. And when they came to the disciples, they saw a great crowd around them, and scribes arguing with them.
15. And immediately all the crowd, when they saw him, were greatly amazed and ran up to him and greeted him.
16. And he asked them, “What are you arguing about with them?”
17. And someone from the crowd answered him, “Teacher, I brought my son to you, for he has a spirit that makes him mute.
18. And whenever it seizes him, it throws him down, and he foams and grinds his teeth and becomes rigid. So I asked your disciples to cast it out, and they were not able.”
19. And he answered them, “O faithless generation, how long am I to be with you? How long am I to bear with you? Bring him to me.”
20. And they brought the boy to him. And when the spirit saw him, immediately it convulsed the boy, and he fell on the ground and rolled about, foaming at the mouth.
21. And Jesus asked his father, “How long has this been happening to him?” And he said, “From childhood.