5. While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said:This is My beloved Son.I take delight in Him.Listen to Him!
6. When the disciples heard it, they fell facedown and were terrified.
7. Then Jesus came up, touched them, and said, “Get up; don’t be afraid.”
8. When they looked up they saw no one except Him — Jesus alone.
9. As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Don’t tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man is raised from the dead.”
10. So the disciples questioned Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first? ”
11. “Elijah is coming and will restore everything,” He replied.
12. “But I tell you: Elijah has already come, and they didn’t recognize him. On the contrary, they did whatever they pleased to him. In the same way the Son of Man is going to suffer at their hands.”
13. Then the disciples understood that He spoke to them about John the Baptist.
14. When they reached the crowd, a man approached and knelt down before Him.