26. "Suppose you are ashamed of me and my words. The Son of Man will come in his glory and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels. Then he will be ashamed of you.
27. "What I'm about to tell you is true. Some who are standing here will not die before they see God's kingdom."
28. About eight days after Jesus said this, he went up on a mountain to pray. He took Peter, John and James with him.
29. As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed. His clothes became as bright as a flash of lightning.
30. Two men, Moses and Elijah,
31. appeared in shining glory. Jesus and the two of them talked together. They spoke about his coming death. He was going to die soon in Jerusalem.
32. Peter and his companions had been very sleepy. But then they became completely awake. They saw Jesus' glory and the two men standing with him.
33. As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter spoke up. "Master," he said to him, "it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters. One will be for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." He didn't really know what he was saying.
34. While Jesus was speaking, a cloud appeared. It surrounded them. The disciples were afraid as they entered the cloud.
35. A voice came from the cloud. It said, "This is my Son, and I have chosen him. Listen to him."
36. When the voice had spoken, they found that Jesus was alone. The disciples kept quiet about this. They didn't tell anyone at that time what they had seen.
37. The next day Jesus and those who were with him came down from the mountain. A large crowd met Jesus.
38. A man in the crowd called out. "Teacher," he said, "I beg you to look at my son. He is my only child.
39. A spirit takes hold of him, and he suddenly screams. It throws him into fits so that he foams at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him. It is destroying him.
40. I begged your disciples to drive it out. But they couldn't do it."
41. "You unbelieving and evil people!" Jesus replied. "How long do I have to stay with you? How long do I have to put up with you?" Then he said to the man, "Bring your son here."
42. Even while the boy was coming, the demon threw him into a fit. The boy fell to the ground. But Jesus ordered the evil spirit to leave the boy. Then Jesus healed him and gave him back to his father.