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.
43. They were all amazed at God's greatness. Everyone was wondering about all that Jesus did. Then Jesus said to his disciples,
44. "Listen carefully to what I am about to tell you. The Son of Man is going to be handed over to men."
45. But they didn't understand what this meant. That was because it was hidden from them. And they were afraid to ask Jesus about it.
46. The disciples began to argue about which one of them would be the most important person.