Passage

Luke 9.28-36

Book: Luke · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"26. For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he cometh in his own glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels. 27. But I tell you of a truth, There are some of them that stand here, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God."

"28. And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray. 29. And as he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and dazzling. 30. And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah; 31. who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32. Now Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. 33. And it came to pass, as they were parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah: not knowing what he said. 34. And while he said these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. 35. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: hear ye him. 36. And when the voice came, Jesus was found alone. And they held their peace, and told no man in those days any of the things which they had seen."

"37. And it came to pass, on the next day, when they were come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him. 38. And behold, a man from the multitude cried, saying, Teacher, I beseech thee to look upon my son; for he is mine only child:" (Luke 9:26-38, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"26. For whoever will be ashamed of me and of my words, of him will the Son of Man be ashamed, when he comes in his glory, and the glory of the Father, and of the holy angels. 27. But I tell you the truth: There are some of those who stand here, who will in no way taste of death, until they see God’s Kingdom.”"

"28. About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray. 29. As he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became white and dazzling. 30. Behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah, 31. who appeared in glory, and spoke of his departure, which he was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. 32. Now Peter and those who were with him were heavy with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory, and the two men who stood with him. 33. As they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let’s make three tents: one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,” not knowing what he said. 34. While he said these things, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered into the cloud. 35. A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!” 36. When the voice came, Jesus was found alone. They were silent, and told no one in those days any of the things which they had seen."

"37. On the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a great multitude met him. 38. Behold, a man from the crowd called out, saying, “Teacher, I beg you to look at my son, for he is my only child." (Luke 9:26-38, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"26. For whosoever shall be ashamed of me and of my words, of him shall the Son of man be ashamed, when he shall come in his own glory, and in his Father's, and of the holy angels. 27. But I tell you of a truth, there be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God."

"28. And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. ^{sayings: or, things} 29. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. 30. And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: 31. Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem. 32. But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. 33. And it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not knowing what he said. 34. While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. 35. And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. 36. And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen."

"37. And it came to pass, that on the next day, when they were come down from the hill, much people met him. 38. And, behold, a man of the company cried out, saying, Master, I beseech thee, look upon my son: for he is mine only child." (Luke 9:26-38, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"26. 'For whoever may be ashamed of me, and of my words, of this one shall the Son of Man be ashamed, when he may come in his glory, and the Father's, and the holy messengers'; 27. and I say to you, truly, there are certain of those here standing, who shall not taste of death till they may see the reign of God.'"

"28. And it came to pass, after these words, as it were eight days, that having taken Peter, and John, and James, he went up to the mountain to pray, 29. and it came to pass, in his praying, the appearance of his face became altered, and his garment white, sparkling. 30. And lo, two men were speaking together with him, who were Moses and Elijah, 31. who having appeared in glory, spake of his outgoing that he was about to fulfil in Jerusalem, 32. but Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep, and having waked, they saw his glory, and the two men standing with him. 33. And it came to pass, in their parting from him, Peter said unto Jesus, 'Master, it is good to us to be here; and we may make three booths, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah,' not knowing what he saith: 34. and as he was speaking these things, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them, and they feared in their entering into the cloud, 35. and a voice came out of the cloud saying, 'This is My Son, the Beloved; hear ye him;' 36. and when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone; and they were silent, and declared to no one in those days anything of what they have seen."

"37. And it came to pass on the next day, they having come down from the mount, there met him a great multitude, 38. and lo, a man from the multitude cried out, saying, 'Teacher, I beseech thee, look upon my son, because he is my only begotten;" (Luke 9:26-38, YLT)

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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