# Matthew 17.3 **Book:** [Matthew](/codex/matthew/) · NASB95 ## Immediate context (±2 verses) **ASV** ([ASV](/codex/asv/)) > 1. And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart: 2. and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light. > > **3. And behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elijah talking with him.** > > 4. And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 5. While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. (Matthew 17:1-5, ASV) **WEB** ([WEB](/codex/web/)) > 1. After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves. 2. He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light. > > **3. Behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them talking with him.** > > 4. Peter answered, and said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, let’s make three tents here: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5. While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.” (Matthew 17:1-5, WEB) **KJV** ([KJV](/codex/kjv/)) > 1. And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2. And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. > > **3. And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.** > > 4. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias. 5. While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. (Matthew 17:1-5, KJV) **YLT** ([YLT](/codex/ylt/)) > 1. And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves, 2. and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments did become white as the light, > > **3. and lo, appear to them did Moses and Elijah, talking together with him.** > > 4. And Peter answering said to Jesus, 'Sir, it is good to us to be here; if thou wilt, we may make here three booths, for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elijah.' 5. While he is yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son,, the Beloved, in whom I did delight; hear him.' (Matthew 17:1-5, YLT) ## Setting - **Speaker:** _TBD_ - **Audience:** _TBD_ - **Location:** _TBD_ - **Time period:** _TBD_ ## 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._ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ - _TBD_ ## Quoted in **Arguments and defeaters:** - [Failed Second Coming Prophecy Objection Defeater](/codex/failed-second-coming-prophecy-objection-defeater/), via [Matthew 17.1-3](/codex/matthew-17-1-3/), [Matthew 17.1-8](/codex/matthew-17-1-8/) **Concepts:** - [Light of Day 1, Christological Reading](/codex/light-of-day-1-christological-reading/), via [Matthew 17.1-8](/codex/matthew-17-1-8/) **People:** - [James the Greater](/codex/james-the-greater/), via [Matthew 17.1-9](/codex/matthew-17-1-9/) - [John the Apostle](/codex/john-the-apostle/), via [Matthew 17.1-9](/codex/matthew-17-1-9/) ## Notes _Your annotations._ ## 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](/codex/asv/)** (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition. - **[WEB](/codex/web/)** (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English. - **[KJV](/codex/kjv/)** (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base. - **[YLT](/codex/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. See [Bibles](/codex/bibles/) for the full per-translation history, translators, textual basis, strengths, and weaknesses.