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Transfiguration
Transfiguration names the event when Jesus' appearance is changed in glory before three disciples.
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Transfiguration names the event when Jesus' appearance is changed in glory before three disciples. It reveals something about who he is.
Matthew describes Jesus shining, with Moses and Elijah appearing and a voice directing the disciples to listen to him. It is not an ordinary change of clothing.
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Jesus Is Transfigured
Matthew 17:1–13; Mark 9:1–13; Luke 9:28–36
On a high mountain, Peter, James, and John saw Jesus in glory and heard the Father's voice.
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Related reading: Matthew 17:2
He was changed before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.Full readings at eBible.org · World English Bible Classic. Read with an adult.
