[Just then] a cloud engulfed them and a voice spoke out of the cloud saying, “This is my dearly loved Son, listen to Him.”
Mark 9:8 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition) And suddenly they looked all around them, but the only one they saw with them was Jesus. More versionsKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And looking around, they suddenly no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus only. American Standard Version (1901) And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any more, save Jesus only with themselves. Common English Bible Suddenly, looking around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus. Catholic Public Domain Version And as they were descending from the mountain, he instructed them not to relate to anyone what they had seen, until after the Son of man will have risen again from the dead. Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them not to tell any man what things they had seen, till the Son of man shall be risen again from the dead. |
[Just then] a cloud engulfed them and a voice spoke out of the cloud saying, “This is my dearly loved Son, listen to Him.”
And as they were coming down from the mountain Jesus ordered His disciples not to tell anyone what they had seen until [after] the Son of man was raised again from the dead.
[Immediately] their eyes were opened [i.e., they were given insight] so they could recognize Him. And [just then] He disappeared from their view [Note: The Greek says, “became invisible,” suggesting that He vanished miraculously].
And after the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. But the apostles kept quiet [about this incident], and did not tell anyone at that time about anything they had seen.
And after this was done three times, the huge sheet-like container was lifted back up into the sky.