Then a cloud came and covered them. A voice came from the cloud and said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. Obey him!”
Mark 9:8 - Easy To Read Version Then Peter, James, and John looked, but they saw only Jesus there alone with them. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing 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. |
Then a cloud came and covered them. A voice came from the cloud and said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. Obey him!”
Jesus and the followers were walking back down the mountain. Jesus commanded the followers, “Don’t tell any person about the things you saw on the mountain. Wait until after the Son of Man {\cf2\super [106]} rises from death. Then you can tell people what you saw.”
At that time, the men were allowed to recognize Jesus. But when they saw who he was, he disappeared.
When the voice finished, only Jesus was there. Peter, James, and John said nothing. At that time they told no person about what they had seen.
This happened three times. Then the whole thing was taken back up into the sky.