Luke 9:30

New American Standard Bible (1995)

And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah,

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
Suddenly, two men were talking with him—Moses and Elijah.

King James Version (1611)
And behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias,

King James Version
And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:

English Standard Version
And behold, two men were talking with him, Moses and Elijah,

New American Standard Bible
And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah,

New Century Version
Then two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with Jesus.

Amplified Bible
And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah,

Legacy Standard Bible
And behold, two men were talking with Him, and they were Moses and Elijah,

Berean Standard Bible
Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.

Contemporary English Version
Suddenly Moses and Elijah were there speaking with him.

Complete Jewish Bible
Suddenly there were two men talking with him — Moshe and Eliyahu!

Darby Translation
And lo, two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elias,

Easy-to-Read Version
Then two men were there, talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And beholde, two men talked with him, which were Moses and Elias:

George Lamsa Translation
And behold, two men were speaking with him, who were Moses and Elijah;

Good News Translation
Suddenly two men were there talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah,

Lexham English Bible
And behold, two men were talking with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

Literal Translation
And, behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah.

American Standard Version
And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah;

Bible in Basic English
And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him;

Hebrew Names Version
Behold, two men talked with him, who were Moshe and Eliyah,

International Standard Version
Suddenly, two men were talking with him. They were Moses and Elijah.

Etheridge Translation
And, behold, two men talked with him, who were Musha and Elia,

Murdock Translation
And lo, two men were talking with him: and they were Moses and Elijah,

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And beholde, there talked with hym two men, which were Moyses & Elias:

English Revised Version
And behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elijah;

World English Bible
Behold, two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And behold two men talked with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

Weymouth's New Testament
And suddenly there were two men conversing with Him, who were Moses and Elijah.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And lo! two men spaken with hym,

Update Bible Version
And look, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah;

Webster's Bible Translation
And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah.

New English Translation
Then two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with him.

New King James Version
And behold, two men talked with Him, who were Moses and Elijah,

New Living Translation
Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and began talking with Jesus.

New Life Bible
Two men talked with Jesus. They were Moses and Elijah.

New Revised Standard
Suddenly they saw two men, Moses and Elijah, talking to him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And lo! two men, were conversing with him, who, indeed, were Moses and Elijah, -

Douay-Rheims Bible
And behold two men were talking with him. And they were Moses and Elias,

Revised Standard Version
And behold, two men talked with him, Moses and Eli'jah,

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And beholde two men talked wt him and they were Moses and Helyas

Young's Literal Translation
And lo, two men were speaking together with him, who were Moses and Elijah,

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
and beholde, two men talked with him, Which were Moses and Elias,

Mace New Testament (1729)
two persons of a glorious form were seen talking with him; they were Moses, and Elias,

Simplified Cowboy Version
All of a sudden, Moses and Elijah were there talking to Jesus.

Contextual Overview

²⁸ Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. ²⁹ And while He was praying, the appearance of His face became different, and His clothing became white and gleaming. ³⁰ And behold, two men were talking with Him; and they were Moses and Elijah,³¹ who, appearing in glory, were speaking of His departure which He was about to accomplish at Jerusalem. ³² Now Peter and his companions had been overcome with sleep; but when they were fully awake, they saw His glory and the two men standing with Him. ³³ And as these were leaving Him, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles: one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah"—not realizing what he was saying. ³⁴ While he was saying this, a cloud formed and began to overshadow them; and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. ³⁵ Then a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!" ³⁶ And when the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. And they kept silent, and reported to no one in those days any of the things which they had seen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

which: Luke 24:27, Luke 24:44, Matthew 17:3, Matthew 17:4, Mark 9:4-6, John 1:17, Romans 3:21-23, 2 Corinthians 3:7-11, Hebrews 3:3-6

Elias: Luke 9:19, Luke 1:17, James 5:17, James 5:18

Reciprocal: 1 Kings 17:1 - Elijah Malachi 4:5 - I will Matthew 5:32 - I say Acts 3:22 - him Acts 7:37 - him Revelation 17:1 - talked

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And behold there talked with him two men,.... Of great note and fame:

which were Moses and Elias; the one the giver of the law from God to the people "of Israel", as well as the redeemer of them from Egyptian bondage, and who led them through the wilderness, to the borders of Canaan's land; and the other a prophet famous for his zeal for God, and his worship, and who was translated, soul and body, to heaven: these appeared and talked with Christ on the mount; and what they talked of is mentioned in the following verse;

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Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See an account of the transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-13, and Mark 9:2-13.

Luke 9:29

The fashion - The “appearance.”

Glistering - Shining like lightning - of a bright, dazzling whiteness. As Mark says, “more white than any fuller could make it.”

Luke 9:31

In glory - Of a glorious appearance. Of an appearance like that which the saints have in heaven.

His decease - literally, his “exit” or “departure.” The word translated here “decease” - that is, exit, or “going out” - is elsewhere used to denote death. See 2 Peter 1:15. Death is a departure or going out from this life. In “this” word there may be an allusion to the “departure” of the children of Israel from Egypt. As that was going out from “bondage,” pain, and humiliation, so death, to a saint, is but going forth from a land of captivity and thraldom to one of plenty and freedom; to the land of promise, the Canaan in the skies.

He should accomplish - Which was about to take place.

Luke 9:32

Heavy with sleep - Borne down with sleep - oppressed, overcome with sleep. It may seem remarkable that they should fall asleep on such an occasion; but we are to bear in mind that this may have been in the night, and that they were weary with the toils of the day. Besides, they did not “fall asleep” while the transfiguration lasted. While Jesus was praying, or perhaps after he closed, they fell asleep. “While” they were sleeping his countenance was changed, and Moses and Elias appeared. The first that “they” saw of it was after they awoke, having been probably awakened by the shining of the light around them.

Luke 9:36

Jesus was found alone - That is, the two men had left him. In respect to “them” he was alone.