Luke 9:30
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.”
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BSBPD
“Suddenly two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with Jesus.”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)KJVPD
“And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias:”
King James Version · Public DomainASVPD
“And behold, there talked with him two men, who were Moses and Elijah;”
American Standard Version · Public DomainYLTPD
“And lo, two men were speaking together with him, who were Moses and Elijah,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainCross references
Other passages that echo Luke 9:30 — 11 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Matthew 17:3Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
- Mark 9:4And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
- Luke 1:17And he will go on before the Lord in the spirit and power of Elijah, to turn the hearts of the fathers to their children and the disobedient to the wisdom of the righteous—to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.”
- Luke 9:19They replied, “Some say John the Baptist; others say Elijah; and still others, that a prophet of old has arisen.”
- Luke 24:27And beginning with Moses and all the Prophets, He explained to them what was written in all the Scriptures about Himself.
- Luke 24:44Jesus said to them, “These are the words I spoke to you while I was still with you: Everything must be fulfilled that is written about Me in the Law of Moses, the Prophets, and the Psalms.”
- John 1:17For the law was given through Moses; grace and truth came through Jesus Christ.
- Romans 3:21But now, apart from the law, the righteousness of God has been revealed, as attested by the Law and the Prophets.
- 2 Corinthians 3:7Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory,
- Hebrews 3:3For Jesus has been counted worthy of greater glory than Moses, just as the builder of a house has greater honor than the house itself.
- James 5:17Elijah was a man just like us. He prayed earnestly that it would not rain, and it did not rain on the land for three and a half years.
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