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tell no one the things they had seen, till the
Son of Man had risen from the dead. So they
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kept this word to themselves, questioning
31:5 Into Your hand. This is applied to both what the rising from the dead meant.
the lesser David and the Greater David (Luke 11 And they asked Him, saying, “Why do the
23:46). Here it involves the common denomi- scribes say that Elijah must come first?”
nator of trust. This is a metaphor depicting 12 Then He answered and told them, “Indeed,
God’s power and control (see v.15a;contra.vv. Elijah is coming first and restores all things.
8,15b). And how is it written concerning the Son of
Man, that He must suffer many things and be
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Proverbs 11:4–6 treated with contempt? But I say to you that
Elijah has also come, and they did to him what-
4 Riches do not profit in the day of wrath, ever they wished, as it is written of him.”
But righteousness delivers from death. 14 And when He came to the disciples, He
5 The righteousness of the blameless saw a great multitude around them, and
will direct his way aright, scribes disputing with them. Immediately,
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But the wicked will fall by his own when they saw Him, all the people were great-
wickedness. ly amazed, and running to Him, greeted Him.
16 And He asked the scribes, “What are you dis-
cussing with them?”
17 Then one of the crowd answered and said,
“Teacher, I brought You my son, who has a
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from death in the day of final accounting to mute spirit. And wherever it seizes him, it
God, the divine Judge (see Is. 10:3; Ezek. 7:19; throws him down; he foams at the mouth,
Zeph. 1:18; Luke 12:16–21). gnashes his teeth, and becomes rigid. So I
spoke to Your disciples, that they should cast
it out, but they could not.”
19 He answered him and said, “O faithless
6 The righteousness of the upright will generation, how long shall I be with you? How
deliver them, long shall I bear with you? Bring him to Me.”
But the unfaithful will be caught by 20 Then they brought him to Him. And when he
their lust. saw Him, immediately the spirit convulsed
him, and he fell on the ground and wallowed,
Mark 9:1–29
foaming at the mouth.
And He said to them, “Assuredly, I say to 21 So He asked his father, “How long has this
9 you that there are some standing here been happening to him?”
who will not taste death till they see the king- And he said, “From childhood. And often
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dom of God present with power.” he has thrown him both into the fire and into
2 Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, the water to destroy him. But if You can do any-
and John, and led them up on a high mountain thing, have compassion on us and help us.”
apart by themselves; and He was transfigured 23 Jesus said to him, “If you can believe, all
before them. His clothes became shining,
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exceedingly white, like snow, such as no laun-
derer on earth can whiten them. And Elijah
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appeared to them with Moses, and they were
talking with Jesus. Then Peter answered and 9:22 to destroy him. This demon was an
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said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be especially violent and dangerous one. Open
here; and let us make three tabernacles: one fires and unfenced bodies of water were com-
for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah”— mon in first-century Palestine, providing
6 because he did not know what to say, for they ample opportunity for the demon’s attempts
were greatly afraid. to destroy the child. The father’s statement
7 And a cloud came and overshadowed them; added to the pathos of the situation. The boy
and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This himself was probably disfigured from burn
scars, and possibly further ostracized because
is My beloved Son. Hear Him!” Suddenly, of them. His situation also created a hardship
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when they had looked around, they saw no for his family, who would have had to watch
one anymore, but only Jesus with themselves. the boy constantly to protect him from harm.
9 Now as they came down from the moun-
tain, He commanded them that they should

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