Gospel Of Mark Lent Readings Day 17: Mark 9:1-13

He said to them,

Most certainly I tell you,

There are some standing here who will in no way taste death until they see God's kingdom come with power.

After six days Jesus took with him Peter,

James and John and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves.

And he was changed into another form in front of them,

His clothing became glistening,

Exceedingly white like snow,

Such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

Elijah and Moses appeared to them and they were talking with Jesus.

Peter answered Jesus,

Rabbi it is good for us to be here,

Let's make three tents,

One for you,

One for Moses and one for Elijah.

But he didn't know what to say,

For they were very afraid.

A cloud came overshadowing them and a voice came out of the cloud,

This is my beloved son,

Listen to him.

Suddenly looking around they saw no one with them anymore except Jesus only.

As they were coming down from the mountain he commanded them that they should tell no one what things they had seen until after the son of man had risen from the dead.

They kept this saying to themselves questioning what the rising from the dead meant.

They asked him saying why did the scribes say that Elijah must come first?

He said to them Elijah indeed comes first and restores all things,

How is it written about the son of man that he should suffer many things and be despised?

But I tell you that Elijah has come and they have also done to him whatever they wanted to even as it is written about him.