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Mark 9

Mark 9:4 KJV (With Strong’s)

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And
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
there appeared
optanomai (Greek #3700)
which is used for it in certain tenses; and both as alternate of 3708 to gaze (i.e. with wide-open eyes, as at something remarkable; and thus differing from 991, which denotes simply voluntary observation; and from 1492, which expresses merely mechanical, passive or casual vision; while 2300, and still more emphatically its intensive 2334, signifies an earnest but more continued inspection; and 4648 a watching from a distance)
KJV usage: appear, look, see, shew self.
Pronounce: op-tan'-om-ahee
Origin: of the primary (middle voice) ὄπτομαι (op'-tom-ahee)
unto them
autos (Greek #846)
the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative 1438) of the third person , and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
KJV usage: her, it(-self), one, the other, (mine) own, said, (self-), the) same, ((him-, my-, thy- )self, (your-)selves, she, that, their(-s), them(-selves), there(-at, - by, -in, -into, -of, -on, -with), they, (these) things, this (man), those, together, very, which. Compare 848.
Pronounce: ow-tos'
Origin: from the particle αὖ (perhaps akin to the base of 109 through the idea of a baffling wind) (backward)
Elias
Helias (Greek #2243)
Helias (i.e. Elijah), an Israelite
KJV usage: Elias.
Pronounce: hay-lee'-as
Origin: of Hebrew origin (0452)
with
sun (Greek #4862)
with or together (but much closer than 3326 or 3844), i.e. by association, companionship, process, resemblance, possession, instrumentality, addition, etc.
KJV usage: beside, with. In composition it has similar applications, including completeness.
Pronounce: soon
Origin: a primary preposition denoting union
Moses
Moseus (Greek #3475)
(04872); Moseus, Moses, or Mouses (i.e. Mosheh), the Hebrew lawgiver
KJV usage: Moses.
Pronounce: moce-yoos'
Origin: or Μωσῆς (mo-sace'), or Μωϋσῆς (mo-oo-sace') of Hebrew origin
: and
kai (Greek #2532)
and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
KJV usage: and, also, both, but, even, for, if, or, so, that, then, therefore, when, yet.
Pronounce: kahee
Origin: apparently, a primary particle, having a copulative and sometimes also a cumulative force
they were
en (Greek #2258)
I (thou, etc.) was (wast or were)
KJV usage: + agree, be, X have (+ charge of), hold, use, was(-t), were.
Pronounce: ane
Origin: imperfect of 1510
talking
sullaleo (Greek #4814)
to talk together, i.e. converse
KJV usage: commune (confer, talk) with, speak among.
Pronounce: sool-lal-eh'-o
Origin: from 4862 and 2980
with Jesus
ho (Greek #3588)
the definite article; the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
KJV usage: the, this, that, one, he, she, it, etc.
Pronounce: ho
Origin: ἡ (hay), and the neuter τό (to) in all their inflections
Iesous (Greek #2424)
Jesus (i.e. Jehoshua), the name of our Lord and two (three) other Israelites
KJV usage: Jesus.
Pronounce: ee-ay-sooce'
Origin: of Hebrew origin (03091)
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Elias,
Moses,
The Lord Jesus,
Transfiguration

Cross References

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Ministry on This Verse

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appeared.
Matt. 11:13• 13{i}For all the prophets and the law have prophesied unto John.{/i} (Matt. 11:13)
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Matt. 17:3‑4• 3{i}and lo, Moses and Elias appeared to them talking with him.{/i}
 4{i}And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good we should be here. If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles: for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elias.{/i} (Matt. 17:3‑4)
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Luke 9:19,30‑31• 19But they answering said, John the Baptist; but others, Elias; and others, that one of the old prophets has risen again.
 30And lo, two men with him, who were Moses and Elias,
 31who appearing in glory, spoke of his departure which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem. (Luke 9:19,30‑31)
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Luke 24:27,44• 27And beginning from Moses and from all the prophets, he interpreted to them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.
 44And he said unto them, These [are] the words which I spake unto you, while being yet with you, that all that must be fulfilled that is written in the law of Moses and prophets and psalms concerning me. (Luke 24:27,44)
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John 5:39,45‑47• 39Search the scriptures, for ye think that ye have in them life eternal; and it is they that bear witness about me.
 45Think not that I will accuse you unto the Father: there is one that accuseth you, Moses, on whom ye trust;
 46for if ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me, for he wrote of me.
 47But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words? (John 5:39,45‑47)
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Acts 3:21‑24• 21whom heaven indeed must receive till times of restoring all things whereof God spoke by the mouth of his holy prophets since time began.
 22Moses indeed said, A prophet shall [the] Lord our God raise up from among your brethren as [he did] me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall speak unto you.
 23And it shall be that every soul which shall not hear that prophet shall be destroyed from among the people.
 24Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel, and those in succession, as many as spoke, did also announce these days. (Acts 3:21‑24)
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1 Peter 1:10‑12• 10Of which salvation prophets that prophesied of the grace that [was] toward you sought out and searched out;
 11searching what or what sort of time the Spirit of Christ that [was] in them did indicate when testifying beforehand the sufferings that [were] for Christ, and the glories after them.
 12To whom it was revealed that not to themselves but to you they were ministering the very things which have now been announced to you through those that brought you glad tidings by [the] Holy Spirit sent forth from heaven; which things angels desire to look into. (1 Peter 1:10‑12)
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Rev. 19:10• 10And I fell before his feet to worship him. And he saith to me, See {i}thou do it{/i} not: I am fellow-servant of thee and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God. For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy. (Rev. 19:10)
Elias.Moses was the founder of the Jewish polity, and Elias the most zealous reformer and prophet of the Jewish church; and their presence implied that the ministry of Christ was attested by the law and the prophets.
2 Kings 2:11‑12•  (2 Kings 2:11‑12)
Elijah.
Moses.
Deut. 34:5‑6•  (Deut. 34:5‑6)
• He is there in connection with the great witnesses of the Jewish economy (the law and prophecy), but witnesses who give place entirely to Him. (“Mark 9” by J.N. Darby)
• There are the glorified, in the persons of Moses and Elias; there are the men in their still unchanged natural bodies, Peter, James, and John; there is the central figure of the Lord, the Head of all things above and below. So it will be when the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ. (“Mark 9” by W. Kelly)

J. N. Darby Translation

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And there appeared to them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

W. Kelly Translation

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And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.