6. The followers with Jesus heard this voice. They were very afraid, so they fell to the ground.
7. But Jesus came to them and touched them. He said, “Stand up. Don’t be afraid.”
8. The followers looked up, and they saw that Jesus was now alone.
9. As Jesus and the followers were coming down the mountain, he gave them this command: “Don’t tell anyone about what you saw on the mountain. Wait until the Son of Man has been raised from death. Then you can tell people about what you saw.”
10. The followers asked Jesus, “Why do the teachers of the law say that Elijah must come before the Messiah comes?”
11. Jesus answered, “They are right to say Elijah is coming. And it is true that Elijah will make all things the way they should be.
12. But I tell you, Elijah has already come. People did not know who he was, and they treated him badly, doing whatever they wanted to do. It is the same with the Son of Man. Those same people will make the Son of Man suffer.”
13. Then the followers understood that when Jesus said Elijah, he was really talking about John the Baptizer.
14. Jesus and the followers went back to the people. A man came to Jesus and bowed before him.
15. The man said, “Lord, be kind to my son. He suffers so much from the seizures he has. He often falls into the fire or into the water.