4. Elijah appeared to them along with Moses; and they were talking with Jesus.
5. Peter said to Jesus, "Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tabernacles, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah."
6. For he did not know what to answer; for they became terrified.
7. Then a cloud formed, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, "This is My beloved Son, listen to Him!"
8. All at once they looked around and saw no one with them anymore, except Jesus alone.
9. As they were coming down from the mountain, He gave them orders not to relate to anyone what they had seen, until the Son of Man rose from the dead.
10. They seized upon that statement, discussing with one another what rising from the dead meant.
11. They asked Him, saying, "Why is it that the scribes say that Elijah must come first?"
12. And He said to them, "Elijah does first come and restore all things. And yet how is it written of the Son of Man that He will suffer many things and be treated with contempt?
13. But I say to you that Elijah has indeed come, and they did to him whatever they wished, just as it is written of him."
14. When they came back to the disciples, they saw a large crowd around them, and some scribes arguing with them.
15. Immediately, when the entire crowd saw Him, they were amazed and began running up to greet Him.
16. And He asked them, "What are you discussing with them?"
17. And one of the crowd answered Him, "Teacher, I brought You my son, possessed with a spirit which makes him mute;
18. and whenever it seizes him, it slams him to the ground and he foams at the mouth, and grinds his teeth and stiffens out. I told Your disciples to cast it out, and they could not do it."
19. And He answered them and said, "O unbelieving generation, how long shall I be with you? How long shall I put up with you? Bring him to Me!"