Luke 9:26-40

²⁶If you are ashamed of me and my message, the Son of man will be ashamed of you when he comes in his glory, and in the glory of the Father and the holy angels.

²⁷I tell you the truth, some standing here won't taste death until they see the kingdom of God.”

²⁸About eight days later, after he had told them this, Jesus took Peter, John, and James with him and went up a mountain to pray.

²⁹While he was praying, his face changed in appearance, and his clothing became a dazzling white.

³⁰Two men appeared in brilliant glory. They were Moses and Elijah, and they began to talk with Jesus.

³¹They spoke about his death, which would soon happen in Jerusalem.

³²Peter and the others were asleep. When they woke up they saw Jesus in his glory, and the two men standing next to him.

³³As the two men were about to leave, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it's great to be here. Let's make some shelters: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” He really didn't know what he was saying.

³⁴While he was speaking a cloud came and spread over them. They were terrified as they entered the cloud.

³⁵A voice spoke from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, the Chosen One. Listen to him!”

³⁶When the voice finished speaking, Jesus was there alone. They kept this to themselves, and didn't tell anyone at that time what they'd seen.

³⁷The next day, when they had come down the mountain, a huge crowd was waiting to meet Jesus.

³⁸A man in the crowd called out, “Teacher, please look at my son. He's my only child.

³⁹A spirit possesses him and he screams immediately. It sends him into convulsions and makes him foam at the mouth. It hardly ever leaves him alone and it causes him a lot of pain.

⁴⁰I begged your disciples to drive it out, but they couldn't.”