Mark 9 · Verse 4

Mark 9:4

And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
Mark 9:4, King James Version

Mark 9:4 in other translations

BSBAnd Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus.
WEBElijah and Moses appeared to them, and they were talking with Jesus.
ASVAnd there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
YLTAnd there appeared to them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
DARBYAnd there appeared to them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
BBEAnd there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
WebsterAnd there appeared to them Elijah, with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

What does Mark 9:4 mean?

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 9:1-13

Here is a prediction of the near approach Christ's kingdom. A glimpse of that kingdom was given in the transfiguration of Christ. It is good to be away from the world, and alone with Christ: and how good to be with Christ glorified in heaven with all the saints! But when it is well with us, we are apt not to care for others, and in the fulness of our enjoyments, we forget the many wants of our brethren. God owns…

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Mark 9:4 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

καὶkaiAndG2532
ὤφθηōphthēappearedG3700
αὐτοῖςautoisto themG846
ἨλίαςĒliasElijahG2243
σὺνsunwithG4862
Μωϋσεῖ,MōuseiMoses,G3475
καὶkaiandG2532
ἦσανēsanthey wereG1510
συλλαλοῦντεςsullalountestalking withG4814
τῷtō<the>G3588
Ἰησοῦ.IēsouJesus.G2424

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for Mark 9:4

  • Luke 9:30-31

    And, behold, there talked with him two men, which were Moses and Elias: Who appeared in glory, and spake of his decease which he should accomplish at Jerusalem.

  • Luke 24:44

    And he said unto them, These are the words which I spake unto you, while I was yet with you, that all things must be fulfilled, which were written in the law of Moses, and in the prophets, and in the psalms, concerning me.

  • Acts 3:21-24

    Whom the heaven must receive until the times of restitution of all things, which God hath spoken by the mouth of all his holy prophets since the world began. For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you. And it shall come to pass, that every soul, which will not hear that prophet, shall be destroyed from among the people. Yea, and all the prophets from Samuel and those that follow after, as many as have spoken, have likewise foretold of these days.

  • Matthew 17:3-4

    And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

  • John 5:39

    Search the scriptures; for in them ye think ye have eternal life: and they are they which testify of me.

  • Matthew 11:13

    For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John.

  • Luke 9:19

    They answering said, John the Baptist; but some say, Elias; and others say, that one of the old prophets is risen again.

  • Luke 24:27

    And beginning at Moses and all the prophets, he expounded unto them in all the scriptures the things concerning himself.

  • 2 Kings 2:11-12

    And it came to pass, as they still went on, and talked, that, behold, there appeared a chariot of fire, and horses of fire, and parted them both asunder; and Elijah went up by a whirlwind into heaven. And Elisha saw it, and he cried, My father, my father, the chariot of Israel, and the horsemen thereof. And he saw him no more: and he took hold of his own clothes, and rent them in two pieces.

  • Revelation 19:10

    And I fell at his feet to worship him. And he said unto me, See thou do it not: I am thy fellowservant, and of thy brethren that have the testimony of Jesus: worship God: for the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.

  • John 5:45-47

    Do not think that I will accuse you to the Father: there is one that accuseth you, even Moses, in whom ye trust. For had ye believed Moses, ye would have believed me: for he wrote of me. But if ye believe not his writings, how shall ye believe my words?

  • 1 Peter 1:10-12

    Of which salvation the prophets have enquired and searched diligently, who prophesied of the grace that should come unto you: Searching what, or what manner of time the Spirit of Christ which was in them did signify, when it testified beforehand the sufferings of Christ, and the glory that should follow. Unto whom it was revealed, that not unto themselves, but unto us they did minister the things, which are now reported unto you by them that have preached the gospel unto you with the Holy Ghost sent down from heaven; which things the angels desire to look into.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
appeared.
Mt 11:13; 17:3,4; Lu 9:19,30,31; 24:27,44; Joh 5:39,45-47
Ac 3:21-24; 1Pe 1:10-12; Re 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.
2Ki 2:11,12
Elijah. Moses.
De 34:5,6

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Context

  • Mark 9:3

    And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.

  • Mark 9:4

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

  • Mark 9:5

    And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

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Mark 9:4 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y les apareció Elías con Moisés, que hablaban con Jesús.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et Élie leur apparut avec Moïse, et ils parlaient avec Jésus.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es erschien ihnen Elias mit Moses, und sie unterredeten sich mit Jesu.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et respondens Petrus, ait Jesu: Rabbi, bonum est nos hic esse: et faciamus tria tabernacula, tibi unum, et Moysi unum, et Eliæ unum.