Mark 9 · Verse 7

Mark 9:7

And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
Mark 9:7, King James Version

Mark 9:7 in other translations

BSBThen a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and a voice came from the cloud: “This is My beloved Son. Listen to Him!”
WEBA cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
ASVAnd there came a cloud overshadowing them: and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear ye him.
YLTAnd there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, ‘This is My Son--the Beloved, hear ye him;'
DARBYAnd there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
BBEAnd a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him.
WebsterAnd there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

What does Mark 9:7 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 7.

(u) "This is my" Ps 2:7, Mt 3:17, 2Pet 1:17 (v) "hear him" De 18:15

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

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 9:7 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
ἐγένετοegenetothere cameG1096
νεφέληnephelēa cloudG3507
ἐπισκιάζουσαepiskiazousaovershadowingG1982
αὐτοῖς,autoisthem,G846
καὶkaiandG2532
ἐγένετοegenetothere wasG1096
φωνὴphōnēa voiceG5456
ἐκekout ofG1537
τῆςtēstheG3588
νεφέληςnephelēscloudG3507
οὗτόςhoutosThisG3778
ἐστινestinisG1510
ὁhotheG3588
υἱόςhuiosSonG5207
μουmouof MineG3165
ὁhotheG3588
ἀγαπητός·agapētosbeloved;G27
ἀκούετεakouetedo listenG191
αὐτοῦ.autouto Him.G846

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

Cross references for Mark 9:7

  • 2 Peter 1:17

    For he received from God the Father honour and glory, when there came such a voice to him from the excellent glory, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Matthew 3:17

    And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Luke 9:34-36

    While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud. And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him. And when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone. And they kept it close, and told no man in those days any of those things which they had seen.

  • Mark 1:11

    And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

  • Hebrews 2:1

    Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.

  • John 5:22-25

    For the Father judgeth no man, but hath committed all judgment unto the Son: That all men should honour the Son, even as they honour the Father. He that honoureth not the Son honoureth not the Father which hath sent him. Verily, verily, I say unto you, He that heareth my word, and believeth on him that sent me, hath everlasting life, and shall not come into condemnation; but is passed from death unto life. Verily, verily, I say unto you, The hour is coming, and now is, when the dead shall hear the voice of the Son of God: and they that hear shall live.

  • Matthew 17:5-7

    While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.

  • Exodus 23:21-22

    Beware of him, and obey his voice, provoke him not; for he will not pardon your transgressions: for my name is in him. But if thou shalt indeed obey his voice, and do all that I speak; then I will be an enemy unto thine enemies, and an adversary unto thine adversaries.

  • 1 John 5:11-12

    And this is the record, that God hath given to us eternal life, and this life is in his Son. He that hath the Son hath life; and he that hath not the Son of God hath not life.

  • Revelation 1:7

    Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.

  • John 1:34

    And I saw, and bare record that this is the Son of God.

  • Psalms 2:7

    I will declare the decree: the Lord hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; this day have I begotten thee.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a cloud.
Ex 40:34; 1Ki 8:10-12; Ps 97:2; Da 7:13; Mt 17:5-7; 26:64
Lu 9:34-36; Ac 1:9; Re 1:7
This.
1:11; Ps 2:7; Mt 3:17; 26:63; 27:43,54; Joh 1:34,49; 3:16-18
Joh 5:18,22-25,37; 6:69; 9:35; 19:7; 20:31; Ac 8:37; Ro 1:4; 2Pe 1:17
1Jo 4:9,10; 5:11,12,20
hear.
Ex 23:21,22; De 18:15-19; Ac 3:22,23; 7:37; Heb 2:1; 12:25,26

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge (Samuel Bagster, c. 1836) · public domain

Context

  • Mark 9:6

    For he wist not what to say; for they were sore afraid.

  • Mark 9:7

    And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.

  • Mark 9:8

    And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves.

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Mark 9:7 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vino una nube que les hizo sombra, y una voz de la nube, que decía: Este es mi Hijo amado: á él oid.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et il vint une nuée qui les couvrit, et il vint de la nuée une voix: Celui-ci est mon Fils bien-aimé, écoutez-le.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es kam eine Wolke, welche sie überschattete; und eine Stimme kam aus der Wolke: Dieser ist mein geliebter Sohn, ihn höret.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et statim circumspicientes, neminem amplius viderunt, nisi Jesum tantum secum.