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Ordinary Time · Transfiguration of the Lord · Year B

Mark 9:2-10

The Transfiguration

August 6, 2027

Transfiguration of Christ, Giovanni Bellini
Transfiguration of Christ, Giovanni Bellini, c. 1480Museo di Capodimonte, Naples
Bellini sets it in the Veneto: a low hill, a fence, farm buildings and a rabbit, with the three disciples sitting on the ground rather than flattened.It is the reading, painted as something that happened on a walkable hill.Giovanni BelliniThe painter who taught Venice to use oil paint and light, and the teacher of both Giorgione and Titian.Museo di Capodimonte, NaplesA Bourbon palace above Naples, holding the Farnese collection and the greatest Neapolitan paintings.Museo di Capodimonte, Naples
Roman Lectionary
GospelMark 9:2-10Mk 9:2-10
Second Reading2 Pet. 1:16-192 Pt 1:16-19
First ReadingDan. 7:9-10, 13-14Dn 7:9-10, 13-14
Responsorial PsalmPs. 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 (1a, 9a)Ps 97:1-2, 5-6, 9 (1a, 9a)

Overview & Insights

“This is my beloved Son; listen to him.” (Mark 9:7)

This event is intimately connected with what has preceded. Most of the Jewish people have only rumors, no realization of the identity of Jesus (8:28), while the disciples slowly begin to glimpse the reality, confessing Jesus as Messiah (8:29–30). Yet when Jesus clarifies that his messianic office involves him as the Suffering Servant, they vociferously object (8:31–33), leading Jesus to clarify the true meaning of discipleship as suffering and sacrifice (8:34–38). Now God reveals the final stage of this key christological section: Jesus is actually the glorious Lord, the final Moses in whom God’s Shekinah (the presence of God “dwelling” [Heb. shakan] among his people; see comments on 9:7 below) glory is revealed. Structure The story is framed by the ascent and descent of the mountain (vv. 2, 9) and by Jesus’s discussion with Moses and Elijah (v. 4) and then the voice of God (v. 7).

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Commentary

Commentary on Mark 9:2-9Commentary on Mk 9:2-9 Working Preacher

Luther Seminary exegesis of the mountaintop revelation and the voice from the cloud.

Mark 9: The TransfigurationMk 9: The Transfiguration Enduring Word · David Guzik

David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.

Mark 9 CommentaryMk 9 Commentary Precept Austin

A deep gathering of quotations, word studies, and cross references worked verse by verse.

Mark 9:2 CommentariesMk 9:2 Commentaries BibleHub

Aggregates classic commentaries on the transfiguration in one place.

Barnes' Notes on Mark 9Barnes' Notes on Mk 9 StudyLight

Albert Barnes' notes on the whole chapter of Mark 9.

The Feast of the Transfiguration of the Lord Catholic Productions · Brant Pitre

Dr. Brant Pitre opens the feast, tying the glory on the mountain to Daniel's Son of Man and Peter's eyewitness testimony.

Transfiguration of the Lord, Cycle B, Sunday Connection Loyola Press · Sunday Connection

Catholic background, reflection questions, and family prayer for the feast's readings.

Background & Word Study

Gospel of Mark OverviewGospel of Mk Overview BibleProject

An animated overview of Mark that frames the turn from Galilee toward the cross.

Mark 9:2 Greek InterlinearMk 9:2 Greek Interlinear BibleHub

Greek word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for the transfiguration scene.

The Church Fathers

Catena on Mark 9Catena on Mk 9 Catena

Patristic and medieval comments compiled verse by verse for Mark 9.

Podcast

Bishop Barron: The Mystical Transfiguration of Christ Word on Fire

Bishop Barron preaches this Sunday’s Mass readings, including Mark 9:2-10.

Art & Music

Art in the Christian Tradition Vanderbilt

A curated image index for the readings of the day across the history of Christian art.

Study Hub

The Text This Week: Transfiguration Textweek

A curated index of commentary, art, and sermons for the Transfiguration across traditions (a few links may be dated).

Questions preachers ask

What is revealed at the Transfiguration?

On the mountain Jesus is transfigured in dazzling glory with Moses and Elijah, and the Father's voice names him the beloved Son, sealing the season of Epiphany.

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