Pentecost Season · Transfiguration of the Lord · Year B
Mark 9:2-10
The Transfiguration
August 6, 2027
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 9:2-9 Working Preacher
Luther Seminary exegesis of the mountaintop revelation and the voice from the cloud.
Mark 9: The Transfiguration Enduring Word · David Guzik
David Guzik's verse by verse evangelical commentary on the whole chapter.
Mark 9 Commentary Precept Austin
A deep gathering of quotations, word studies, and cross references worked verse by verse.
Mark 9:2 Commentaries BibleHub
Aggregates classic commentaries on the transfiguration in one place.
Barnes' Notes on Mark 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
Enter the Bible: Mark Enter the Bible
Luther Seminary background on the Gospel of Mark, its structure and themes.
Gospel of Mark Overview BibleProject
An animated overview of Mark that frames the turn from Galilee toward the cross.
Mark 9:2 Greek Interlinear BibleHub
Greek word by word with parsing and Strong's numbers for the transfiguration scene.
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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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