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# Connecting Statement:
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Jesus has just been talking to the people and his disciples about following him. Six days later, Jesus goes with three of his disciples up a mountain where his appearance temporarily changes to what he will look like one day in the kingdom of God.
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# He said to them
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"Jesus said to his disciples"
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# the kingdom of God come with power
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The kingdom of God coming represents God showing himself as king. AT: "God show himself with great power as king" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-metonymy]])
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# alone by themselves
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The author uses the reflexive pronoun "themselves" here to emphasize that they were alone and that only Jesus, Peter, James, and John went up the mountain. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-rpronouns]])
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# he was transfigured
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "he appeared very different" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive]])
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# before them
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"in front of them"
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# radiantly brilliant
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"shining" or "glowing." Jesus' garments were so white they were emitting or giving off light.
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# extremely
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as much as possible or more than most
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# whiter than any bleacher on earth could bleach them
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Bleaching describes the process of making natural white wool even whiter by using chemicals like bleach or ammonia. AT: "whiter than any person on earth could whiten them"
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# translationWords
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/amen]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/kingdomofgod]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/jesus]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/peter]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/jamesbrotherofjesus]]
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* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/johntheapostle]] |