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 #### Other possible translation difficulties in this chapter ####
 
 ##### Elijah and Moses #####
-Elijah and Moses suddenly appear to Jesus, James, John, and Peter, and then they disappear. The translator may ask: is this a vision or did they actually appear to these men in physical form? Because they were talking with Jesus, it is best to translate this passage in a way that implies that they appeared physically.
+Elijah and Moses suddenly appear to Jesus, James, John, and Peter, and then they disappear. The translator may ask: is this a vision or did they actually appear to these men in physical form? Because all four of them saw Elijah and Moses, and because Elijah and Moses spoke with JEsus, it is best to translate this passage in a way that implies that Elijah and Moses appeared physically.
 
 ##### "Son of Man" #####
 Jesus refers to himself as the "Son of Man" in this passage. (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-explicit]])