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17 lines
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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 before them
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When they looked at him, his appearance was different from what it had been.
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# he was transfigured
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This can be stated in active form. AT: "his appearance had changed" or "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" or "so they could clearly him"
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