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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/jit/figs-rpronouns]])
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 # he was transfigured
 
-"Transfigure" means for a person's outward appearance to change. This can be stated in active form. Alternate translation: "his appearance had changed" or "he appeared very different" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/jit/figs-activepassive]])
+"his appearance had changed" or "he appeared very different" 
 
 # before them