Luke 9:34-36

9:34 As ¹  he was saying this, a cloud ²  came ³  and overshadowed ⁴  them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 9:35 Then ⁵  a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is my Son, my Chosen One. ⁶  Listen to him!” ⁷  9:36 After ⁸  the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So ⁹  they kept silent and told no one ¹⁰  at that time ¹¹  anything of what they had seen.

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¹ tn Here δέ (de) has not been translated.

² sn This cloud is the cloud of God’s presence and the voice is his as well.

³ tn Or “appeared.”

⁴ tn Or “surrounded.”

⁵ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “then” to indicate the implied sequence of events within the narrative.

⁶ tc Most mss, especially the later ones, have ἀγαπητός (agaphto", “the one I love”; A C* W ˹³ 33 Ï it), or ἀγαπητὸς ἐν ᾧ (ἠ)υδόκησα (agaphto" en |w (h)udokhsa, “the one I love, in whom I am well pleased”; C³ D Ψ pc) here, instead of ἐκλελεγμένος (eklelegmeno", “the Chosen One”), but these variants are probably assimilations to Matt 17:5 and Mark 9:7. The text behind the translation also enjoys excellent support from Ì^45,75 א B L Ξ [phone] pc co.

tn The participle ὁ ἐκλελεγμένος (Jo eklelegmeno"), which could be translated “the One who has been chosen,” is best understood as a title rather than a descriptive phrase, probably deriving from Isa 42:1 (LXX) which uses the similar ὁ ἐκλεκτός (Jo eklekto") which also appears in Luke 23:35.

sn This divine endorsement is like Luke 3:22 at Jesus’ baptism. One difference here is the mention of the Chosen One, a reference to the unique and beloved role of the regal, messianic Son.

⁷ sn The expression listen to him comes from Deut 18:15 and makes two points: 1) Jesus is a prophet like Moses, a leader-prophet, and 2) they have much yet to learn from him.

⁸ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.

⁹ tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate the concluding summary of the account.

¹⁰ sn Although the disciples told no one at the time, later they did recount this. The commentary on this scene is 2 Pet 1:17-18.

¹¹ tn Grk “in those days.”