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The Transfiguration of Our Lord
2 Kings 2:1–12
1 When the Lord was about to take Elijah
up to heaven by a whirlwind, Elijah and Elisha
were on their way from Gilgal. 2 And Elijah
said to Elisha, “Please stay here, for the Lord
has sent me as far as Bethel.” But Elisha said,
“As the Lord lives, and as you yourself live,
I will not leave you.” So they went down to
Bethel.
3 And the sons of the prophets who
were in Bethel came out to Elisha and said to
him, “Do you know that today the Lord will
take away your master from over you?” And
he said, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”
4 Elijah said to him, “Elisha, please stay here,
for the Lord has sent me to Jericho.” But he
said, “As the Lord lives, and as you yourself
live, I will not leave you.” So they came to
Jericho.
5 The sons of the prophets who were
at Jericho drew near to Elisha and said to him,
“Do you know that today the Lord will take
away your master from over you?” And he
answered, “Yes, I know it; keep quiet.”
6 Then Elijah said to him, “Please stay here,
for the Lord has sent me to the Jordan.”
But he said, “As the Lord lives, and as you
yourself live, I will not leave you.” So the two
of them went on.
7 Fifty men of the sons of the prophets also went and stood at some distance
from them, as they both were standing by the
Jordan. 8 Then Elijah took his cloak and rolled
it up and struck the water, and the water was
parted to the one side and to the other, till the
two of them could go over on dry ground.
9 When they had crossed, Elijah said to Elisha, “Ask what I shall do for you, before I
am taken from you.” And Elisha said, “Please
let there be a double portion of your spirit on
me.” 10 And he said, “You have asked a hard
thing; yet, if you see me as I am being taken
from you, it shall be so for you, but if you
do not see me, it shall not be so.”
11 And as they still went on and talked, behold, chariots
of fire and horses of fire separated the two of
them. And Elijah went up by a whirlwind into
heaven. 12 And Elisha saw it and he cried, “My
father, my father! The chariots of Israel and its
horsemen!” And he saw him no more.
The Introit, Collect, and Gradual are from Lutheran Service Book: Altar Book, copyright © 2006 CPH.
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