17:8a

And: In Greek, this verse begins with a conjunction that has a variety of functions. Here it probably signals the end or conclusion of this paragraph. The Berean Standard Bible translates this conjunction as And. Many English versions do not translate this conjunction here.

Another way to begin this verse is to explicitly mark it as the end of this paragraph. For example:

So they looked up (Good News Translation)
-or-
When/Then they looked up

17:8b

they saw no one except Jesus: This phrase indicates that when the disciples looked, up they did not see Moses or Elijah any more. The only person whom they saw was Jesus.

Here are some other ways to translate this clause:

they saw no one but Jesus only (English Standard Version)

-or-

they saw only Jesus (Contemporary English Version)

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