Mark 9:6 (DRB)

Passage

And there was a cloud overshadowing them. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying: This is my most beloved Son. Hear ye him.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:4 And Peter answering, said to Jesus: Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. And let us make three tabernacles, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.

Mark 9:5 For he knew not what he said: for they were struck with fear.

Mark 9:6 And there was a cloud overshadowing them. And a voice came out of the cloud, saying: This is my most beloved Son. Hear ye him.

Mark 9:7 And immediately looking about, they saw no man any more, but Jesus only with them.

Mark 9:8 And as they came down from the mountain, he charged them not to tell any man what things they had seen, till the Son of man shall be risen again from the dead.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "cloud", "overshadowing", "voice", "came", "saying", "most", and "beloved". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "cloud" and "overshadowing", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "For he knew not what he said..." into verse 7's "And immediately looking about they saw no...", so "cloud" and "overshadowing" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "cloud" and "overshadowing" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.