Matthew 17:1

And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brings them up onto a high mountain in private.

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In The King James Version

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

In Context

2And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:37And having taken Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and distressed.

Mark 9:2And after six days Jesus takes Peter and James and John, and leads them up onto a high mountain alone, in private. And he was transfigured before them,

Luke 9:28And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that after taking Peter and John and James, he went up onto the mountain to pray.

2 Peter 1:18And we heard this voice, which was brought out of heaven, being with him on the holy mountain.

Matthew Henry on Matthew 17:1

In this chapter we have, I. Christ in his pomp and glory transfigured, ver. 1-13 . II. Christ in his power and grace, casting the devil out of a child, ver. 14-21 . And, III. Christ in his poverty and great humiliation, 1. Foretelling his own sufferings, ver. 22, 23 . 2. Paying tribute, ver. 24-27 . So that here is Christ, the Brightness of his Father's glory, by himself purging our sins, paying our debts, and destroying for us him that had the power of death, that is, the devil. Thus were the several indications… Read the whole commentary →

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