Matthew 17:1

And after six days, Jesus took Peter and James and his brother John, and he led them onto a lofty mountain separately.

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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 shined brightly like the sun. And his garments were made white like snow.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:37And taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful and saddened.

Mark 9:2And his vestments became radiant and exceedingly white like snow, with such a brilliance as no fuller on earth is able to achieve.

Luke 9:28And it happened that, about eight days after these words, he took Peter and James and John, and he ascended onto a mountain, so that he might pray.

2 Peter 1:18We also heard this voice conveyed from heaven, when we were 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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