Matthew 17:1

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

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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 did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

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Cross References

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

Mark 9:2And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them;

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

2 Peter 1:18and this voice we [ourselves] heard borne out of heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.

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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