Matthew 17:1

And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and his brother John, and brings them up to a high mountain by themselves,

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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 to be very heavy;

Mark 9:2And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John, and brings them up to a high mountain by themselves, alone, and He was transfigured before them,

Luke 9:28And it came to pass, after these words, as it were eight days, that having taken Peter, and John, and James, He went up to the mountain to pray,

2 Peter 1:18and we heard this voice borne out of Heaven, being with Him at 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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