Matthew 17:1

Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter, and the brothers James and John, and led them up a high mountain alone.

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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

2There his appearance was transformed before their eyes; his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:37Taking with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to show signs of sadness and deep distress of mind.

Mark 9:2Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain alone by themselves. There his appearance was transformed before their eyes,

Luke 9:28About eight days after speaking these words, Jesus went up the mountain to pray, taking with him Peter, John, and James.

2 Peter 1:18These were the words that we heard, borne to our ears from heaven, when we were with him on that sacred 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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