Matthew 17:1

Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up a high mountain by themselves.

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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

2He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as brilliant as the light.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:37He took Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with him and began to become sorrowful and troubled.

Mark 9:2Six days later, Jesus took Peter and James and John with him up a high mountain, alone by themselves. Then he was transfigured before them.

Luke 9:28Now about eight days after Jesus said these words, he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.

2 Peter 1:18We ourselves heard this voice brought 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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