Matthew 17:1

And after six days Jesus takes Peter, and James, and John his brother, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately.

1902 William Baxter Godbey NT

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 was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as the light.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:37And taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, He began to grieve and to be dejected.

Mark 9:2After six days Jesus takes Peter, and John, and James, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain privately alone; and was transfigured before them:

Luke 9:28And it came to pass after these discourses, about eight days, and taking Peter and John and James, He went up into the mountain to pray.

2 Peter 1:18We, being with him in the holy mount, heard this voice borne from heaven.

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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