Matthew 17:1

And after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up a high mountain where they were alone,

Revised King James New Testament

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 clothing was 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 very troubled.

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

Luke 9:28And it came to pass about eight days after these teachings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.

2 Peter 1:18And this voice which came from heaven we heard, 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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