Matthew 17:1

And, after six days, Jesus taketh with him, Peter and James and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain, apart;

The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham

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 transformed 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, taking with him, Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be grieved and to be in great distress.

Mark 9:2And, after six days, Jesus taketh with him Peter and James and John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain, apart, alone,—and he was transformed before them;

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

2 Peter 1:18Even this voice, we, heard, when, out of heaven, it was borne, we being, with him, in the holy mount.

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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