Matthew 17:1

Six day later, Jesus took with Him Peter and the brothers James and John, and brought them up a high mountain to a solitary place.

Weymouth NT (1912)

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 in their presence His form underwent a change; His face shone like the sun, and His raiment became as white as the light.

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Cross References

Matthew 26:37And He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zabdi. Then He began to be full of anguish and distress,

Mark 9:2Six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and brought them alone, apart from the rest, up a high mountain; and in their presence His appearance underwent a change.

Luke 9:28It was about eight days after this that Jesus, taking with Him Peter, John, and James, went up the mountain to pray.

2 Peter 1:18And we ourselves heard these words come 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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