Matthew 17:1

And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves,

Young's Literal Translation

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 he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments did become white as the light,

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Cross References

Matthew 26:37And having taken Peter, and the two sons of Zebedee, he began to be sorrowful, and to be very heavy;

Mark 9:2And after six days doth Jesus take Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up to a high mount by themselves, alone, and he was transfigured before them,

Luke 9:28And it came to pass, after these words, as it were eight days, that having taken Peter, and John, and James, he went up to the mountain to pray,

2 Peter 1:18and this voice we — we did hear, out of heaven borne, 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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