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Matthew 17:1
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After six days Jesus took Peter, James, and his brother John and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
And after sixe dayes, Iesus taketh Peter, Iames, and Iohn his brother, and bringeth them vp into an high mountaine apart,
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James, and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
Six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter and James, and his brother John, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John, the brother of James, up on a high mountain by themselves.
Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John the brother of James, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
And after sixe dayes, Iesus tooke Peter, and Iames and Iohn his brother, and brought them vp into an hie mountaine apart,
Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
And six days later Jesus *brought with Him Peter and James and John his brother, and *led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
Six days later Jesus took Peter and the brothers James and John with him. They went up on a very high mountain where they could be alone.
Six days later, Yeshua took Kefa, Ya‘akov and his brother Yochanan and led them up a high mountain privately.
And after six days Jesus takes with [him] Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brings them up into a high mountain apart.
Six days later, Jesus took Peter, James, and John the brother of James and went up on a high mountain. They were all alone there.
AND after six days Jesus took Peter and James and his brother John, and brought them up to a high mountain alone.
Six days later Jesus took with him Peter and the brothers James and John and led them up a high mountain where they were alone.
And after six days Jesus took along Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up on a high mountain by themselves.
And after six days, Jesus took Peter and James, and his brother John, and brought them up into a high mountain privately.
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:
And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John, his brother, and makes them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves.
After six days, Yeshua took with him Kefa, Ya`akov, and Yochanan, his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.
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And after six days, Jeshu took Kipha, and Jakub, and Juchanon his brother, and led them to a high mountain by themselves.
And after six days Jesus took Cephas, and James, and John his brother, and conducted them alone to a high mountain.
And after sixe dayes, Iesus taketh Peter, Iames, and Iohn his brother, and bryngeth them vp into an hye mountayne, out of the way,
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:
After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.
And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter and James and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
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.
And after sixe daies Jhesus took Petre, and James, and Joon, his brother, and ledde hem aside in to an hiy hil,
And after six days Jesus takes with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and brings them up into a high mountain apart:
And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them upon a high mountain apart.
Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain.
Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, led them up on a high mountain by themselves;
Six days later Jesus took Peter and the two brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain to be alone.
Six days later Jesus took with Him Peter and James and his brother John. He led them up to a high mountain by themselves.
Six days later, Jesus took with him Peter and James and his brother John and led them up a high mountain, by themselves.
And after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:
And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John his brother, and led them up a high mountain apart.
And after. vi. dayes Iesus toke Peter and Iames and Ihon his brother and brought them vp into an hye mountayne out of the waye
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves,
And after sixe dayes Iesus toke Peter Iames, and Ihon his brother, and brought them vp in to an hye mountayne out of the waye,
After six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John his brother, in private to the top of a high mountain.
Six days later, three of them saw that glory. Jesus took Peter and the brothers, James and John, and led them up a high mountain. His appearance changed from the inside out, right before their eyes. Sunlight poured from his face. His clothes were filled with light. Then they realized that Moses and Elijah were also there in deep conversation with him.
Jesus then took Pete, James, and John with him up on a mountain.
Contextual Overview
Bible Verse Review
from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge
after: Luke, taking in both the day of the preceding discourse and that of the transfiguration, as well as the six intermediate ones, says it was eight days after. Mark 9:2-13, Luke 9:28-36
Peter: Matthew 26:37, Mark 5:37, Luke 8:51, 2 Corinthians 13:1
an high: 2 Peter 1:18
Reciprocal: 1 Kings 19:11 - stand upon the mount Matthew 4:21 - other Matthew 10:2 - James John 1:14 - we John 20:26 - eight Acts 3:1 - Peter 2 Peter 1:16 - were
Cross-References
and Enoch walked with God, after he begat Methuselah, three hundred years, - and begat sons and daughters;
and Enoch walked with God, - and was not for God had taken him.
And Yahweh said unto Abram: Come thou on thy way, Out of thy land and out of the place of thy birth and out of the house of thy father, - Unto the land that I will show thee;
And Yahweh appeared unto Abram, and said: To thy seed, will I give this land, - And he built there an altar, unto Yahweh who appeared unto him.
Now, Abram, was eighty - six years old, - when Hagar bare Ishmael to Abram.
And Yahweh appeared unto him among the oaks of Mamre, - as, he, was sitting at the opening of the tent in the heat of the day.
Is anything, too wonderful for Yahweh? At the appointed time, I will return unto thee, at the quickening season and Sarah, shall have a son.
And, GOD Almighty, bless thee, and make thee fruitful, and multiply thee, so shalt thou become a multitude of peoples.
And God said to him - I, am GOD Almighty! Be fruitful and multiply, A nation, and a multitude of nations shall spring from thee, - And, kings, from thy loins, shall come forth;
Thus blessed he Joseph, and said, - God himself - before whom walked my fathers. Abraham and Isaac, God himself - who hath been my shepherd, since I came into being until this day; -
Gill's Notes on the Bible
Ver. 1 And after six days,.... That is, so long after Christ's conversation with his disciples at Caesarea Philippi, Peter's confession of him, and the reproof he gave him, upon his intimating that he should suffer and die, and Christ's resentment of it; after he had discoursed about his disciples taking up their cross, and following him; and of men's losing and finding their lives; and after the promise, or prophecy, that he had given out, that some then present should not die, until he came into his kingdom. Mark says the same as here, Mark 9:2 but Luke 9:28 says, it was about an eight days after, which may be reconciled in this manner; Matthew and Mark leave out the day in which Christ delivered the above sayings, and that in which he was transfigured, and so reckon but six days; and Luke takes them both into the account, and makes it eight days, so that they all agree; and it appears, in short, to be that day seven night.
Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother: Peter is taken, though he had so lately offended his master; Christ did not bear the offence in mind, but freely forgave him, and still loved him: James was not the brother of our Lord, who was of that name, but the Son of Zebedee; as appears from John being his brother, who was the beloved disciple; these three were all favourite disciples, and were at other times admitted to be with him, when others were not,
Matthew 26:37. Such a number was taken, as being proper and sufficient to bear witness of the truth of the following account of Christ's transfiguration;
and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart. Luke says, to pray; as he was wont to do, in such places. This mountain is generally said to be Tabor; but for what reason does not appear. Christ was going to Caesarea Philippi, when he had that discourse with his disciples, which this account is connected with; and though it was a week after, yet we have no intimation of his removing from these parts, with his disciples; only of his leading them up into a mountain: and quickly after this, we hear of him at Capernaum, which was ten miles from Mount Tabor. Dr. Lightfoot z thinks, that this was the mountain, which Caesarea was at the foot of; where formerly, the first idolatry was set up, one of Jeroboam's calves; and now the eternal Son of God is shown, in the confession of Peter, and in the illustrious demonstration of the Messiah. Since the goodly mountain Lebanon, and which was a very high one, was in those parts which Moses had a sight of before he died; why may it not be that, which he now descended upon, to be one of the witnesses from heaven, of Christ's transfiguration?
z Hor. Heb. in Mar. ix. 2.
Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Matthew 17:1-9. See also Mark 9:2-10; Luke 9:28-36.
And after six days - That is, six days from the conversation recorded in the last chapter.
Luke Luke 9:28 says, about an eight days after. Matthew mentions the six days that intervened between the day of the conversation and the transfiguration. Luke includes both those days, and thus reckons eight. Besides, Luke does not pretend to fix the precise time. He says, “about an eight days after.”
Taketh Peter, and James, and John - These three disciples were with him, also, in the garden of Gethsemane, Mark 14:33. He designed to prepare them in an eminent degree for the work of the gospel ministry by the previous manifestations of his glory, and of his patience in suffering.
Into a high mountain apart - That is, apart from the other disciples. It is commonly supposed that this was Mount Tabor, a high mountain in Galilee. The name of the mountain is not, however, mentioned in the New Testament. Luke adds Luke 9:28 that he went up there to pray. Our Saviour prayed much. When he did it he chose to be alone. For this purpose he often ascended mountains or went into the deserts. There is something in the solitude and deep and awful stillness of a lofty mountain favorable to devotion.
Clarke's Notes on the Bible
CHAPTER XVII.
The transfiguration of Christ, 1-8.
Christ's discourse with his disciples on the subject, 9-13.
He heals a lunatic, 14-18.
His discourse with his disciples on this subject also, 19-21.
He foretells his own sufferings and death, 22, 23.
He is required to pay tribute at Capernaum, 24-26;
and provides the money by a miracle, 27.
NOTES ON CHAP. XVII.
Verse Matthew 17:1. After six days — Mark 9:2, has the same number; but Luke says, Luke 9:28, after eight days. The reason of this difference seems to be the following: Matthew and Mark reckon the days from that mentioned in the preceding chapter, to that mentioned in this; Luke includes both days, as well as the six intermediate: hence, the one makes eight, the other six, without any contradiction.
Peter, James, and John — He chose those that they might be witnesses of his transfiguration: two or three witnesses being required by the Scripture to substantiate any fact. Eminent communications of the Divine favour prepare for, and entitle to, great services and great conflicts. The same three were made witnesses of his agony in the garden, Matthew 26:37.
A high mountain — This was one of the mountains of Galilee; but whether Mount Tabor or not, is uncertain. Some think it was Mount Hermon. St. Luke says, Christ and his disciples went up into the mountain to pray, Luke 9:28.
