And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
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Gill's Exposition
And after six days,.... Six days after this discourse with his disciples, in their way to Caesarea Philippi, and after they were come into those parts:
Jesus taketh with him Peter, James, and John;…
And after six days ... - See this passage explained in the notes at Mat 17:1-9. Mar 9:3 No fuller - Rather, no “scourer.” The office of the person here mentioned was to “scour” or “whiten” cloth; not…
Adam Clarke
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, etc. - For a full account of the nature and design of the transfiguration, see on Mat 17:1 (note), etc.
A high mountain - I have conjectured, Mat 17:1,…
Here is, I. A prediction of Christ's kingdom now near approaching, Mar 9:1. That which is foretold, is, 1. That the kingdom of God would come, and would come so as to be seen: the kingdom of the…
Cambridge Bible
Mar 9:2-13. The Transfiguration
2. after six days St Luke's words "about an eight days after" (Mar 9:28) may be considered an inclusive reckoning.
Peter, and James, and John the flower and crown of…
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