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Matthew 17:1

Matthew 17:1
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter , James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart ,

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Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

Mat 17:1-9. See also Mar 9:2-10; Luk 9:28-36. And after six days - That is, six days from the conversation recorded in the last chapter. Luke Luk 9:28 says, about an eight days after. Matthew mentions…

Nonconformist minister, 1662–1714

Matthew Henry

Matthew 17:1-13

We have here the story of Christ's transfiguration; he had said that the Son of man should shortly come in his kingdom, with which promise all the three evangelists industriously connect this story;…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Mat 17:1-13. The Transfiguration

Mar 9:2-13; Luk 9:28-36

1. after six days Within a week of Peter's confession. St Luke has "about an eight days after," according to the common Jewish reckoning, by…

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