KJV King James Version
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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Mark 9:2
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them.
WEB World English Bible
After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them.
ASV American Standard Version
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them;
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And 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,
Surrounding context — Mark 9
1 And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power.
2 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.
3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
4 And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
ΚαὶG2532 · kaiandμετὰG3326 · metawith/afterἡμέραςG2250 · hēmeradayἓξG1803 · hexsixπαραλαμβάνειG3880 · paralambanōto takeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠέτρονG4074 · PetrosPeterκαὶG2532 · kaiandτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸάκωβονG2385 · IakōbosJamesκαὶG2532 · kaiandἸωάννηνG2491 · IōannēsJohnκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀναφέρειG399 · anapherōto carry upαὐτοὺςG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardὄροςG3735 · orosmountainὑψηλὸνG5308 · hupsēloshighκατ᾽G2596 · kataaccording toἰδίανG2398 · idiosone's own/privateμόνους.G3441 · monosaloneκαὶG2532 · kaiandμετεμορφώθηG3339 · metamorphoōto transformἔμπροσθενG1715 · emprosthenbeforeαὐτῶν,G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Luke 9:28-36And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.Matthew 17:1-8And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,Isaiah 33:17Thine eyes shall see the king in his beauty: they shall behold the land that is very far off.Mark 5:37And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.Mark 14:33And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy;2 Corinthians 13:1This [is] the third [time] I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every word be established.Exodus 24:13And Moses rose up, and his minister Joshua: and Moses went up into the mount of God.Exodus 34:29-35And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses wist not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.Isaiah 53:2For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.1 Kings 18:42So Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he cast himself down upon the earth, and put his face between his knees,Matthew 17:11-13And Jesus answered and said unto them, Elias truly shall first come, and restore all things.Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.Romans 12:2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what [is] that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.Mark 16:12After that he appeared in another form unto two of them, as they walked, and went into the country.Philippians 3:21Who shall change our vile body, that it may be fashioned like unto his glorious body, according to the working whereby he is able even to subdue all things unto himself.Matthew 14:13When Jesus heard [of it], he departed thence by ship into a desert place apart: and when the people had heard [thereof], they followed him on foot out of the cities.Luke 6:12And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God.Philippians 2:6-8Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
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