KJV King James Version
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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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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
WEB World English Bible
After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.
ASV American Standard Version
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and doth bring them up to a high mount by themselves,
Surrounding context — Matthew 17
1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.
4 Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here 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 · kaiandμεθ᾽G3326 · metawith/afterἡμέραςG2250 · hēmeradayἓξG1803 · hexsixπαραλαμβάνειG3880 · paralambanōto takeὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoἸησοῦςG2424 · IēsousJesusτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoΠέτρονG4074 · PetrosPeterκαὶG2532 · kaiandἸάκωβονG2385 · IakōbosJamesκαὶG2532 · kaiandἸωάννηνG2491 · IōannēsJohnτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoἀδελφὸνG80 · adelphosbrotherαὐτοῦG846 · autosit/s/heκαὶG2532 · kaiandἀναφέρειG399 · anapherōto carry upαὐτοὺςG846 · autosit/s/heεἰςG1519 · eistowardὄροςG3735 · orosmountainὑψηλὸνG5308 · hupsēloshighκατ᾽G2596 · kataaccording toἰδίαν.G2398 · idiosone's own/private
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 26:37And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy.Mark 5:37And he suffered no man to follow him, save Peter, and James, and John the brother of James.2 Peter 1:18And this voice which came from heaven we heard, when we were with him in the holy mount.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.Mark 9:2-13And 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.Luke 8:51And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden.
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