Matthew 17:1

Bible in Basic English (1941)

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.

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  • Matt 26:37 : 37 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became sad and very troubled.
  • Mark 5:37 : 37 And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.
  • Luke 9:28-36 : 28 And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer. 29 And while he was in prayer, his face was changed and his clothing became white and shining. 30 And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him; 31 Who were seen in glory and were talking of his death which was about to take place in Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and those who were with him were overcome with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were with him. 33 And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah: having no knowledge of what he was saying. 34 And while he said these things, the shade of a cloud came over them, and they were full of fear when they went into the cloud. 35 And there was a voice from the cloud saying, This is my Son, the man of my selection; give ear to him. 36 And after the voice was gone they saw that Jesus was by himself. And they kept quiet, and said nothing at that time to anyone of the things which they had seen.
  • 2 Cor 13:1 : 1 This is the third time that I am coming to you. From the mouth of two or three witnesses will every word be made certain.
  • 2 Pet 1:18 : 18 And this voice came from heaven even to our ears, when we were with him on the holy mountain.
  • Mark 9:2-9 : 2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them: 3 And his clothing became shining, very white, as no cleaner on earth would make it. 4 And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 And Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents; one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 6 Because he was not certain what to say, for they were in great fear. 7 And a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him. 8 And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any longer, but Jesus only with themselves. 9 And while they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to give word to any man of the things they had seen, till the Son of man had come back from the dead. 10 And they kept the saying, questioning among themselves what the coming back from the dead might be. 11 And they put a question to him, saying, Why do the scribes say that Elijah has to come first? 12 And he said to them, Truly, Elijah does come first, and puts all things in order; and how is it said in the Writings that the Son of man will go through much sorrow and be made as nothing? 13 But I say to you that Elijah has come, and they have done to him whatever they were pleased to do, even as the Writings say about him.
  • Luke 8:51 : 51 And when he came to the house he did not let any man go in with him, but only Peter and John and James, and the father of the girl and her mother.

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  • Mark 9:2-5
    4 verses
    92%

    2 And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them:

    3 And his clothing became shining, very white, as no cleaner on earth would make it.

    4 And there came before them Elijah with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

    5 And Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tents; one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

  • Luke 9:28-33
    6 verses
    85%

    28 And about eight days after he had said these things, he took Peter and John and James with him and went up into the mountain for prayer.

    29 And while he was in prayer, his face was changed and his clothing became white and shining.

    30 And two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with him;

    31 Who were seen in glory and were talking of his death which was about to take place in Jerusalem.

    32 Now Peter and those who were with him were overcome with sleep: but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men who were with him.

    33 And when they were about to go away from him, Peter said to Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here; let us make three tents, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah: having no knowledge of what he was saying.

  • Matt 17:2-6
    5 verses
    82%

    2 And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.

    3 And Moses and Elijah came before their eyes, talking with him.

    4 And Peter made answer and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if you will let me, I will make here three tents, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

    5 While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.

    6 And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.

  • John 6:3
    78%

    3 Then Jesus went up the mountain and was seated there with his disciples.

  • Mark 5:37
    76%

    37 And he did not let anyone come with him, but Peter and James and John, the brother of James.

  • Matt 20:17
    75%

    17 And when Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples on one side, and said to them,

  • Matt 17:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, but Jesus only.

    9 And when they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus gave them orders, saying, Let no man have word of what you have seen, till the Son of man has come again from the dead.

  • Mark 13:3
    75%

    3 And while he was seated on the Mountain of Olives opposite the Temple, Peter and James and John and Andrew said to him privately,

  • Matt 14:23
    75%

    23 And after he had sent the people away, he went up into the mountain by himself for prayer: and when evening was come, he was there by himself.

  • Mark 9:7-9
    3 verses
    74%

    7 And a cloud came over them; and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, give ear to him.

    8 And suddenly looking round about, they saw no one any longer, but Jesus only with themselves.

    9 And while they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to give word to any man of the things they had seen, till the Son of man had come back from the dead.

  • Mark 6:46-47
    2 verses
    73%

    46 And after he had sent them away, he went up into a mountain for prayer.

    47 And by evening, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and he by himself on the land.

  • Luke 9:36-37
    2 verses
    73%

    36 And after the voice was gone they saw that Jesus was by himself. And they kept quiet, and said nothing at that time to anyone of the things which they had seen.

    37 And on the day after, when they came down from the mountain, a great band of people came to him.

  • Mark 14:33
    73%

    33 And he took with him Peter and James and John, and grief and great trouble came on him.

  • 2 Pet 1:17-18
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    72%

    17 For God the Father gave him honour and glory, when such a voice came to him out of the great glory, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

    18 And this voice came from heaven even to our ears, when we were with him on the holy mountain.

  • Matt 5:1
    72%

    1 And seeing great masses of people he went up into the mountain; and when he was seated his disciples came to him.

  • Mark 1:19
    72%

    19 And going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother, who were in their boat stitching up their nets.

  • Matt 28:16
    72%

    16 But the eleven disciples went into Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had given them orders to go.

  • John 8:1
    72%

    1 But Jesus went to the Mountain of Olives.

  • Mark 3:13
    71%

    13 And he went up into the mountain, and sent for those whom it was his pleasure to have with him: and they went to him.

  • John 6:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15 Now when Jesus saw that the people were about to come and take him by force to make him a king, he went away again up the mountain by himself.

    16 When evening came the disciples went down to the sea;

  • John 6:22
    71%

    22 The day after, the people who were on the other side of the sea saw that only one small boat had been there, that Jesus had not gone in that boat with the disciples, but that the disciples had gone away by themselves.

  • Matt 15:29
    71%

    29 And Jesus went from there and came to the sea of Galilee; and he went up into the mountain, and took his seat there.

  • Luke 9:10
    70%

    10 And the twelve, when they came back, gave him an account of what they had done. And he took them with him and went away from the people to a town named Beth-saida.

  • Luke 8:22
    70%

    22 Now it came about on one of those days that he got into a boat with his disciples; and he said to them, Let us go over to the other side of the water: and they put out the boat.

  • Acts 1:13
    70%

    13 And when they came in, they went up into the room where they were living; Peter and John and James and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James, the son of Alphaeus, and Simon the Zealot, and Judas, the son of James.

  • Mark 3:7
    70%

    7 And Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great number from Galilee came after him: and from Judaea,

  • Mark 1:35
    70%

    35 And in the morning, a long time before daylight, he got up and went out to a quiet place, and there he gave himself up to prayer.

  • Mark 10:32
    70%

    32 And they were on the way, going up to Jerusalem; and Jesus was going before them: and they were full of wonder; but those who came after him were in fear. And again he took the twelve, and gave them word of the things which were to come on him,

  • Luke 6:12
    70%

    12 And it came about in those days that he went out to the mountain for prayer; and he was all night in prayer to God.

  • Mark 6:32
    70%

    32 And they went away in the boat to a waste place by themselves.

  • Matt 4:18
    70%

    18 And when he was walking by the sea of Galilee, he saw two brothers, Simon, whose other name was Peter, and Andrew, his brother, who were putting a net into the sea; for they were fishermen.