Matthew 17:1

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After six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John, the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.

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  • Matt 26:37 : 37 Taking Peter and the two sons of Zebedee with Him, He began to be sorrowful and troubled.
  • Mark 5:37 : 37 He did not allow anyone to follow Him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
  • Luke 9:28-36 : 28 About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John, and James with him and went up on a mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothing became bright as a flash of lightning. 30 Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and were talking with him. 31 They appeared in glory and spoke about his departure, which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem. 32 Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. 33 As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, 'Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.' He did not know what he was saying. 34 While he was speaking, a cloud appeared and enveloped them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, 'This is my beloved Son; listen to him.' 36 When the voice had spoken, they found Jesus alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.
  • 2 Cor 13:1 : 1 This is the third time I am coming to you. Every matter must be confirmed by the testimony of two or three witnesses.
  • 2 Pet 1:18 : 18 We ourselves heard this voice, which came from heaven, when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
  • Mark 9:2-9 : 2 After six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them. 3 His clothes became dazzling, intensely white, as no launderer on earth could bleach them. 4 And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 Peter responded and said to Jesus, 'Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.' 6 For he did not know what to say, because they were terrified. 7 And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 'This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!' 8 Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus alone. 9 As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus instructed them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 So they kept the matter to themselves, questioning what 'rising from the dead' might mean. 11 And they asked him, 'Why do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?' 12 Jesus replied, 'Elijah does come first and restores all things. And how is it written about the Son of Man that he must suffer many things and be rejected?' 13 But I tell you that Elijah has come, and they did to him whatever they pleased, just as it is written about him.
  • Luke 8:51 : 51 When He arrived at the house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him except Peter, James, John, and the child’s father and mother.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Mark 9:2-5
    4 verses
    92%

    2After six days, Jesus took Peter, James, and John and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There he was transfigured before them.

    3His clothes became dazzling, intensely white, as no launderer on earth could bleach them.

    4And Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

    5Peter responded and said to Jesus, 'Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three tents: one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.'

  • Luke 9:28-33
    6 verses
    85%

    28About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John, and James with him and went up on a mountain to pray.

    29As he was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothing became bright as a flash of lightning.

    30Suddenly, two men, Moses and Elijah, appeared and were talking with him.

    31They appeared in glory and spoke about his departure, which he was about to accomplish in Jerusalem.

    32Peter and those with him were heavy with sleep, but when they were fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.

    33As the men were leaving Jesus, Peter said to him, 'Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.' He did not know what he was saying.

  • Matt 17:2-6
    5 verses
    82%

    2There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

    3Just then, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Jesus.

    4Peter said to Jesus, 'Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three tents: one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.'

    5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and a voice from the cloud said, 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to Him!'

    6When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified.

  • John 6:3
    78%

    3Jesus went up onto the mountain and sat there with his disciples.

  • Mark 5:37
    76%

    37He did not allow anyone to follow Him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

  • Matt 20:17
    75%

    17As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve disciples aside privately and said to them,

  • Matt 17:8-9
    2 verses
    75%

    8When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus alone.

    9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, 'Do not tell anyone about the vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.'

  • Mark 13:3
    75%

    3While Jesus was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked Him privately,

  • Matt 14:23
    75%

    23After dismissing the crowds, He went up on the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening came, He was there alone.

  • Mark 9:7-9
    3 verses
    74%

    7And a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, 'This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!'

    8Suddenly, when they looked around, they no longer saw anyone with them except Jesus alone.

    9As they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus instructed them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.

  • Mark 6:46-47
    2 verses
    73%

    46After saying goodbye to them, He went up on a mountain to pray.

    47When evening came, the boat was in the middle of the sea, and He was alone on land.

  • Luke 9:36-37
    2 verses
    73%

    36When the voice had spoken, they found Jesus alone. The disciples kept this to themselves and did not tell anyone at that time what they had seen.

    37The next day, when they came down from the mountain, a large crowd met Jesus.

  • Mark 14:33
    73%

    33He took Peter, James, and John along with him, and he began to be deeply distressed and troubled.

  • 2 Pet 1:17-18
    2 verses
    72%

    17For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice was conveyed to Him by the Majestic Glory: 'This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.'

    18We ourselves heard this voice, which came from heaven, when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

  • Matt 5:1
    72%

    1When Jesus saw the crowds, he went up on a mountainside, and after he sat down, his disciples came to him.

  • Mark 1:19
    72%

    19When he had gone a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and his brother John. They were in a boat, mending their nets.

  • Matt 28:16
    72%

    16But the eleven disciples went to Galilee, to the mountain where Jesus had directed them.

  • John 8:1
    72%

    1Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

  • Mark 3:13
    71%

    13Jesus went up on a mountainside and called those He wanted, and they came to Him.

  • John 6:15-16
    2 verses
    71%

    15Knowing that they were about to come and take him by force to make him king, Jesus withdrew again to the mountain by himself.

    16When evening came, his disciples went down to the sea,

  • John 6:22
    71%

    22The next day, the crowd that had remained on the other side of the sea saw that there had been only one boat there, and that Jesus had not entered the boat with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

  • Matt 15:29
    71%

    29Jesus left there and went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up on a mountainside and sat down.

  • Luke 9:10
    70%

    10When the apostles returned, they reported to Jesus what they had done. Then he took them with him and withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.

  • Luke 8:22
    70%

    22One day Jesus got into a boat with His disciples and said to them, "Let us cross over to the other side of the lake." So they set out.

  • Acts 1:13
    70%

    13When they arrived, they went upstairs to the upper room where they were staying—Peter, James, John, Andrew, Philip, Thomas, Bartholomew, Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, Simon the Zealot, and Judas the son of James.

  • Mark 3:7
    70%

    7Jesus withdrew with His disciples to the sea, and a large crowd followed Him from Galilee and Judea.

  • Mark 1:35
    70%

    35Very early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up, left the house, and went to a solitary place where he prayed.

  • Mark 10:32
    70%

    32They were on the road, going up to Jerusalem, and Jesus was walking ahead of them. The disciples were amazed, while those who followed were afraid. Taking the Twelve aside again, he began to tell them what was going to happen to him.

  • Luke 6:12
    70%

    12During those days, Jesus went out to a mountain to pray, and He spent the entire night praying to God.

  • Mark 6:32
    70%

    32So they went away by boat to a solitary place by themselves.

  • Matt 4:18
    70%

    18While walking by the Sea of Galilee, He saw two brothers, Simon (called Peter) and Andrew, his brother, casting a net into the sea, for they were fishermen.