Matthew 17:1

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The Transfiguration Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them privately up a high mountain.

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  • Matt 26:37 : 37 He took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and became anguished and distressed.
  • Mark 5:37 : 37 He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.
  • Luke 9:28-36 : 28 The Transfiguration Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray. 29 As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white. 30 Then two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with him. 31 They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure that he was about to carry out at Jerusalem. 32 Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him. 33 Then as the men were starting to leave, Peter said to Jesus,“Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”– not knowing what he was saying. 34 As he was saying this, a cloud came and overshadowed them, and they were afraid as they entered the cloud. 35 Then a voice came from the cloud, saying,“This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!” 36 After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So they kept silent and told no one at that time anything of what they had seen.
  • 2 Cor 13:1 : 1 Paul’s Third Visit to Corinth This is the third time I am coming to visit you. By the testimony of two or three witnesses every matter will be established.
  • 2 Pet 1:18 : 18 When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain.
  • Mark 9:2-9 : 2 The Transfiguration Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them, 3 and his clothes became radiantly white, more so than any launderer in the world could bleach them. 4 Then Elijah appeared before them along with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus. 5 So Peter said to Jesus,“Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters– one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 6 (For they were afraid, and he did not know what to say.) 7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud,“This is my one dear Son. Listen to him!” 8 Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus. 9 As they were coming down from the mountain, he gave them orders not to tell anyone what they had seen until after the Son of Man had risen from the dead. 10 They kept this statement to themselves, discussing what this rising from the dead meant. 11 Then they asked him,“Why do the experts in the law say that Elijah must come first?” 12 He said to them,“Elijah does indeed come first, and restores all things. And why is it written that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be despised? 13 But I tell you that Elijah has certainly come, and they did to him whatever they wanted, just as it is written about him.”
  • Luke 8:51 : 51 Now when he came to the house, Jesus did not let anyone go in with him except Peter, John, and James, and the child’s father and mother.

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  • Mark 9:2-5
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    2The Transfiguration Six days later Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John and led them alone up a high mountain privately. And he was transfigured before them,

    3and his clothes became radiantly white, more so than any launderer in the world could bleach them.

    4Then Elijah appeared before them along with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.

    5So Peter said to Jesus,“Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters– one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

  • Luke 9:28-33
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    28The Transfiguration Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray.

    29As he was praying, the appearance of his face was transformed, and his clothes became very bright, a brilliant white.

    30Then two men, Moses and Elijah, began talking with him.

    31They appeared in glorious splendor and spoke about his departure that he was about to carry out at Jerusalem.

    32Now Peter and those with him were quite sleepy, but as they became fully awake, they saw his glory and the two men standing with him.

    33Then as the men were starting to leave, Peter said to Jesus,“Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us make three shelters, one for you and one for Moses and one for Elijah”– not knowing what he was saying.

  • Matt 17:2-6
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    2And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

    3Then Moses and Elijah also appeared before them, talking with him.

    4So Peter said to Jesus,“Lord, it is good for us to be here. If you want, I will make three shelters– one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

    5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said,“This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!”

    6When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.

  • John 6:3
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    3So Jesus went on up the mountainside and sat down there with his disciples.

  • Mark 5:37
    76%

    37He did not let anyone follow him except Peter, James, and John, the brother of James.

  • Matt 20:17
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    17Third Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection As Jesus was going up to Jerusalem, he took the twelve aside privately and said to them on the way,

  • Matt 17:8-9
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    8When they looked up, all they saw was Jesus alone.

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

  • Mark 13:3
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    3Signs of the End of the Age So while he was sitting on the Mount of Olives opposite the temple, Peter, James, John, and Andrew asked him privately,

  • Matt 14:23
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    23And after he sent the crowds away, he went up the mountain by himself to pray. When evening came, he was there alone.

  • Mark 9:7-9
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    7Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud,“This is my one dear Son. Listen to him!”

    8Suddenly when they looked around, they saw no one with them any more except Jesus.

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

  • Mark 6:46-47
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    46After saying goodbye to them, he went to the mountain to pray.

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

  • Luke 9:36-37
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    36After the voice had spoken, Jesus was found alone. So they kept silent and told no one at that time anything of what they had seen.

    37Healing a Boy with an Unclean Spirit Now on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, a large crowd met him.

  • Mark 14:33
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    33He took Peter, James, and John with him, and became very troubled and distressed.

  • 2 Pet 1:17-18
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    17For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory:“This is my dear Son, in whom I am delighted.”

    18When this voice was conveyed from heaven, we ourselves heard it, for we were with him on the holy mountain.

  • Matt 5:1
    72%

    1The Beatitudes When he saw the crowds, he went up the mountain. After he sat down his disciples came to him.

  • Mark 1:19
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    19Going on a little farther, he saw James, the son of Zebedee, and John his brother in their boat mending nets.

  • Matt 28:16
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    16The Great Commission So the eleven disciples went to Galilee to the mountain Jesus had designated.

  • John 8:1
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    1But Jesus went to the Mount of Olives.

  • Mark 3:13
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    13Appointing the Twelve Apostles Now Jesus went up the mountain and called for those he wanted, and they came to him.

  • John 6:15-16
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    15Then Jesus, because he knew they were going to come and seize him by force to make him king, withdrew again up the mountainside alone.

    16Walking on Water Now when evening came, his disciples went down to the lake,

  • John 6:22
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    22The next day the crowd that remained on the other side of the lake realized that only one small boat had been there, and that Jesus had not boarded it with his disciples, but that his disciples had gone away alone.

  • Matt 15:29
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    29Healing Many Others When he left there, Jesus went along the Sea of Galilee. Then he went up a mountain, where he sat down.

  • Luke 9:10
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    10The Feeding of the Five Thousand When the apostles returned, they told Jesus everything they had done. Then he took them with him and they withdrew privately to a town called Bethsaida.

  • Luke 8:22
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    22Stilling of a Storm One day Jesus got into a boat with his disciples and said to them,“Let’s go across to the other side of the lake.” So they set out,

  • Acts 1:13
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    13When they had entered Jerusalem, they went to the upstairs room where they were staying. Peter and John, and James, and Andrew, Philip and Thomas, Bartholomew and Matthew, James son of Alphaeus and Simon the Zealot, and Judas son of James were there.

  • Mark 3:7
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    7Crowds by the Sea Then Jesus went away with his disciples to the sea, and a great multitude from Galilee followed him. And from Judea,

  • Mark 1:35
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    35Praying and Preaching Then Jesus got up early in the morning when it was still very dark, departed, and went out to a deserted place, and there he spent time in prayer.

  • Mark 10:32
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    32Third Prediction of Jesus’ Death and Resurrection They were on the way, going up to Jerusalem. Jesus was going ahead of them, and they were amazed, but those who followed were afraid. He took the twelve aside again and began to tell them what was going to happen to him.

  • Luke 6:12
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    12Choosing the Twelve Apostles Now it was during this time that Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and he spent all night in prayer to God.

  • Mark 6:32
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    32So they went away by themselves in a boat to some remote place.

  • Matt 4:18
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    18The Call of the Disciples As he was 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).