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Mark 9:2
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.
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus speaks to His disciples following His promise that some standing there would see the kingdom arrive with power. He then withdraws with Peter, James, and John to a high mountain to reveal His divine glory.
The words — παραλαμβάνει (paralambanei) literally means "takes along" or "takes into one's company," indicating Jesus intentionally selected these three witnesses. The phrase μετὰ ἡμέρας ἓξ (meta hēmeras hex) establishes a precise six-day interval between His promise and the event.
The thread — This event parallels Matthew 17:1 and Luke 9:28, which record the same mountain ascent and selected witnesses. It echoes Isaiah 33:17, which foretells eyes beholding the King in His beauty.
Why it lands — The text records Jesus physically elevating three witnesses to a mountain where His appearance changes. It requires the reader to acknowledge that divine revelation operates through deliberate timing, specific witnesses, and tangible manifestation.
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The Greek words
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.
Cross-references
- Luke 9:28 About eight days after Jesus had said these things, He took with Him Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.
- Matthew 17:1 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
- Isaiah 33:17 Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.
- Mark 5:37 And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
- Mark 14:33 He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
- Exodus 24:13 So Moses set out with Joshua his attendant and went up on the mountain of God.
- 2 Corinthians 13:1 This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
- Exodus 34:29 And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD.
- 1 Kings 18:42 So Ahab went up to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the summit of Carmel, bent down on the ground, and put his face between his knees.
- Isaiah 53:2 He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.