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Mark 9:2
2And after six days Jesus takes with [him] Peter and James and John, and takes them up on a high mountain by themselves apart. And he was transfigured before them:
Mark 9:2 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)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.
- New International Version (NIV)After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. And he was transfigured before them,
- New King James Version (NKJV)Now after six days Jesus took Peter, James, and John, and led them up on a high mountain apart by themselves; and He was transfigured before them.
Context of Mark 9:2
1And he said to them, Verily I say unto you, There are some of those standing here that shall not taste death until they shall have seen the kingdom of God come in power. And after six days Jesus takes with [him] Peter and James and John, and takes them up on a high mountain by themselves apart. And he was transfigured before them: 3and his garments became shining, exceeding white [as snow], such as fuller on earth could not whiten [them]. 4And there appeared to them Elias with Moses, and they were talking with Jesus.
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Καὶ μετὰ ἡμέρας ἓξ παραλαμβάνει ὁ Ἰησοῦς τὸν Πέτρον καὶ τὸν Ἰάκωβον καὶ τὸν Ἰωάννην καὶ ἀναφέρει αὐτοὺς εἰς ὄρος ὑψηλὸν κατ᾽ ἰδίαν μόνους. καὶ μετεμορφώθη ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν,Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Mark 9:2
- Matthew 17:11And he answering said to them, Elias indeed comes first and will restore all things.
- Luke 9:28And it came to pass after these words, about eight days, that taking Peter and John and James he went up into a mountain to pray.
- Mark 5:37And he suffered no one to accompany him save Peter and James, and John the brother of James.
- Mark 14:33And he takes with him Peter and James and John, and he began to be amazed and oppressed in spirit.
- 2 Corinthians 13:1This third time I am coming to you. In the mouth of two or three witnesses shall every matter be established.
- Exodus 24:13And Moses rose up, and Joshua his attendant; and Moses went up to the mountain of God.
- 1 Kings 18:42And Ahab went up to eat and to drink. And Elijah went up to the top of Carmel; and he bowed down on the earth, and put his face between his knees.
- Matthew 14:13And Jesus, having heard it, went away thence by ship to a desert place apart. And the crowds having heard [of it] followed him on foot from the cities.
- Luke 6:12And it came to pass in those days that he went out into the mountain to pray, and he spent the night in prayer to God.
- Mark 16:12And after these things he was manifested in another form to two of them as they walked, going into the country;
- Exodus 34:29And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai — and the two tables of testimony were in Moses' hand, when he came down from the mountain — that Moses knew not that the skin of his face shone through his talking with him.
- Isaiah 33:17Thine eyes shall see the King in his beauty; they shall behold the land that is far off.
- Isaiah 53:2For he shall grow up before him as a tender sapling, and as a root out of dry ground: he hath no form nor lordliness, and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
- Matthew 17:2And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light;
- Luke 9:29And as he prayed the fashion of his countenance became different and his raiment white [and] effulgent.
- John 1:14And the Word became flesh, and dwelt among us (and we have contemplated his glory, a glory as of an only-begotten with a father), full of grace and truth;
Commentaries on Mark 9:2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, etc. - For a full account of the nature and design of the transfiguration, see on Matthew 17:1; (note), etc. A high mountain - I have conjectured, Matthew 17:1, that this was one of the mountains of Galilee: some say Hermon, some Tabor; but Dr. Lightfoot thinks a mountain near Caesarea Philippi to be more likely. Was transfigured - Four good MSS. and Origen add here, And While They Were Praying he was…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-10Verses 2-10 And after six days - See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 17:1-9. Mark 9:3 No fuller - Rather, no “scourer.” The office of the person here mentioned was to “scour” or “whiten” cloth; not to “full” it, or to render it thicker. Mark 9:6 He wist not - He “knew not.” He was desirous of saying something, and he knew not what would be proper.Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-8This story is connected to 8:27–9:1 both chronologically (After six days) and thematically (9:7). The presence of Peter, James, and John might be the fulfillment of “some standing here” in 9:1 (see also 5:37; 13:3; 14:33). Some interpreters believe that the Son of God’s glory before he became human (his pre-incarnate glory) shone through his human nature for a moment at the transfiguration (John 1:14; 17:5). It is more likely that this event was an early…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Mark 9
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- John Lightfoot Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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