Mark 9:2

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

1Jesus then said to them, ‘I tell you this: Some people who are standing here will see God begin to rule in his kingdom with great power. They will see that before they die.’ Six days after that, Jesus asked Peter, James and John to go with him. Jesus led them up a high mountain, where they were alone together. Peter, James and John saw Jesus change in front of them. 3His clothes became very white; they were shining. They were a brighter white than anyone on earth could wash them. 4Then Elijah and Moses appeared in front of the three disciples. Elijah and Moses were talking with Jesus.

Mark 9:2 word by word

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• afterμετάmeta · with/afterG3326
• sixἕξhex · sixG1803
• daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
• takethπαραλαμβάνωparalambanō · to takeG3880
• PeterΠέτροςPetros · PeterG4074
• JamesἸάκωβοςIakōbos · JamesG2385
• JohnἸωάννηςIōannēs · JohnG2491
• leadethἀναφέρωanapherō · to carry upG399
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• intoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• anὄροςoros · mountainG3735
• highὑψηλόςhupsēlos · highG5308
• apartμόνοςmonos · aloneG3441
• byκατάkata · according toG2596
• themselvesἴδιοςidios · one's own/privateG2398
• he was transfiguredμεταμορφόωmetamorphoō · to transformG3339
• beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715

Cross-references for Mark 9:2

• Matthew 17:11Jesus replied, ‘Yes, Elijah does come first. He gets everything ready.
• Luke 9:28About eight days after Jesus had said these things, he went up a mountain to pray. He took Peter, John and James with him.
• Mark 5:37Jesus took only Peter, James and James's brother, John, with him. He would not let anyone else go with him.
• Mark 14:33Jesus took Peter, James and John with him. He started to feel very sad and upset.
• 2 Corinthians 13:1This is the third time that I will be coming to visit you. Remember this: ‘There must be two or three people to say certainly that another person has done something wrong. Two or three people must agree what has happened.’
• Exodus 24:13So Moses went up the mountain of God. His servant Joshua went with him.
• 1 Kings 18:42So Ahab went away to eat and to drink. But Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel. He bent low down towards the ground. He put his face between his knees.
• Matthew 14:13Jesus heard about what had happened to John. After that, he went away from that place. He sailed in a boat to a quiet place where he could be alone. But the crowd heard where Jesus had gone. So they left their towns and they went on land to the place where he was going.
• Luke 6:12One day Jesus went up a mountain to pray. He remained there all night and he was praying to God.
• Mark 16:12After these things had happened, Jesus appeared to two other disciples. They were walking away from Jerusalem to their village. It seemed to them that Jesus was different.
• Exodus 34:29Moses came down from Sinai mountain. He carried the two stones of the covenant in his hands. As he came down the mountain, he did not know that his face was shining. His face was shining because he had spoken with the Lord.
• Isaiah 33:17With your own eyes, you will see the king. He will be great and beautiful. You will see the land that he rules. It will reach far and wide.
• Isaiah 53:2God's servant grew up in front of him, like a young, green plant, with its roots in dry ground. He was not handsome. He did not seem like a great king. We did not see him as a special person. There was nothing to see that would make us want to be with him.
• Matthew 17:2Peter, James and John saw Jesus change in front of them. He became different to look at. His face was bright like the sun. His clothes became very white and they shone.
• Luke 9:29While Jesus was praying, his face became different to look at. His clothes also became very white. They were shining brightly.
• John 1:14The Word became a man. He lived among us. We saw his great glory. He has the glory of the Father's one true Son. He is full of God's 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