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Luke 9

Luke 9:28

The Transfiguration · Luke 9:28–36
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Translations

Modern
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.
Traditional
And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray.
Literal
And it came to pass about eight days after these words, and having taken with Him Peter and John and James, that He went up onto the mountain to pray.
Latin
Factum est autem post hæc verba fere dies octo, et assumpsit Petrum, et Jacobum, et Joannem, et ascendit in montem ut oraret.

Original

Greek
English
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.

Notes

Luke 9:28

  • About eight days later: Mark's Gospel says "after six days," referring to full days. Luke only includes parts of days.

  • Peter, John, and James were the disciples who were closest to Jesus (see also 8:51; Mark 14:32–33).

  • a mountain: The traditional site of the transfiguration is Mount Tabor in southern Galilee. Some people think it was Mount Hermon, because it is closer to Caesarea Philippi, where Peter declared that Jesus is the Christ (Luke 9:18–27).

Luke 9:28–36

At the transfiguration, Jesus revealed his true glory in the presence of three disciples. This confirmed Peter's belief that Jesus was the Christ. Moses and Elijah confirmed that Jesus fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies about the Messiah (the Christ, God's chosen king).

Events

Parallels

Matthew 17:1–13 Mark 9:1–13 2 Peter 1:16–21

People

James: Son of Zebedee, one of the Twelve Apostles John: Apostle and son of Zebedee Peter: Apostle of Jesus, leader in the early church

Glossary

Bible, Manuscripts and Text of the (New Testament) Elijah James (Person) John, the Apostle Luke, Gospel of Mount, Mountain Transfiguration

Topics

James: (An Intimate Companion of Jesus, and Present with Him): At the Transfiguration of Jesus Jesus, the Christ: Is Transfigured Jesus, the Christ: Prayers of John: The Apostle: The transfiguration Mountain: Jesus Goes up Into, for Prayer Peter: Present: At the Transfiguration Prayer: On a Mountain Vision: Peter, James, and John of the Transfiguration of Jesus and the Appearance of Moses and Elijah