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After six days, Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, his brother, and brought them up into a high mountain by themselves.
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Jesus selected Peter, James, and John for this special revelation. Commentators note these are the same disciples who would later witness His agony in Gethsemane. This suggests that profound spiritual experiences are often God's way of preparing us for future trials, giving us a glimpse of glory to sustain our faith through suffering.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
And after six days. That is, six days from the conversation recorded in the last chapter. Luke 9:28 says, about eight days …
After six days (μεθ' ημερας εξ). This could be on the sixth day, but as Luke (Luke 9:28) puts it "about eight days" on…
19th Century
Anglican
After six days — Luke’s statement of “about eight days” (Luke 9:28) can be seen as an example of the method of reckoni…
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Baptist
And after six days –
Luke says, about an eight days after these sayings; but I suppose he counted the day before and the d…
The “six days” probably indicates the time it took to travel from Caesarea Philippi (16:13) to the high mountains (17:1); that is, the Transfigurat…
16th Century
Protestant
And after six days. We must first inquire for what purpose Christ clothed himself with heavenly glory for a short time, and why he did not…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
Ver. 1 And after six days. That is, so long after Christ's conversation with his disciples at Caesarea Philippi, Peter's …
Now the disciples beheld something of Christ's glory, as of the only begotten of the Father. It was intended to support their faith when they would…
13th Century
Catholic
In the preceding section, the Evangelist showed the power of the Gospel teaching; here, the purpose of the Gospel teaching is shown, which is the g…
