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.
Parallel translations
- WEB About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray.
- KJV 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.
- NKJV Now it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, that He took Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray.
- NASB About eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray.
- NLT About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray.
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About eight days later Jesus takes Peter, John, and James up a mountain to pray. The inner three are drawn aside to witness a revelation of His glory.
Overview
Luke again ties a key event to Jesus' prayer, his frequent emphasis. The three disciples who form Jesus' inner circle accompany Him as privileged witnesses. The mountain setting recalls earlier mountaintop encounters with God and prepares for the unveiling of Christ's divine glory.
Cross-references & the web
Cross-references · 13
- Ps 109:4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
- Matt 26:37–39He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
- Luke 6:12In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
- Matt 17:1–13After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
- Mark 14:33–36He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
- Mark 9:2–13After 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.
- Mark 1:35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
- Luke 8:51When He entered the house, He did not allow anyone to go in with Him except Peter, John, James, and the child’s father and mother.
- Luke 9:18One day as Jesus was praying in private and the disciples were with Him, He questioned them: “Who do the crowds say I am?”
- Heb 5:7During the days of Jesus’ earthly life, He offered up prayers and petitions with loud cries and tears to the One who could save Him from death, and He was heard because of His reverence.
- Mark 6:46After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
- 2 Cor 13:1This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
- Luke 3:21When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
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