Matthew 17:1
Meaning, cross-references, and a prayer for Matthew 17:1 — by Collins Asein
Quick Summary
Matthew 17:1 is a verse from the book of Matthew in the New Testament. The KJV reads: "And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart," Below you will find the full verse text, cross-references, meaning, and a prayer based on this scripture.
Matthew 17:1 — KJV
“And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,”
— Matthew 17:1 (KJV)
Matthew 17:1 in Context — About the Book of Matthew
Matthew presents Jesus as the promised King — Israel's Messiah who fulfils the prophets line by line. It preserves the Sermon on the Mount, the Lord's Prayer, and the Great Commission. Five great teaching blocks make it the church's first discipleship manual.
Cross-References for Matthew 17:1
“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.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 17:1: after, six, days
“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. sayings: or, things”
Shares key themes with Matthew 17:1: after, days, peter
“And when they were come in, they went up into an upper room, where abode both Peter, and James, and John, and Andrew, Philip, and Thomas, Bartholomew, and Matthew, James the son of Alphaeus, and Simon Zelotes, and Judas the brother of James.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 17:1: peter, james, john
“After many days thou shalt be visited: in the latter years thou shalt come into the land that is brought back from the sword, and is gathered out of many people, against the mountains of Israel, which have been always waste: but it is brought forth out of the nations, and they shall dwell safely all of them.”
Shares key themes with Matthew 17:1: after, days, into
“Now after that John was put in prison, Jesus came into Galilee, preaching the gospel of the kingdom of God,”
Shares key themes with Matthew 17:1: after, jesus, john
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