Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version About eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray. New Living Translation About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James up on a mountain to pray. English Standard Version Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. Berean Standard Bible 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. Berean Literal Bible And it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, and having taken Peter and John and James, He went up on the mountain to pray. King James Bible 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. New King James Version 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. New American Standard Bible About eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter, John, and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. NASB 1995 Some eight days after these sayings, He took along Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. NASB 1977 And some eight days after these sayings, it came about that He took along Peter and John and James, and went up to the mountain to pray. Legacy Standard Bible Now it happened some eight days after these words, that taking along Peter and John and James, He went up on the mountain to pray. Amplified Bible Now about eight days after these teachings, He took along Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray. Christian Standard Bible About eight days after this conversation, he took along Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. Holman Christian Standard Bible About eight days after these words, He took along Peter, John, and James and went up on the mountain to pray. American Standard Version And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray. Contemporary English Version About eight days later Jesus took Peter, John, and James with him and went up on a mountain to pray. English Revised Version And it came to pass about eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray. GOD'S WORD® Translation About eight days after he had said this, Jesus took Peter, John, and James with him and went up a mountain to pray. Good News Translation About a week after he had said these things, Jesus took Peter, John, and James with him and went up a hill to pray. International Standard Version Now about eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John, and James with him and went up on a mountain to pray. Majority Standard Bible 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. NET Bible Now about eight days after these sayings, Jesus took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up the mountain to pray. New Heart English Bible It happened about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray. Webster's Bible Translation And it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, he took Peter, and John, and James, and went up upon a mountain to pray. Weymouth New Testament It was about eight days after this that Jesus, taking with Him Peter, John, and James, went up the mountain to pray. World English Bible About eight days after these sayings, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up onto the mountain to pray. Literal Translations Literal Standard VersionAnd it came to pass, after these words, as it were eight days, that having taken Peter, and John, and James, He went up to the mountain to pray, Berean Literal Bible And it came to pass, about eight days after these sayings, and having taken Peter and John and James, He went up on the mountain to pray. Young's Literal Translation And it came to pass, after these words, as it were eight days, that having taken Peter, and John, and James, he went up to the mountain to pray, Smith's Literal Translation And it was after these words about eight days, and having taken Peter and John and James, he went up into the mount to pray. Catholic Translations Douay-Rheims BibleAnd it came to pass about eight days after these words, that he took Peter, and James, and John, and went up into a mountain to pray. Catholic Public Domain Version And it happened that, about eight days after these words, he took Peter and James and John, and he ascended onto a mountain, so that he might pray. New American Bible About eight days after he said this, he took Peter, John, and James and went up the mountain to pray. New Revised Standard Version Now about eight days after these sayings Jesus took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. Translations from Aramaic Lamsa BibleAnd it came to pass about eight days after these words, Jesus took Simon, and James and John, and went up into a mountain to pray. Aramaic Bible in Plain English But it happened after these words, about eight days later, Yeshua took Shimeon and Yaqob and Yohannan and he went up a mountain to pray. NT Translations Anderson New TestamentAnd it came to pass, about eight days after these words, that he took Peter and John and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. Godbey New Testament And it came to pass after these discourses, about eight days, and taking Peter and John and James, He went up into the mountain to pray. Haweis New Testament And it was about eight days after these discourses, that taking Peter, and John, and James, he went up into a mountain to pray. Mace New Testament About eight days after this discourse, he took with him Peter, John, and James, and went up a mountain to pray. Weymouth New Testament It was about eight days after this that Jesus, taking with Him Peter, John, and James, went up the mountain to pray. Worrell New Testament And it came to pass, about eight days after these words, that, taking Peter, and John, and James, He went up into the mountain to pray. Worsley New Testament About eight days after these discourses, He took Peter, and John, and James, and went up to a mountain to pray. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Transfiguration27But I tell you truthfully, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the kingdom of God.” 28 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. 29And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.… Cross References Matthew 17:1-9 After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. / There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. / Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. ... Mark 9:2-8 After 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. / His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them. / And Elijah and Moses appeared before them, talking with Jesus. ... Exodus 24:15-18 When Moses went up on the mountain, the cloud covered it, / and the glory of the LORD settled on Mount Sinai. For six days the cloud covered it, and on the seventh day the LORD called to Moses from within the cloud. / And the sight of the glory of the LORD was like a consuming fire on the mountaintop in the eyes of the Israelites. ... 2 Peter 1:16-18 For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. / For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” / And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain. Exodus 34:29-35 And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD. / Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses, and behold, his face was radiant. And they were afraid to approach him. / But Moses called out to them; so Aaron and all the leaders of the congregation returned to him, and Moses spoke to them. ... Hebrews 1:1-3 On many past occasions and in many different ways, God spoke to our fathers through the prophets. / But in these last days He has spoken to us by His Son, whom He appointed heir of all things, and through whom He made the universe. / The Son is the radiance of God’s glory and the exact representation of His nature, upholding all things by His powerful word. After He had provided purification for sins, He sat down at the right hand of the Majesty on high. Deuteronomy 18:15-19 The LORD your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to him. / This is what you asked of the LORD your God at Horeb on the day of the assembly, when you said, “Let us not hear the voice of the LORD our God or see this great fire anymore, so that we will not die!” / Then the LORD said to me, “They have spoken well. ... John 1:14 The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth. 2 Corinthians 3:7-11 Now if the ministry of death, which was engraved in letters on stone, came with such glory that the Israelites could not gaze at the face of Moses because of its fleeting glory, / will not the ministry of the Spirit be even more glorious? / For if the ministry of condemnation was glorious, how much more glorious is the ministry of righteousness! ... Psalm 2:6-7 “I have installed My King on Zion, upon My holy mountain.” / I will proclaim the decree spoken to Me by the LORD: “You are My Son; today I have become Your Father. Isaiah 42:1 “Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations. Malachi 4:4-6 “Remember the law of My servant Moses, the statutes and ordinances I commanded him for all Israel at Horeb. / Behold, I will send you Elijah the prophet before the coming of the great and awesome Day of the LORD. / And he will turn the hearts of the fathers to their children, and the hearts of the children to their fathers. Otherwise, I will come and strike the land with a curse.” Romans 8:29 For those God foreknew, He also predestined to be conformed to the image of His Son, so that He would be the firstborn among many brothers. Philippians 3:20-21 But our citizenship is in heaven, and we eagerly await a Savior from there, the Lord Jesus Christ, / who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body. Colossians 3:4 When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory. Treasury of Scripture 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. about. Matthew 17:1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, Mark 9:2 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. sayings. Luke 8:51 And when he came into the house, he suffered no man to go in, save Peter, and James, and John, and the father and the mother of the maiden. Matthew 26:37-39 And he took with him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee, and began to be sorrowful and very heavy… Mark 14:33-36 And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be sore amazed, and to be very heavy; … into. Luke 9:18 And it came to pass, as he was alone praying, his disciples were with him: and he asked them, saying, Whom say the people that I am? Luke 6:12 And it came to pass in those days, that he went out into a mountain to pray, and continued all night in prayer to God. Psalm 109:4 For my love they are my adversaries: but I give myself unto prayer. Jump to Previous Eight James Jesus John Mountain Onto Peter Prayer Sayings WordsJump to Next Eight James Jesus John Mountain Onto Peter Prayer Sayings WordsLuke 9 1. Jesus sends his apostles to work miracles, and to preach.7. Herod desires to see Jesus. 10. The apostles return. 12. Jesus feeds five thousand; 18. inquires what opinion the world had of him; foretells his passion; 23. proposes to all the pattern of his patience. 28. The transfiguration. 37. He heals the lunatic; 43. again forewarns his disciples of his passion; 46. commends humility; 51. bids them to show mildness toward all, without desire of revenge. 57. Many would follow him, but upon conditions. About eight days after these words This phrase sets the temporal context for the event that follows, linking it to the preceding teachings of Jesus. The "eight days" is significant in Jewish tradition, often associated with new beginnings and covenantal signs, such as circumcision on the eighth day. This timing suggests a transition from Jesus' teachings to a profound revelation of His divine nature. The phrase "after these words" connects this event to Jesus' prediction of His suffering and the call to discipleship, emphasizing the continuity of His mission and the unfolding of God's redemptive plan. He took with Him Peter, John, and James and went up on a mountain to pray Parallel Commentaries ... Greek Aboutὡσεὶ (hōsei) Adverb Strong's 5616: As if, as it were, like; with numbers: about. From hos and ei; as if. eight ὀκτὼ (oktō) Adjective - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 3638: Eight. A primary numeral; 'eight'. days ἡμέραι (hēmerai) Noun - Nominative Feminine Plural Strong's 2250: A day, the period from sunrise to sunset. after μετὰ (meta) Preposition Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives. [Jesus] had said λόγους (logous) Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3056: From lego; something said; by implication, a topic, also reasoning or motive; by extension, a computation; specially, the Divine Expression. these things, τούτους (toutous) Demonstrative Pronoun - Accusative Masculine Plural Strong's 3778: This; he, she, it. He took παραλαβὼν (paralabōn) Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular Strong's 3880: From para and lambano; to receive near, i.e. Associate with oneself; by analogy, to assume an office; figuratively, to learn. Peter, Πέτρον (Petron) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 4074: Peter, a Greek name meaning rock. Apparently a primary word; a rock; as a name, Petrus, an apostle. John, Ἰωάννην (Iōannēn) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2491: Of Hebrew origin; Joannes, the name of four Israelites. and καὶ (kai) Conjunction Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely. James, Ἰάκωβον (Iakōbon) Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular Strong's 2385: The same as Iakob Graecized; Jacobus, the name of three Israelites. [and] went up ἀνέβη (anebē) Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular Strong's 305: To go up, mount, ascend; of things: I rise, spring up, come up. From ana and the base of basis; to go up. on εἰς (eis) Preposition Strong's 1519: A primary preposition; to or into, of place, time, or purpose; also in adverbial phrases. a mountain ὄρος (oros) Noun - Accusative Neuter Singular Strong's 3735: A mountain, hill. Probably from an obsolete oro; a mountain: -hill, mount(-ain). to pray. προσεύξασθαι (proseuxasthai) Verb - Aorist Infinitive Middle Strong's 4336: To pray, pray for, offer prayer. From pros and euchomai; to pray to God, i.e. Supplicate, worship. Links Luke 9:28 NIVLuke 9:28 NLT Luke 9:28 ESV Luke 9:28 NASB Luke 9:28 KJV Luke 9:28 BibleApps.com Luke 9:28 Biblia Paralela Luke 9:28 Chinese Bible Luke 9:28 French Bible Luke 9:28 Catholic Bible NT Gospels: Luke 9:28 It happened about eight days after these (Luke Lu Lk) |