Matthew 17:1

Matthew 17:1-13. The Transfiguration

Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36

1. after six days Within a week of Peter's confession. St Luke has "about an eight days after," according to the common Jewish reckoning, by which each part of a day is counted as a day.

Peter, James, and John The threewho were chosento be with their Master on two other occasions, (1) the raising of Jairus" daughter, (2) the agony in the Garden of Gethsemane.

a high mountain A contrast suggests itself, between this mountain of the Kingdom of God, and the mountain of the kingdoms of the world, ch. Matthew 4:8.

An old tradition placed the scene of the Transfiguration on Mount Tabor. It is known, however, that the summit of Tabor was at this period occupied by a fortress, and there is no hint given of Jesus being in that neighbourhood. Many regard one of the spurs of the snowcapped Hermon as the most likely spot. Cæsarea Philippi, the last named locality, lies under Hermon, and its glittering cone of snow may have suggested the expression in Mark "exceeding white as snow," if, indeed, the words "as snow" are to be admitted into the text.