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Luke 9:28-36

About a week after he had said these things. [A week ends as the eighth day begins.] Luke tells us that Jesus went up a hill to pray, and that while he was praying the Transfiguration took place. See notes on Matthew 17:1 to Matthew 9:31. How he would soon fulfill God's purpose. Not by setting up an earthly kingdom (compare John 6:15), but by dying in Jerusalem (compare John 10:17-18). God's purpose was to make peace through his Son's death (Colossians 1:20). All men take part in Christ's death (2 Corinthians 5:14), and what mankind unconditionally lost in Adam, mankind unconditionally receives in Christ (Romans 5:18-19), so that all who believe can become NEW in Christ (2 Corinthians 5:17; Romans 6). Jesus said: "If you obey my teaching you are really my disciples; you will know the truth, and the truth will make you free" (John 8:31-32).

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See also Luke 9:28-36 in other biblical comments:

  • Adam Clarke Bible Commentary

    Verse 28. _ABOUT AN EIGHT DAYS AFTER_] See the whole of this important transaction explained at large on Matthew 17:1....

  • Albert Barnes' Bible Commentary

    See an account of the transfiguration in Matthew 17:1, and Mark 9:2. Luke 9:29 THE FASHION - The “appearance.” GLISTERING - Sh

  • Annotated Bible by A.C. Gaebelein

    CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 9:1-50 _ 1. Christ Sends Forth the Twelve Apostles. (Luke 9:1)_ 2. Herod Perplexed. (Luke 9:7) 3. The Return of the Apostles. (Luke 9:10) 4. The Feeding of the Five Thousand. ...

  • Arthur Peake's Commentary on the Bible

    THE TRANSFIGURATION (Mark 9:2 *, Matthew 17:1 *). Again Jesus is pictured as praying. The theme of His conversation with Moses and Elijah is given, viz. His decease (lit., exodus; significant in conne...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    About eight days after these words, Jesus took Peter and John and James and went up into a mountain to pray. While he was praying the appearance of his face became different and his clothing became wh...

  • Barclay Daily Study Bible (NT)

    EMISSARIES OF THE KING (Luke 9:1-9)...

  • Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes

    ABOUT AN EIGHT DAYS. This is _inclusive_ reckoning (including parts of two other days), and is exactly the same as the exclusive six _days_ of Matthew 17:1 and Mark 9:2. AFTER. Greek. _meta._ App-104...

  • Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges

    28-36. The Transfiguration. 28. _about an eight days after_ See Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13. This is merely the inclusive reckoning which St Luke saw in his written sources, and means exactly the sam...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    ὩΣΕῚ ἩΜΈΡΑΙ ὈΚΤΏ. This is not a case of the _schema Pindaricum_ where a singular verb (ἐγένετο) is attached to a plural substantive. The ὡσεὶ ἡμέραι ὀκτώ is a sort of parenthetic clause without regula...

  • Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges Commentary

    THE TRANSFIGURATION...

  • Charles Box Commentaries

    _GAINING LIFE BY GIVING OUR LIFE TO JESUS -- LUKE 9:21-36:_ A great evidence of Christian character is the spirit and practice of self-denial. Jesus said, "If any man will come after me, let him deny...

  • Charles Rose Commentaries

    ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1096) (_см._ Luke 2:1). ΠΑΡΑΛΑΒΏΝ _aor. act. part. (сопутств.)_, _см._ Luke 9:10. ΆΝΈΒΗ _aor. ind. act. от_ ΆΝΑΒΑΊΝΩ (G305) подходить, προσεΰξασθαι

  • Coke's Commentary on the Holy Bible

    ABOUT AN EIGHT DAYS— What St. Luke calls _eight days,_ is by St. Matthew and St. Mark termed _six days._ The like differences are to be met with in prophane historians. For instance, Suetonius Galba,...

  • College Press Bible Study Textbook Series

    BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 4 Transfiguration (Luke 9:28-36) 28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29And as he was...

  • Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole 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. AND IT CAME TO PASS, ABOUT AN EIGHT DAYS AFTER THESE SAYINGS - me...

  • Concordant Commentary on the New Testament by A. E. Knoch

    21-25 Compare Mat_16:19-26; Mar_8:30-37. 23 With His prospects changed from a glorious kingdom to one of rejection and death, those of His disciples are altered, also. It will cost them much to follow...

  • Darby's translation notes (1890)

    9:28 mountain (a-24) See Note, Matthew 5:1 ....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    THE TRANSFIGURATION (Matthew 17:1; Mark 9:2). See on Mt....

  • Dummelow's Commentary on the Bible

    FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND. PETER'S CONFESSION. THE TRANSFIGURATION 1-6. Mission of the Twelve (Matthew 10:1; Matthew 10:5; Mark 6:7). See on Mt....

  • EasyEnglish Bible Commentaries

    LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 9 JESUS SENDS OUT THE 12 *APOSTLES 9:1-10 V1 Jesus called the 12 *apostles together. He gave them power and authority over all *demons and diseases....

  • Ellicott's Commentary On The Whole Bible

    (28-36) AND IT CAME TO PASS. — See Notes on Matthew 17:1, and Mark 9:2. St. Luke’s way of reckoning, “about an eight days,” where the other two Gospels give “after six days,” is interesting, as throwi...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 15 THE KINGDOM OF GOD. IN considering the words of Jesus, if we may not be able to measure their depth or to scale their height, we can with absolute certainty discover their drift, and see i...

  • Expositor's Bible Commentary (Nicoll)

    CHAPTER 18 THE TRANSFIGURATION. The Transfiguration of Christ marks the culminating point in the Divine life; the few remaining months are a rapid descent into the Valley of Sacrifice and Death. The...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    Luke 9:1-50 contain sundry particulars which together form the closing scenes of the Galilean ministry: the mission of the Twelve, the feeding of the thousands, the conversation on the Christ and the...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    τοὺς λόγους τούτους : the words about the Passion and cross-bearing. ὡσεὶ ἡμέραι ὀκτώ : no real discrepancy between Lk. and the other evangelists (after six days). Πέτρον, etc., Peter, _John_ and _Jam...

  • Expositor's Greek Testament (Nicoll)

    _The transfiguration_ (Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13)....

  • Frederick Brotherton Meyer's Commentary

    A GLIMPSE OF GLORY Luke 9:28-36 From some aspects this was the highest point in our Savior's earthly career. He was the second Adam and had not sinned. There was no reason, therefore, that He should...

  • G. Campbell Morgan's Exposition on the Whole Bible

    As He sent His apostles out, He gave them power and authority. They went forth without any provision for the journey other than the things of spiritual equipment. Rumors of the ministry and power they...

  • Geneva Study Bible Commentary

    (6) 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. (6) So that his disciples do not stumble at his debasing himsel...

  • George Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary

    _Mountain, &c. --- Since Christ has ascended the mountain, both to pray and to be transfigured, all of us who hope for the fruit of his resurrection, and long to see the king in his glory, must dwell...

  • Godbey's Commentary on the New Testament

    CHAPTER 37 TRANSFIGURATION Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36. Mark: “And after six days, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain, privately,...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    4. _The Transfiguration: Luke 9:28-36_. There is but one allusion to this event in the whole of the N. T. (2 Peter 1), which proves that it has no immediate connection with the work of salvation. On t...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    FOURTH CYCLE: FROM THE MISSION OF THE TWELVE TO THE DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE, LUKE 9:1-50. This cycle describes the close of the Galilean ministry. It embraces six narrations: 1 _st._ The mission of the...

  • Godet's commentary on Luke, John, Romans, 1 Corinthians

    1 _st. Luke 9:28-29_. _The Glory of Jesus._ The three narratives show that there was an interval of a week between the transfiguration and the first announcement of the sufferings of Jesus, with this...

  • Hawker's Poor man's commentary

    (28) 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. (29) And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was alt...

  • Introductory Lectures - Commentary by William Kelly

    The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men, c...

  • John Darby's Synopsis

    In chapter 9 the Lord charges the disciples with the same mission in Israel as that which He Himself fulfilled. They preach the kingdom, heal the sick, and cast out devils. But this is added, that the...

  • John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible

    AND IT CAME TO PASS, ABOUT AN EIGHT DAYS AFTER THOSE SAYINGS,.... About a week after he had declared the above things, at, or near to Caesarea Philippi. The other evangelists, Matthew and Mark, say it...

  • John Trapp Complete Commentary

    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. Ver. 28. _About eight days_] Putting the two utmost days also into...

  • Joseph Benson’s Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    _It came to pass about eight days after_ Including the day on which the discourse, recorded in the preceding chapter, was delivered, and that on which the fact, here mentioned, took place: otherwise,...

  • Justin Edwards' Family Bible New Testament (1851)

    The transfiguration of Christ. Matthew 17:1-9; MARK 9:2-10....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the 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....

  • Kretzmann's Popular Commentary of the Bible

    THE TRANSFIGURATION. The miracle itself:...

  • Leslie M. Grant's Commentary on the Bible

    THE LORD JESUS SUFFICIENT FOR HUMAN MISERY AND NEED (vs.1-17) The Lord had shown Himself as the perfect remedy for the world's disturbance, its bondage to Satan, its disease occasioned by sin and its...

  • Marginal Notes in the King James Version (1611)

    SAYINGS: Or, things...

  • Matthew Henry Commentary on the Whole Bible

    28-36 Christ's transfiguration was a specimen of that glory in which he will come to judge the world; and was an encouragement to his disciples to suffer for him. Prayer is a transfiguring, transform...

  • Matthew Poole's Concise Commentary On The Bible

    Ver. 28-36. SEE POOLE ON "MATTHEW 17:1", and following verses to MATTHEW 17:9. SEE POOLE ON "MARK 9:2", and following verses to MARK 9:10....

  • NT Verse References in the Ante-Nicene Fathers

    Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV You ought to be very much ashamed of yourself on this account too, for permitting him to appear on the retired mountain in the company of Moses and Elias,[837] Ter...

  • Patchworkid's Personal Study Bible Notes

    Luke 9:28 Now G1161 pass G1096 (G5633) about G5616 eight G3638 days G2250 after G3326 these G5128 sayings...

  • Peter Pett's Commentary on the Bible

    ‘And it happened about eight days after these sayings, that he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up into the mountain to pray.' It will be noted that Luke has changed ‘after six days' t...

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    Luke 9:28-36. THE TRANSFIGURATION. See on Matthew 17:1-9; Mark 9:2-8. ABOUT EIGHT DAYS (Luke 9:28). About a week = ‘after six days' (Matthew, M

  • Philip Schaff's Popular Commentary on the NT (4 vols)

    CONTENTS. This section presents ‘the glory of the Son of man confessed on earth and ratified from heaven.' Luke is much briefer than Matthew and Mark. He omits the promise to Peter (with Mark), and al...

  • Robertson's Word Pictures of the New Testament

    ABOUT EIGHT DAYS (ωσε ημερα οκτω). A _nominativus pendens_ without connexion or construction. Mark 9:2 (Matthew 17:1) has "after six days" which agrees with the general statement.INTO THE MOUNTAIN...

  • Scofield's Bible Commentary

    AND IT CAME See note on the transfiguration. (_ See Scofield) - (Matthew 17:2). _...

  • Sermon Bible Commentary

    Luke 9:28 I. The Transfiguration throws light on the meaning of Christ's Passion. It shows that glory was His natural state, according to His own thought: "Now, O Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine o...

  • Summarized Bible Commentary

    CONTENTS: The twelve sent forth to preach and their return. 5000 fed. Peter's confession of Christ. The transfiguration. The powerless disciples and the demon ridden boy. Jesus' rebuke of sectarianism...

  • Sutcliffe's Commentary on the Old and New Testaments

    Luke 9:1. _He called his twelve disciples together,_ privately, it would seem, and gave them power and authority to preach, and to heal diseases. Those powers must go together as was foretold in Isaia...

  • The Biblical Illustrator

    _He took Peter, and John, and James_ THE TRANSFIGURATION I. THE SCENE OF THE TRANSFIGURATION. II. THE PURPOSE OF THE TRANSFIGURATION. 1. Its intent touching Jesus. To strengthen and brace His spir...

  • The ESV Global Study Bible's Study Notes

    LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 9:28 ABOUT EIGHT DAYS AFTER indicates that this account should be understood in light of vv. Luke 9:20. MOUNTAIN. See note on...

  • The Gospels Compared

    JESUS IS TRANSFIGURED ON THE MOUNTAIN MATTHEW 17:1-13; MARK 9:2-13; LUKE 9:28-36; MATTHEW 17:1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, Jame

  • The Great Commentary of Cornelius à Lapide

    CHAPTER 9 Ver. 8. _One of the old prophets was risen again._ As Enoch and Elias will rise again before the end of all things, to resist Antichrist. In like manner as Peter, Bishop and Martyr, the son...

  • The Preacher's Complete Homiletical Commentary

    _CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 9:28. ABOUT AN EIGHT DAYS.—_I.e._ including the day on which the words were spoken and the day on which they were fulfilled. St. Mark says “six days,” reckoning the intervening t...

  • The Pulpit Commentaries

    EXPOSITION LUKE 9:1 _The Master sends out the twelve on a mission_. LUKE 9:1 THEN HE CALLED HIS TWELVE DISCIPLES TOGETHER. The Galilee ministry was just over; _outwardly_ it had been a triumphant...

  • Through The Bible C2000 Serie by Chuck Smith

    Let's turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to Luke, chapter 9. Luke here records the sending of the twelve to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. This is not to be confused with the...

  • Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

    2 Corinthians 13:1; Hebrews 5:7; Luke 8:51; Luke 6:12; Luke 9:18;...

  • Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament (4 Volume Set)

    A mountain. Rev., the mountain. The tradition that this mountain was Tabor is generally abandoned, and Mount Hermon is commonly supposed to have been the scene of the transfiguration. "Hermon, which i...

  • Wesley's Explanatory Notes

    Matthew 17:1; Mark 9:2....

  • William Burkitt's Expository Notes

    Here we have recorded the history of our holy Saviour's transfiguration; when he laid, as it were the garments of our frail humanity aside for. little season; and put on the robes of his divine glory...

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