Luke 9:28
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
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“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 Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“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.”
King James Version · Public Domain“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.”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“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,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo Luke 9:28 — 13 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Psalms 109:4In return for my love they accuse me, but I am a man of prayer.
- Matthew 17:1After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
- Matthew 26:37He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
- Mark 1:35Early in the morning, while it was still dark, Jesus got up and slipped out to a solitary place to pray.
- Mark 6:46After bidding them farewell, He went up on the mountain to pray.
- Mark 9:2After 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 14:33He took with Him Peter, James, and John, and began to be deeply troubled and distressed.
- Luke 3:21When all the people were being baptized, Jesus was baptized too. And as He was praying, heaven was opened,
- Luke 6:12In those days Jesus went out to the mountain to pray, and He spent the night in prayer to God.
- 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?”
- 2 Corinthians 13:1This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
- Hebrews 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.
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