Jesus
The Transfiguation
The Transfiguation is dated AD 29. It is told in Matthew 17:1–13. Jesus Christ, Simon Peter, Moses, Elijah, John the Apostle are part of it.
After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.
When did it happen?
- Modern reckoning
- AD 29
- Traditional reckoning
- AD 29
Dates before about 900 BC depend on how the Bible's own numbers are added up. Why the two reckonings differ.
Where is it in the Bible?
Who was there, and where?
Where: Mount Hermon.
Which verses connect to Matthew 17:1?
The strongest cross-references of the key verse, ranked by reader votes (OpenBible.info).
- Luke 9:28–3615 votes
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. And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white. …
- Matthew 26:379 votes
He took with Him Peter and the two sons of Zebedee and began to be sorrowful and deeply distressed.
- Mark 5:377 votes
And He did not allow anyone to accompany Him except Peter, James, and John the brother of James.
- Mark 9:2–135 votes
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. …
- 2 Corinthians 13:15 votes
This is the third time I am coming to you. “Every matter must be established by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”
- 2 Peter 1:185 votes
And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.
Events, people and places: Theographic Bible Metadata (Robert Rouse), CC BY-SA 4.0, reshaped; dates also from the sources named on each anchor.