Luke 9:28 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

²⁸ And it happened about eight days after Jesus said these things that He took Peter, John and James with Him and went up in the mountain to pray. [Note: This was probably Mt. Tabor, which was nearby].

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

²⁸ Now about eight days after these teachings, Jesus took with Him Peter and John and James and went up on the mountain to pray.

American Standard Version (1901)

²⁸ 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.

Common English Bible

²⁸ About eight days after Jesus said these things, he took Peter, John, and James, and went up on a mountain to pray.

Catholic Public Domain Version

²⁸ 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.

Luke 9:28 Cross References

Luke 6:12

And it happened during that time that Jesus went out to the mountain [i.e., probably a hillside near Capernaum] to pray, and continued praying to God all night.

Luke 9:18

And it happened while Jesus was praying off by Himself that His disciples joined Him. He asked them, saying, “Who are the crowds saying that I am?”

Luke 8:51

And when Jesus came to the [synagogue official’s] house, He did not allow anyone to enter with Him except Peter, James, John and the girl’s father and mother.

Mark 6:46

And after He had left them He went up to a mountain to pray.

Mark 1:35

Very early in the morning, [even] before daylight, Jesus woke up, left Simon’s house [verse 29] and went out to a deserted place where He prayed.

Hebrews 5:7

During His life on earth Jesus offered up prayers and special requests with loud crying and tears to God, who was able to save Him from dying, and He was heard because of His [earnest] devotion [to God].

2 Corinthians 13:1

This will be my third visit to you. [Deut. 19:15 says], “Every matter should be settled by the testimony of two or three witnesses.”

Luke 3:21

Now it happened when all the people had been immersed [by John], that Jesus was also immersed [by him]. And while Jesus was praying, heaven was opened

Matthew 5:1

Seeing the large crowds, Jesus went up in a mountain [i.e., probably a hill near Capernaum] and when He sat down, His disciples came to Him.

Matthew 14:23

After He had dispersed them, He went up into the mountain by Himself to pray. When evening had come He was there alone.

Luke 5:16

So, He went away to deserted places and prayed.

John 6:3

Then Jesus went up to a high plateau [Note: This place, northeast of Lake Galilee, is called “The Golan Heights,” today] and sat down there with His disciples.

2 Peter 1:16

For we did not use cleverly conceived stories when we told you about the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, because we were eyewitnesses of His Majesty [i.e., the apostles had personally seen the miraculous power of Jesus].