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Mark 9:2

What does Mark 9:2 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 9:2 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 9:2 means

Six days after the promise of seeing the kingdom, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John to a high mountain. There, He undergoes a profound transformation, His appearance dramatically changing. This event, known as the Transfiguration, is a unique revelation of Jesus' divine glory, temporarily pulling back the veil of His humanity to reveal His true nature as the Son of God. It was a significant moment for the inner circle of disciples.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them;

KJV

King James Version · 1611

And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them;

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And after six days Jesus took with him Peter and James and John, and made them go up with him into a high mountain by themselves: and he was changed in form before them:

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

And after six days doth Jesus take Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up to a high mount by themselves, alone, and he was transfigured before them,

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And his garments became shining and exceeding white as snow, so as no fuller upon earth can make white.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

And after six days Jesus takes with [him] Peter and James and John, and takes them up on a high mountain by themselves apart. And he was transfigured before them:

Context

This verse marks the beginning of the Transfiguration account, a pivotal moment in Mark's Gospel. It fulfills the prophecy of verse 1, showing the kingdom of God coming with power. Following Peter's confession of Jesus as the Christ and Jesus' subsequent teaching on His suffering, this event offers a powerful confirmation of His divine identity and authority before the journey to the cross.

v.1And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, There are some here of them that stand by, who shall in no wise taste of death, till they see the kingdom of God come with power.

v.2This passage

v.3and his garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Matthew 17:1

    And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:

  • Revelation 20:11

    And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat upon it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.

  • Revelation 1:13

    and in the midst of the candlesticks one like unto a son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about at the breasts with a golden girdle.

  • 2 Corinthians 3:7

    But if the ministration of death, written, and engraven on stones, came with glory, so that the children of Israel could not look stedfastly upon the face of Moses for the glory of his face; which glory was passing away:

  • Philippians 2:6

    who, existing in the form of God, counted not the being on an equality with God a thing to be grasped,

  • Mark 14:33

    And he taketh with him Peter and James and John, and began to be greatly amazed, and sore troubled.

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