Luke 9:32

But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him.

Cross-reference

Luke 22:45 Parallel

In Luke 22:45, the disciples are again found sleeping during a pivotal moment — similar to their sleep here at the transfiguration.

Luke 22:46 Parallel

In Luke 22:46, disciples also sleep at a crucial moment—Gethsemane—reinforcing a pattern of human weakness during divine revelation.

John 1:14 Allusion

In John 1:14, the apostle declares 'we beheld His glory,' directly echoing the eyewitness experience of the Transfiguration.

John 17:24 Related theme

In John 17:24, Jesus prays for believers to behold His glory—a request that the Transfiguration anticipates.

In 2 Peter 1:16, Peter recalls being an eyewitness of Christ's majesty—a direct reference to the Transfiguration event.

1 John 3:2 Related theme

In 1 John 3:2, the promise of seeing Christ as He is echoes the disciples' glimpse of His glory on the mountain — a foretaste of full revelation.

Revelation 22:4 Related theme

In Revelation 22:4, the promise of seeing God's face fulfills the glory the disciples glimpsed at the Transfiguration.

In Matthew 26:43, the same three disciples are found sleeping again — this time during Jesus' agony, contrasting with their earlier glory.

Mark 14:37 Parallel

In Mark 14:37, Peter, James, and John are found sleeping in Gethsemane — the same disciples who were heavy with sleep at the Transfiguration.

In Matthew 26:40-43, Jesus rebukes sleeping disciples in Gethsemane, showing a recurring failure to stay alert during pivotal moments.