Matthew 17:1
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,
Cross-references
Matthew 26:37 again shows Jesus taking Peter, James, and John apart at Gethsemane — the same inner circle.
Mark 5:37 similarly notes that Jesus only allowed Peter, James, and John to witness Jairus's daughter's resurrection.
Mark 9:2-13 provides the parallel account of the Transfiguration, identical in structure and detail.
Luke 8:51 also mentions Jesus taking only Peter, James, and John to Jairus's daughter, the same select disciples.
Luke 9:28-36 recounts the same Transfiguration event, adding details like Jesus praying.
In 2 Peter 1:18, Peter recalls hearing the voice on the holy mount — the exact event described here.
In 1 Kings 19:11, Elijah encounters God on a mountain — here Elijah appears at the Transfiguration, linking the theophany.
In John 1:14, John writes 'we beheld his glory' — this verse shows that glory visibly manifested on the mountain.
In 2 Peter 1:16, Peter claims eyewitness of Christ's majesty — this Transfiguration scene is that eyewitness event.