{"id":51152,"date":"2025-01-07T13:28:57","date_gmt":"2025-01-07T10:28:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/?p=51152"},"modified":"2025-09-18T21:19:33","modified_gmt":"2025-09-18T18:19:33","slug":"51152","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/wingulamashahidi.org\/en\/2025\/01\/07\/51152\/","title":{"rendered":"Did Jesus Go Up the Mountain After Six Days or Eight?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n

Question:<\/strong> The Gospels seem to differ\u2014did Jesus go up the mountain after six days<\/strong> or eight<\/strong>?
In Matthew 17:1<\/strong> and Mark 9:2<\/strong>, it says six days<\/strong>, but in Luke 9:28<\/strong>, it says about eight days<\/strong>. So which one is correct?<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s look at the passages closely:<\/p>\n

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Matthew 17:1 (NIV)<\/strong>
\u201cAfter six days Jesus took with him Peter, James and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Mark 9:2 (NIV)<\/strong>
\u201cAfter six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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Luke 9:28 (NIV)<\/strong>
\u201cAbout eight days after Jesus said this, he took Peter, John and James with him and went up onto a mountain to pray.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

So, Which Is Correct\u2014Six or Eight Days?<\/strong><\/h3>\n

There is no contradiction here. Instead, the difference lies in how the days are being counted<\/strong> and what the author chose to emphasize<\/strong>:<\/p>\n