17:1 Six days later 2 Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, 3 and led them privately up a high mountain.
1 tc ‡ Most witnesses (א2 C D L W Z Θ 0106 Ë1,13 33 Ï lat) read αὐτόν (auton, “him”) here as a way of clarifying the direct object; various important witnesses lack the word, however (א* B 700 pc ff1 h q). The original wording most likely lacked it, but it has been included here due to English style. NA27 includes the word in brackets, indicating reservations about its authenticity.
2 tn Grk “And after six days.”
3 tn Grk “John his brother” with “his” referring to James.