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Matthew 17:6-7 KJV
Matthew · chapter 17 · verses 6–7
6And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. 7And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.Matthew 17:6-7 · King James Version
Matthew 17:6-7 in context
4Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
5While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
6And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
7And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
8And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.
9And as they came down from the mountain, Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen again from the dead.
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Key words (Strong's)
- disciplesmathētēsa learner, pupil, discipleG3101 →
- touchedhaptomaito fasten one s self to, adhere to, cling to, to touch, of carnal intercourse with a…G680 →
- heardakouōto be endowed with the faculty of hearing, not deaf, to hear, to attend to, consider what…G191 →
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- Ariseegeirōto arouse, cause to rise, to arouse from sleep, to awake, to arouse from the sleep of…G1453 →
- fellpiptōto descend from a higher place to a lower, to fall , to be thrust down, metaph. to fall…G4098 →
- faceprosōponthe face, the front of the human head, countenance, look, the face so far forth as it is…G4383 →
- soresphodraexceedingly, greatlyG4970 →
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We have here the story of Christ's transfiguration; he had said that the Son of man should shortly come in his kingdom, with which promise all the three evangelists industriously connect this story;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 1-13