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Matthew 17:8 KJV
Matthew · chapter 17 · verse 8
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.Matthew 17:8 · King James Version
Matthew 17:8 in context
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.
10And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elias must first come?
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- JesusiēsousJesus = " Jehovah is salvation" , Jesus, the Son of God, the Saviour of mankind…G2424 →
- eyesophthalmosthe eye, metaph. the eyes of the mind, the faculty of knowingG3788 →
- saveei mēif not, except, butG1508 →
- saweidōto see, to perceive with the eyes, to perceive by any of the senses, to perceive, notice…G1492 →
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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