“ And Jesus came and touched them, and said,Arise, and be not afraid. ”
The Transfiguration, and the Coming of Elijah ( Mark 9:2-13 *, Luke 9:28-36 ). The narrative agrees closely with Mk., the chief difference being the appropriate addition of Matthew 17:7 . The fe...
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7. Then Jesus approaching touched them. Christ raises them up when they had fallen, and by so doing performs his office; for he came down to us for this very purpose, that by his guidance be...
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. Jesus came and touched them - Exactly parallel to this account is Daniel 8:18 , I was in a deep sleep, i.e. (a trance) on my face...
And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, For the exposition, see the notes at Luke 9:28-36 . The time of this sec...
The Transfiguration 1-8. The Transfiguration ( Mark 9:2 ; Luke 9:28 ). St. Leo rightly apprehended the historical situation when he said that in the Transfiguration the principal object aimed at...
Jesus came and touched them. — Act and words were both expressive of an almost brotherly tenderness. The touch of the hand they had so often grasped — as, e.g., in Matthew 14:31 — the familiar...
Chapter 13 The New Departure (Founding of the Church.) - Matthew 16:13-28 ; Matthew 17:1-21 THIS conversation at Caesarea Philippi is universally regarded as marking a new era in the life of Chr...
Jesus Shows Divine Glory Matthew 17:1-8 Moses' face shone after having absorbed the divine glory, as some diamonds burn with sunlight after being carried into a dark room. Stephen's face s...
"After six days." Days of silence. No record have we of what transpired in those days. The strange declarations of the Cross had crushed the hearts of these men. Now to three of their number, as spec...
"And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid. (7) And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. (8) And when they had lifted up their eyes, t...
And Jesus came and touched them ,.... The disciples were at some little distance from Christ, but he observing the fear and surprise they were in, came to their relief and assistance; which he did n...
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid. Ver. 7. Jesus came and touched them ] Christ therefore kills his, that he may quicken them; casts them down, that he may reviv...
While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them Such, probably, as took possession first of the tabernacle, and afterward of Solomon's temple, when those holy places were consecrated....
Only six days intervened before the three disciples witnessed the transfiguration of the Lord Jesus. Luke says, "about eight days after these things," for no doubt he counts the day the Lord spoke, a...
The Transfiguration of Christ. 1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a hi...
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‘And Jesus came and touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.” And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only.' The three disciples had been so very much afraid at the realis...
CRITICAL NOTES Matthew 17:1 . After six days .—Within a week of Peter’s confession. St. Luke has “about an eight days after,” according to the common Jewish reckoning, by which each part of a da...
Matthew 17:1 . And after six days Luke says, «about an eight days after these sayings;» but I suppose he counted the day before and the day after. «After six days,» and the first day was, probab...
Matthew 17:2 . He was transfigured before them. Μεταμορφωθη, was transformed before them. Matthew, Mark, and Luke record this vision; and name the three selected witnesses. Peter had just confesse...
And was transfigured before them. The mount of vision I. Take what is taught in the passage as to Christ’s humanity and its aspects. Among all the aspects in which the Saviour is presented to u...
EXPOSITION Matthew 17:1-40 The Transfiguration of Jesus . ( Mark 9:2-41 ; Luke 9:28-42 .) This mysterious event was intended primarily to confirm the faith of the three apostles who we...
The conclusion of the phenomenon:
Acts 9:6 ; Daniel 10:10 ; Daniel 10:18 ; Daniel 8:18 ; Daniel 9:21 ; Luke 24:5 ; Revelation 1:17
Be not afraid — And doubtless the same moment he gave them courage and strength.