Matthew 17:5
And while he was still speaking, behold, a shining cloud overshadowed them. And behold, there was a voice from the cloud, saying: “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
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In Context
6And the disciples, hearing this, fell prone on their face, and they were very afraid.
Cross References
Exodus 40:34Whenever the cloud departed from the tabernacle, the sons of Israel set out by their companies.
Deuteronomy 5:22The Lord spoke these words to the entire multitude of you on the mountain, from the midst of the fire and the cloud and the darkness, with a loud voice, adding nothing more. And he wrote them on two tablets of stone, which he delivered to me.
Deuteronomy 18:19But against anyone who is not willing to listen to his words, which he will speak in my name, I will stand forth as the avenger.
Job 38:1But the Lord, responding to Job from a whirlwind, said:
Psalms 81:7But you will die like men, and you will fall just like one of the princes.
Isaiah 42:21And the Lord was willing to sanctify him, and to magnify the law, and to exalt him.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 17:2-14
The Transfiguration of Christ. 1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him. 4 Then 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. 5… Read the whole commentary →