Matthew 17:6
And the disciples hearing, fell upon their face, and were very much afraid.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
In Context
7And Jesus came and touched them: and said to them, Arise, and fear not.
Cross References
Judges 13:20And when the flame from the altar went up towards heaven, the angel of the lord ascended also in the flame. And when Manue and his wife saw this, they fell flat on the ground.
1 Chronicles 21:16And David lifting up his eyes, saw the angel of the Lord standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand, turned against Jerusalem: and both he and the ancients clothed in haircloth, fell down flat on the ground.
Ezekiel 43:3And I saw the vision according to the appearance which I had seen when he came to destroy the city: and the appearance was according to the vision which I had seen by the river Chobar: and I fell upon my face.
Daniel 10:7And I Daniel alone saw the vision: for the men that were with me saw it not: but an exceeding great terror fell upon them, and they fled away, and hid themselves.
Acts 22:7And falling on the ground, I heard a voice saying to me: Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
2 Peter 1:18And this voice we heard brought from heaven, when we were with him in the holy mount.
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 →