Matthew 17:7
And Jesus came and touched them: and said to them, Arise, and fear not.
Douay-Rheims 1899
In The King James Version
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
In Context
6And the disciples hearing, fell upon their face, and were very much afraid.
8And they lifting up their eyes saw no one but only Jesus.
Cross References
Daniel 9:21As I was yet speaking in prayer, behold the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, flying swiftly touched me at the time of the evening sacrifice.
Daniel 10:18Therefore he that looked like a man touched me again, and strengthened me.
Luke 24:5And as they were afraid, and bowed down their countenance towards the ground, they said unto them: Why seek you the living with the dead?
Revelation 1:17And when I had seen him, I fell at his feet as dead. And he laid his right hand upon me, saying: Fear not. I am the First and the Last,
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 →