Matthew 17:6
And when the disciples heard that, they fell on their faces, and were sore afraide.
Geneva Bible 1599
In The King James Version
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
In Context
7Then Iesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraide.
Cross References
Judges 13:20For when the flame came vp toward heauen from the altar, the Angel of the Lord ascended vp in the flame of the altar, and Manoah and his wife behelde it, and fell on their faces vnto the grounde.
1 Chronicles 21:16And Dauid lift vp his eyes, and sawe the Angel of the Lord stande betweene the earth and the heauen with his sworde drawen in his hand, and stretched out towarde Ierusalem. Then Dauid and the Elders of Israel, which were clothed in sacke, fell vpon their faces.
Ezekiel 43:3And the vision which I saw was like the vision, euen as the vision that I sawe when I came to destroy the citie: and the visions were like the vision that I sawe by the riuer Chebar: and I fell vpon my face.
Daniel 10:7And I Daniel alone sawe the vision: for the men that were with me, sawe not the vision: but a great feare fell vpon them, so that they fled away and hid themselues.
Acts 22:7So I fell vnto the earth, and heard a voyce, saying vnto me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou mee?
2 Peter 1:18And this voyce we heard when it came from heauen, being 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 →