Matthew 17:6
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were much afraid.
James Murdock's Translation of the Syriac Peshitta
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 to them and touched them, and said: Arise, and be not afraid.
Cross References
Acts 22:7And I fell to the earth: and I heard a voice, which said to me: Saul, Saul! why persecutest thou me?
2 Peter 1:18we also heard this identical voice from heaven, which came to him while 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 →