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Wesley's New Testament

Matthew 17:6

And the disciples hearing it, fell on their face and were sore afraid.

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Mountain;   Transfiguration;   Vision;   Thompson Chain Reference - Fear;   Needless Fear;   Rest-Unrest;   Trouble;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Miracles of Christ, the;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Miracle;   Transfiguration;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Glory;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Transfiguration;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Heaven;   Hutchinsonians;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Peter;   Transfiguration, the;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Moses;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Devil, Satan, Evil, Demonic;   Devil;   Matthew, the Gospel of;   Mountain;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Transfiguration, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Matthew, Gospel According to;   Peter;   Text of the New Testament;   Transfiguration;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Acceptance (2);   Dates (2);   Fear ;   Friendship;   Moses ;   Mount Mountain ;   Righteous, Righteousness;   Transfiguration (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Transfiguration;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Elijah;   Names titles and offices of christ;   Transfiguration;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Piece of Silver;   Transfiguration, the;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Moses;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - Moses, the Man of God;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Attitudes;   Elijah;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Moses;   Transfiguration;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;   Simon Cephas;  

Devotionals:

- Every Day Light - Devotion for November 3;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown and were terrified.
King James Version (1611)
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
King James Version
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
English Standard Version
When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.
New American Standard Bible
When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.
New Century Version
When his followers heard the voice, they were so frightened they fell to the ground.
Amplified Bible
When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were terrified.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And when the disciples heard that, they fell on their faces, and were sore afraide.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
When the disciples heard this, they fell face down to the ground and were terrified.
Legacy Standard Bible
And when the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.
Berean Standard Bible
When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.
Contemporary English Version
When the disciples heard the voice, they were so afraid that they fell flat on the ground.
Complete Jewish Bible
When the talmidim heard this, they were so frightened that they fell face down on the ground.
Darby Translation
And the disciples hearing [it] fell upon their faces, and were greatly terrified.
Easy-to-Read Version
The followers with Jesus heard this voice. They were very afraid, so they fell to the ground.
George Lamsa Translation
When the disciples heard it, they threw themselves on their faces, and they were greatly frightened.
Good News Translation
When the disciples heard the voice, they were so terrified that they threw themselves face downward on the ground.
Lexham English Bible
And when the disciples heard this, they fell down on their faces and were extremely frightened.
Literal Translation
And hearing, the disciples fell on their face and were greatly terrified.
American Standard Version
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
Bible in Basic English
And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.
Hebrew Names Version
When the talmidim heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
International Standard Version
When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.2 Peter 1:18;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And when the disciples heard, they fell upon their faces and feared greatly.
Murdock Translation
And when the disciples heard [fn] , they fell on their faces, and were much afraid.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And when the disciples hearde [these thynges] they fell on their face, and were sore afrayde.
English Revised Version
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
World English Bible
When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
Weymouth's New Testament
On hearing this voice, the disciples fell on their faces and were filled with terror.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And the disciplis herden, and felden doun on her faces, and dredden greetli.
Update Bible Version
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were very afraid.
Webster's Bible Translation
And when the disciples heard [it], they fell on their face, and were in great fear.
New English Translation
When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.
New King James Version
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid.
New Living Translation
The disciples were terrified and fell face down on the ground.
New Life Bible
When the followers heard this, they got down on the ground on their faces and were very much afraid.
New Revised Standard
When the disciples heard this, they fell to the ground and were overcome by fear.
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And, hearing it, the disciples fell upon their face, and were caused to fear exceedingly.
Douay-Rheims Bible
And the disciples hearing fell upon their face, and were very much afraid.
Revised Standard Version
When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces, and were filled with awe.
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And when the disciples hearde that they fell on their faces and were soore afrayed.
Young's Literal Translation
And the disciples having heard, did fall upon their face, and were exceedingly afraid,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
Whan ye disciples herde that, they fell vpon their faces, and were sore afrayed.
Mace New Testament (1729)
and when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were in a terrible fright.
THE MESSAGE
When the disciples heard it, they fell flat on their faces, scared to death. But Jesus came over and touched them. "Don't be afraid." When they opened their eyes and looked around all they saw was Jesus, only Jesus.
Simplified Cowboy Version
When Pete, James, and John heard this, they fell flat on the ground and whimpered like weaned pups.

Contextual Overview

1 And after six days, Jesus taketh Peter and James and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart, 2 And was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3 And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with him. 4 Then answered Peter and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tents, one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 5 While he yet spake, behold a bright cloud overshadowed them, and behold a voice out of the cloud which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight: hear ye him. 6 And the disciples hearing it, fell on their face and were sore afraid. 7 And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise and be not afraid. 8 And lifting up their eyes, they saw no man, but Jesus only. And as they came down from the mountain, 9 Jesus charged them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, till the Son of man be risen again from the dead. 10 And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes, That Elijah must come first?

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Leviticus 9:24, Judges 13:20, Judges 13:22, 1 Chronicles 21:16, Ezekiel 3:23, Ezekiel 43:3, Daniel 8:17, Daniel 10:7-9, Daniel 10:16, Daniel 10:17, Acts 22:7, Acts 26:14, 2 Peter 1:18

Reciprocal: Genesis 17:3 - General Genesis 28:17 - he was Exodus 3:6 - hid Ezekiel 1:28 - I fell Daniel 10:8 - and there Luke 5:8 - Depart Acts 7:32 - Then

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And when the disciples heard it,.... The voice out of the cloud, and which they apprehended came from God, and was uttered with so much majesty:

they fell on their face: not so much out of reverence, or for the sake of adoration, but as persons struck with astonishment and fear, and were as half dead; and so fell with their faces fiat to the ground, not being able to stand before God, to behold his majesty, and hear his voice:

and were sore afraid: they were filled with fear, when, awaking out of their sleep, they saw the surprising glory of Christ, and of the two men that were with him, insomuch that they knew not what to think, or say; and so they were when they entered into the cloud, and still more upon hearing the voice of God himself, even though it was a voice of love, grace, and mercy; see Deuteronomy 5:24. But yet they were not struck with so much amazement and surprise, as not to know what was said; for they distinctly heard the words, rightly understood, and faithfully related them; from whom the evangelists had them, and which Peter perfectly remembered, and recorded many years after.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

They fell on their face - They entered into the cloud, or the cloud enveloped them, Luke 9:34. “They were therefore afraid.” They were awed at the presence of God, and prostrated themselves in solemn adoration on the ground, and their fears were removed only by the voice of their beloved Master. No man can see God and live; and it is only the glory of God, as it shines in the face of Christ (see 2 Corinthians 4:6), that mortals can bear.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Matthew 17:6. Fell on their face — Dismayed by the voice, and dazzled by the glory of the cloud. So Daniel, Daniel 8:17, and Saul of Tarsus, Acts 9:4.


 
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