Matthew 17:6
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771
Gill's Exposition
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…
Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Barnes' Notes
They fell on their face - They entered into the cloud, or the cloud enveloped them, Luk 9:34. “They were therefore afraid.” They were awed at the presence of God, and prostrated themselves in solemn…
We have here the story of Christ's transfiguration; he had said that the Son of man should shortly come in his kingdom, with which promise all the three evangelists industriously connect this story;…
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