Matthew 17:4 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 17:4

Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

BSB

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ASV

And Peter answered, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, I will make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.

KJV

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.

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Commentary

3 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

Yet art thou wrong, Peter, and as another Evangelist says, knowest not what thou sayest. (Luke 9:33.) Think not. of three tabernacles, when there is but one tabernacle of the Gospel in which both Law and Prophets are to be repeated. But if thou wilt have three tabernacles, set not the servants equal with their Lord, but make three tabernacles, yea make one for the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, that They whose divinity is one, may have but one tabernacle, in thy bosom.

The record, by era

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

Peter said - let us make, etc. - That is, when he saw Moses and Elijah ready to depart from the mount, Luk 9:33, he wished to detain them, that he might always enjoy their company with that of his Lord and Master, still supposing that Christ would set up a temporal kingdom upon earth.

J.C. Ryle

1816–1900

Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Matthew (1856)

These verses contain one of the most remarkable events in our Lord’s earthly ministry, the event commonly called the transfiguration. The order in which it is recorded is beautiful and instructive. The latter part of the last chapter showed us the cross; here we are graciously allowed to see something of the coming reward. The hearts which have just been saddened by a plain statement of Christ’s sufferings are at once gladdened by a vision of Christ’s glory. Let us mark this. We often lose much by not tracing the connection between chapter and chapter in the Word of God.

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Original language & word study

27 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
Ἀποκριθεὶς	Apokritheis	Answering	G611 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ὁ	ho	<the>	G3588 →
Πέτρος	Petros	Peter	G4074 →
εἶπεν	eipen	said	G2036 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
Ἰησοῦ·	Iēsou	to Jesus;	G2424 →
κύριε,	kurie	Lord,	G2962 →
καλόν	kalon	good	G2570 →
ἐστιν	estin	it is	G1510 →
ἡμᾶς	hēmas	for us	G3165 →
ὧδε	hōde	here	G5602 →
εἶναι.	einai	to be.	G1511 →
εἰ	ei	If	G1487 →
θέλεις,	theleis	You wish,	G2309 →
ποιήσω	poiēsō	I will make	G4160 →
ὧδε	hōde	here	G5602 →
τρεῖς	treis	three	G5140 →
σκηνάς,	skēnas	tabernacles,	G4633 →
σοὶ	soi	for You	G4771 →
μίαν	mian	one	G1520 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Μωϋσεῖ	Mōusei	for Moses	G3475 →
μίαν	mian	one	G1520 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
Ἠλίᾳ	Ēlia	for Elijah	G2243 →
μίαν.¶	mian	one.	G1520 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

The walk

The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
1 John 3:2
Beloved, we are now children of God, and what we will be has not yet been revealed. We know that when Christ appears, we will be like Him, for we will see Him as…
leads to
- Philippians 3:21
  who, by the power that enables Him to subject all things to Himself, will transform our lowly bodies to be like His glorious body.
- Colossians 3:4
  When Christ, who is your life, appears, then you also will appear with Him in glory.
- 1 Corinthians 13:12
  Now we see but a dim reflection as in a mirror; then we shall see face to face. Now I know in part; then I shall know fully, even as I am fully known.
- 2 Corinthians 3:18
  And we, who with unveiled faces all reflect the glory of the Lord, are being transformed into His image with intensifying glory, which comes from the Lord, who is the Spirit.
- Psalms 17:15
  As for me, I will behold Your face in righteousness; when I awake, I will be satisfied in Your presence.
Through
Luke 9:33
As Moses and Elijah were leaving, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”…
leads to
- Mark 9:5–6
  Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”
- Mark 10:38
  “You do not know what you are asking,” Jesus replied. “Can you drink the cup I will drink, or be baptized with the baptism I will undergo?”
- Psalms 63:2–5
  So I have seen You in the sanctuary and beheld Your power and glory.

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01Commentary

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02Original language & word study

03The walk

Where the connections lead

04Related verses

05Featured studies on this passage

06About Matthew

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

Featured studies on this passage

About Matthew