Matthew 17:8 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 17:8

And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only.

KJV

And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

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Commentary

5 voices

Jerome

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (420)

And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only; which was done with good reason; for had Moses and Elias continued with the Lord, it might have seemed uncertain to which in particular the witness of the Father was borne. Also they see Jesus standing after the cloud has been removed, and Moses and Elias disappeared, because after the shadow of the Law and Prophets has departed, both are found in the Gospel.

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And when they had lift up their eyes,.... And "looked round about", as Mark says, to see whether the same objects still continued, as Moses and Elias; and the bright cloud: they saw no man; neither Moses nor Elias, who were both gone: signifying, that though the law and the prophets were till this time, they were now finished and completed, and the Mosaic economy was to be no more; as these men appeared no more after, nor will they till the second coming of Christ.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

If sometimes we are favoured with special manifestations of divine grace, glimpses and pledges of future glory, yet they are withdrawn presently; two heavens are too much for those to expect that never deserve one. Now they saw no man, save Jesus only. Note, Christ will tarry with us when Moses and Elias are gone.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

Charles Spurgeon

1834–1892

The Metropolitan Tabernacle Pulpit, Sermon No. 924: “Jesus Only” (lightly modernized text, CCEL edition) (1870)

The last words will suffice us for a text, “Jesus only.” When Peter saw our Lord with Moses and Elias, he exclaimed, “Master, it is good to be here,” as if he implied that it was better to be with Jesus, and Moses, and Elias, than to be with Jesus only.

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

12 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἐπάραντες	eparantes	Having lifted up	G1869 →
δὲ	de	and	G1161 →
τοὺς	tous	the	G3588 →
ὀφθαλμοὺς	ophthalmous	eyes	G3788 →
αὐτῶν	autōn	of them	G846 →
οὐδένα	oudena	no [one]	G3762 →
εἶδον	eidon	they saw	G1492 →
εἰ	ei	only	G1487 →
μὴ	mē	except	G3361 →
αὐτὸν	auton	Himself	G846 →
Ἰησοῦν	Iēsoun	Jesus	G2424 →
μόνον.¶	monon	alone.	G3441 →

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
Luke 9:36
After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.
leads to
- Matthew 17:9
  As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
- Mark 9:9–10
  As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
- Ecclesiastes 3:7
  a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
- Mark 9:6
  For they were all so terrified that Peter did not know what else to say.
Through
Mark 9:8
Suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no one with them except Jesus.
leads to
- Acts 10:16
  This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
- Acts 8:39–40
  When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
- Luke 24:31
  Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
- Luke 9:36
  After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.

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01Commentary

The record, by era

Voices on this verse

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