Matthew 17:6

Matthew 17:6 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
• New International Version (NIV)When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified.
• English Standard Version (ESV)When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were greatly afraid.

Context of Matthew 17:6

4And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good we should be here. If thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles: for thee one, and for Moses one, and one for Elias. 5While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight: hear him. And the disciples hearing [it] fell upon their faces, and were greatly terrified. 7And Jesus coming to [them] touched them, and said, Rise up, and be not terrified. 8And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus alone.

Matthew 17:6 word by word

καὶ ἀκούσαντες οἱ μαθηταὶ ἔπεσαν ἐπὶ πρόσωπον αὐτῶν καὶ ἐφοβήθησαν σφόδρα.Read the interlinear

• disciplesμαθητήςmathētēs · discipleG3101
• hearingἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
• fellπίπτωpiptō petō · to collapseG4098
• facesπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• greatlyσφόδραsphodra · veryG4970

Cross-references for Matthew 17:6

• Leviticus 9:24And there went out fire from before Jehovah, and consumed on the altar the burnt-offering, and the pieces of fat; and all the people saw it, and they shouted, and fell on their face.
• Judges 13:20And it came to pass, as the flame went up from off the altar towards the heavens, that the Angel of Jehovah ascended in the flame of the altar; and Manoah and his wife looked on, and fell on their faces to the ground.
• 1 Chronicles 21:16And David lifted up his eyes, and saw the angel of Jehovah stand between the earth and the heavens, and his sword drawn in his hand, stretched out over Jerusalem. And David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell on their faces.
• Ezekiel 3:23And I arose, and went forth into the valley, and behold, the glory of Jehovah stood there, like the glory which I saw by the river Chebar; and I fell on my face.
• Ezekiel 43:3And the appearance of the vision that I saw was according to the vision that I had seen when I came to destroy the city; and the visions were like the vision that I saw by the river Chebar: and I fell upon my face.
• Daniel 8:17And he came near where I stood; and when he came, I was afraid, and fell on my face; and he said unto me, Understand, son of man; for the vision is for the time of the end.
• Daniel 10:7And I Daniel alone saw the vision; and the men that were with me saw not the vision, but a great quaking fell on them, and they fled to hide themselves.
• Daniel 10:16And behold, one after the likeness of the sons of men touched my lips; and I opened my mouth and spoke, and said unto him that stood before me, My lord, by reason of the vision my pains are turned upon me, and I retain no strength.
• Acts 22:7And I fell to the ground, and heard a voice saying to me, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me?
• Acts 26:14And, when we were all fallen to the ground, I heard a voice saying to me in the Hebrew tongue, Saul, Saul, why persecutest thou me? [it is] hard for thee to kick against goads.
• 2 Peter 1:18and this voice we heard uttered from heaven, being with him on the holy mountain.

Commentaries on Matthew 17:6

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 6Fell 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.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 6They 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.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 6-7People often react this way when they experience God's glory (for example, Isaiah 6:5; Daniel 8:17; 10:9, 15–19; Revelation 1:17).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 17:6

• Jesus, the Christ
• Mountain
• Transfiguration
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Betray
• Cure
• Peter
• Tabernacle
• Talking
• Transfiguration, the
• Attitudes
• Elijah
• Jesus Christ
• John, the Apostle

Commentaries on Matthew 17

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings