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Matthew 17:7
7But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”
Matthew 17:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
- English Standard Version (ESV)But Jesus came and touched them, saying, "Rise, and have no fear."
- New King James Version (NKJV)But Jesus came and touched them and said, “Arise, and do not be afraid.”
- New Living Translation (NLT)Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”
Context of Matthew 17:7
5While he was still speaking, a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased. Listen to him!” 6When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown to the ground, terrified. But Jesus came and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.” 8When they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus. 9As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus instructed them, “Don’t tell anyone what you have seen, until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
Read all of Matthew 17Matthew 17:7 word by word
καὶ προσῆλθεν ὁ Ἰησοῦς, καὶ ἁψάμενος αὐτῶν εἶπεν· ἐγέρθητε καὶ μὴ φοβεῖσθε.Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- Jesusὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- JesusἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424
- cameπροσέρχομαιproserchomai · to come near/agreeG4334
- and touchedἅπτωhaptomai · to touchG680
- themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Ariseἐγείρωegeirō · to ariseG1453
- beφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
- notμήmē · notG3361
Cross-references for Matthew 17:7
- Daniel 8:18While he was speaking to me, I was in a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me and raised me to my feet.
- Daniel 9:21while I was still in prayer, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.
- Daniel 10:10A hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
- Revelation 1:17When I saw him, I fell at his feet as though dead. Then he placed his right hand on me and said: “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last.
- Luke 24:5In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
- Acts 9:6“Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”
Commentaries on Matthew 17:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Jesus came and touched them - Exactly parallel to this account is Daniel 8:18, I was in a deep sleep, i.e. (a trance) on my face towards the ground; but he Touched me, and set me upright. From Jesus alone are we to expect Divine communications, and by his power only are we able to bear and improve them. It is very likely that this transfiguration took place in the night, which was a more proper season to show forth its glory than the day time, in which a…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
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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
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