Matthew 17:5

Matthew 17:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
• New International Version (NIV)While 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!”
• English Standard Version (ESV)He was still speaking when, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him."
• New King James Version (NKJV)While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and suddenly a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Hear Him!”

Context of Matthew 17:5

3Suddenly, Moses and Elijah appeared and began talking with Jesus. 4Peter exclaimed, “Lord, it’s wonderful for us to be here! If you want, I’ll make three shelters as memorials—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” But even as he spoke, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy. Listen to him.” 6The disciples were terrified and fell face down on the ground. 7Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” he said. “Don’t be afraid.”

Matthew 17:5 word by word

Ἔτι αὐτοῦ λαλοῦντος ἰδοὺ νεφέλη φωτεινὴ ἐπεσκίασεν αὐτούς, καὶ ἰδοὺ φωνὴ ἐκ τῆς νεφέλης λέγουσα· οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητὸς ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα· ἀκούετε αὐτοῦ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Whileλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
• heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• yetἔτιeti · stillG2089
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• aνεφέληnephelē · cloudG3507
• brightφωτεινόςphōteinos · brightG5460
• overshadowedἐπισκιάζωepiskiazō · to overshadowG1982
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• a voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
• out ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
• which saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• myἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
• Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• I am well pleasedεὐδοκέωeudokeō · to delightG2106
• hear yeἀκούωakouō · to hearG191

Cross-references for Matthew 17:5

• Exodus 40:34Then the cloud covered the Tabernacle, and the glory of the Lord filled the Tabernacle.
• 1 Kings 8:10When the priests came out of the Holy Place, a thick cloud filled the Temple of the Lord.
• Psalms 18:10Mounted on a mighty angelic being, he flew, soaring on the wings of the wind.
• Luke 9:34But even as he was saying this, a cloud overshadowed them, and terror gripped them as the cloud covered them.
• Acts 1:9After saying this, he was taken up into a cloud while they were watching, and they could no longer see him.
• Revelation 1:7Look! He comes with the clouds of heaven. And everyone will see him— even those who pierced him. And all the nations of the world will mourn for him. Yes! Amen!
• Exodus 19:19As the blast of the ram’s horn grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God thundered his reply.
• Deuteronomy 4:11“You came near and stood at the foot of the mountain, while flames from the mountain shot into the sky. The mountain was shrouded in black clouds and deep darkness.
• Deuteronomy 5:22“The Lord spoke these words to all of you assembled there at the foot of the mountain. He spoke with a loud voice from the heart of the fire, surrounded by clouds and deep darkness. This was all he said at that time, and he wrote his words on two stone tablets and gave them to me.
• Job 38:1Then the Lord answered Job from the whirlwind:
• Psalms 81:7You cried to me in trouble, and I saved you; I answered out of the thundercloud and tested your faith when there was no water at Meribah. Interlude
• John 5:37And the Father who sent me has testified about me himself. You have never heard his voice or seen him face to face,
• John 12:28Father, bring glory to your name.” Then a voice spoke from heaven, saying, “I have already brought glory to my name, and I will do so again.”
• Acts 9:3As he was approaching Damascus on this mission, a light from heaven suddenly shone down around him.
• Matthew 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”
• Mark 1:11And a voice from heaven said, “You are my dearly loved Son, and you bring me great joy.”

Commentaries on Matthew 17:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5A bright cloud overshadowed them - Or as six MSS. and Ephraim read it, a cloud of light, ; which reading Griesbach has admitted into the text. As a bright cloud, or a cloud of light could not overshadow, or cast any kind of shade, the word should be translated, surrounded them. A cloud was frequently the symbol of the Divine presence; but such a cloud had always something very remarkable in its appearance. Ezekiel, Ezekiel 1:4, represents it as a great…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 5A bright cloud overshadowed them - The word “overshadow” here means, rather, to “be diffused” or “spread” over them. It does not mean that it made a shade. A cloud was the symbol of the divine presence. Thus, God went before the Israelites in a cloudy pillar - dark by day and bright by night Exodus 14:19-20; he appeared on Mount Sinai in a cloud bright by fire Exodus 24:15-17; and a cloud, the symbol of the divine presence - called the Shechinah - dwelt…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 5A bright cloud enveloped them: In the Old Testament, a cloud often showed God’s presence with Israel during the time of Moses (see Exodus 24:15–18; 25:8; 29:45–46; 40:34–38). My beloved Son: This confirmed what Peter had already declared about Jesus (Matthew 16:16–17). The disciples were told to listen to Jesus because he is God’s Son. As a prophet, he reveals God’s will (11:27; see Deuteronomy 18:15, 18; Acts 3:22–23; 7:37).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 17:5

• Cloud
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mountain
• Revelation
• Transfiguration
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Betray
• Cloud
• Cure
• Peter
• Tabernacle
• Talking
• Transfiguration, the
• Bath Kol
• Beloved
• Children of God

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