Revised Webster's Bible
Matthew 17:5
5While he was yet speaking, 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.
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
3And, behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with him. 4Then answered Peter, and said to 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 Elijah. While he was yet speaking, 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. 6And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were greatly afraid. 7And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
Read all of Matthew 17Matthew 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
- heαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- yetἔτιeti · stillG2089
- speakingλαλέωlaleō · to speakG2980
- beholdἰδούidou · look!G2400
- brightφωτεινόςphōteinos · brightG5460
- cloudνεφέληnephelē · cloudG3507
- overshadowedἐπισκιάζωepiskiazō · to overshadowG1982
- andκαίkai · andG2532
- voiceφωνήphōnē · voice/sound: voiceG5456
- ofἐκek ex · out fromG1537
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Thisοὗτοςhoutos houtoi hautē hautai · this/he/she/itG3778
- isἐστίesti · he isG2076
- myμοῦmou · of meG3450
- belovedἀγαπητόςagapētos · belovedG27
- Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- whomὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
- pleasedεὐδοκέωeudokeō · to delightG2106
- yeἀκούωakouō · to hearG191
Cross-references for Matthew 17:5
- Exodus 40:34Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
- 1 Kings 8:10And it came to pass, when the priests had come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,
- Psalms 18:10And he rode upon a cherub, and flew: yea, he flew upon the wings of the wind.
- Luke 9:34While he was thus speaking, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.
- Acts 1:9And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
- Revelation 1:7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also who pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
- Exodus 19:19And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and grew louder and louder, Moses spoke, and God answered him by a voice.
- Deuteronomy 4:11And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire to the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
- Deuteronomy 5:22These words the LORD spoke to all your assembly on the mount from the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them to me.
- Job 38:1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
- Psalms 81:7Thou didst call in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.
- John 5:37And the Father himself, who hath sent me, hath borne witness concerning me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
- John 12:28Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
- Acts 9:3And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shone around him a light from heaven:
- Matthew 3:17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
- Mark 1:11And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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
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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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