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While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

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A.T. Robertson

A.T. Robertson

A.T.Robertson

19th Century
Southern Baptist
19th Century

Overshadowed (επεσκιασεν). They were up in cloud-land that swept round and over them. See this verb used of Mary ([Reference Luke …

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes

AlbertBarnes

18th Century
Presbyterian
18th Century

A bright cloud overshadowed them. The word overshadow here means, rather, to be diffused or spread over them. I…

Charles Ellicott

Charles Ellicott

CharlesEllicott

19th Century
Anglican
19th Century

A bright cloud overshadowed them—that is, our Lord, Moses, and Elijah. To the disciples, this would undoubtedly recall the “cloudy…

Charles Spurgeon

Charles Spurgeon

CharlesSpurgeon

19th Century
Baptist
19th Century

And behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him. And when the disciples heard i…

Church Fathers

Church Fathers

ChurchFathers

1st Century
Early Church
1st Century

St. Jerome: While they were thinking only of an earthly tabernacle of branches or tents, they were overshadowed by the coveri…

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor's Bible Commentary

Expositor'sBible Commentary

20th Century
20th Century

The “cloud” (GK 3749) signifies the presence of God, as it did in the OT (Exodus 13:21–22; Exodus 40:34–38): it was also as…

John Calvin

John Calvin

JohnCalvin

16th Century
Protestant
16th Century

Lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Their eyes were covered by a cloud, to inform them that they were not yet prepared for seei…

John Gill

John Gill

JohnGill

17th Century
Reformed Baptist
17th Century

While he yet spoke
That is, while Peter was proposing the above to Christ, before an answer could be given by him, a…

Matthew Henry

Matthew Henry

MatthewHenry

17th Century
Presbyterian
17th Century

Now the disciples beheld something of Christ's glory, as of the only begotten of the Father. It was intended to support their faith when they would…

Thomas Aquinas

Thomas Aquinas

ThomasAquinas

13th Century
Catholic
13th Century

In the preceding section, the Evangelist showed the power of the Gospel teaching; here, the purpose of the Gospel teaching is shown, which is the g…

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