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It happened on the next day, when they had come down from the mountain, that a great multitude met him.
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A Night of Glory
Multiple commentators note that the phrase "on the next day" implies Jesus and the three disciples spent the night on the mountain. This suggests the Transfiguration was a nighttime event, which would have made the brilliant light of Christ's glory even more striking and memorable against the darkness.
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On the next day (τη εξης ημερα). Alone in Luke. It shows that the Transfiguration took place on the preceding night.
19th Century
Anglican
And it came to pass.—See Notes on Matthew 17:14-21, Mark 9:14–29. Saint Luke’s omission of the question and th…
Baptist
There they were, all baffled and defeated; and their enemies were looking at them with many a grin of contempt and scorn. Now comes the conquering …
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“The next day” may imply that the Transfiguration happened at night. If so, then that great event would have been even more striking. The descent o…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And it came to pass, that on the next day For Jesus and his disciples stayed all night on the mountain:
Presbyterian
How deplorable the case of this child! He was under the power of an evil spirit. Diseases of that nature are more frightful than those that arise m…
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