Matthew 17:8

And when they looked up, they saw no one except Jesus.

BSB

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KJV

And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only.

ASV

And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only.

YLT

and having lifted up their eyes, they saw no one, except Jesus only.

DBT

And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one but Jesus alone.

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On this verse

And when they lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only; which was done with good reason; for had Moses and Elias continued with the Lord, it might have seemed uncertain to which in particular the witness of the Father was borne. Also they see Jesus standing after the cloud has been removed, and Moses and Elias disappeared, because after the shadow of the Law and Prophets has departed, both are found in the Gospel.

Jerome· Catena Aurea by Aquinas, 420patristic

Related commentary

And when they had lift up their eyes,.... And "looked round about", as Mark says, to see whether the same objects still continued, as Moses and Elias; and the bright cloud: they saw no man; neither Moses nor Elias, who were both gone: signifying, that though the law and the prophets were till this time, they were now finished and completed, and the Mosaic economy was to be no more; as these men appeared no more after, nor will they till the second coming of Christ.

John Gill· Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)reformed

If sometimes we are favoured with special manifestations of divine grace, glimpses and pledges of future glory, yet they are withdrawn presently; two heavens are too much for those to expect that never deserve one. Now they saw no man, save Jesus only. Note, Christ will tarry with us when Moses and Elias are gone.

Matthew Henry· Commentary on the Whole Bible, 1710puritan

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Rabbinic commentary

How the Hebraic tradition has read this verse — and Marcus Brown’s own reading of it.

Cross-references

4 linked verses

The verses this one reaches4

Mark 9:8
Suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no one with them except Jesus.
Luke 9:36
After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.
Acts 12:10–11
They passed the first and second guards and came to the iron gate leading to the city, which opened for them by itself. When they had gone outside and walked the length of one block, the angel suddenly left him.
Daniel 8:17
As he came near to where I stood, I was terrified and fell facedown. “Son of man,” he said to me, “understand that the vision concerns the time of the end.”

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The walk8

Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first — the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Luke 9:36
After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.
leads to
- Matthew 17:9
  As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus commanded them, “Do not tell anyone about this vision until the Son of Man has been raised from the dead.”
- Mark 9:9–10
  As they were coming down the mountain, Jesus admonished them not to tell anyone what they had seen until the Son of Man had risen from the dead.
- Ecclesiastes 3:7
  a time to tear and a time to mend, a time to be silent and a time to speak,
- Mark 9:6
  For they were all so terrified that Peter did not know what else to say.
Through
Mark 9:8
Suddenly, when they looked around, they saw no one with them except Jesus.
leads to
- Acts 10:16
  This happened three times, and all at once the sheet was taken back up into heaven.
- Acts 8:39–40
  When they came up out of the water, the Spirit of the Lord carried Philip away, and the eunuch saw him no more, but went on his way rejoicing.
- Luke 24:31
  Then their eyes were opened and they recognized Jesus—and He disappeared from their sight.
- Luke 9:36
  After the voice had spoken, only Jesus was present with them. The disciples kept this to themselves, and in those days they did not tell anyone what they had seen.

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