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Luke 9:29
And as He prayed, the fashion of His countenance was altered, and His raiment was white and glistering.
And as He prayed, the fashion of His countenance was altered, and His raiment was white and glistering.
See an account of the transfiguration in Matthew 17:1, and Mark 9:2. Luke 9:29 THE FASHION - The “appearance.” GLISTERING - Sh
CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 9:1-50 _ 1. Christ Sends Forth the Twelve Apostles. (Luke 9:1)_ 2. Herod Perplexed. (Luke 9:7) 3. The Return of the Apostles. (Luke 9:10) 4. The Feeding of the Five Thousand. ...
THE TRANSFIGURATION (Mark 9:2 *, Matthew 17:1 *). Again Jesus is pictured as praying. The theme of His conversation with Moses and Elijah is given, viz. His decease (lit., exodus; significant in conne...
EMISSARIES OF THE KING (Luke 9:1-9)...
About eight days after these words, Jesus took Peter and John and James and went up into a mountain to pray. While he was praying the appearance of his face became different and his clothing became wh...
AND. And it came to pass. AS HE PRAYED. in(Greek. _en_ App-104.) His praying. FASHION. appearance. COUNTENANCE. face. WAS ALTERED. [became] different. Greek. _heteros._ App-124. GLISTERING. efful...
_as he prayed_ The enquiry whether this heavenly brightness came from within, or as when the face of Moses shone by reflection from communion with God, seems irreverent and idle; but we may say that t...
THE TRANSFIGURATION...
ἘΝ ΤΩ͂Ι ΠΡΟΣΕΎΧΕΣΘΑΙ. The inquiry whether this heavenly brightness came from within, or—as when the face of Moses shone—by reflection from communion with God, seems irreverent and idle; but we may say...
_GAINING LIFE BY GIVING OUR LIFE TO JESUS -- LUKE 9:21-36:_ A great evidence of Christian character is the spirit and practice of self-denial. Jesus said, "If any man will come after me, let him deny...
ΠΡΟΣΕΎΧΕΣΘΑΙ _praes. med. (dep.) inf., см._ Luke 9:18. _Inf._ с _предл._ ΈΝ (G1722) выражает одновременность действия ("в то время как"); _см._ BD, 208. ΕΊΔΟΣ (G1491) внешность. ΛΕΥΚΌΣ (G3022) белый...
DISCOURSE: 1508 THE TRANSFIGURATION OF CHRIST Luke 9:29. And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. And, behold, there talked with him two...
THE FASHION OF HIS COUNTENANCE WAS ALTERED,— _The appearance,_ &c. _was changed._ See on Matthew 17:2. This was so striking a circumstance, that Eunapius relates a story of Jamblichus, which seems evi...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 4 Transfiguration (Luke 9:28-36) 28 Now about eight days after these sayings he took with him Peter and John and James, and went up on the mountain to pray. 29And as he was...
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering. AND AS HE PRAYED, THE FASHION OF HIS COUNTENANCE WAS ALTERED. Before He cried He was answere...
21-25 Compare Mat_16:19-26; Mar_8:30-37. 23 With His prospects changed from a glorious kingdom to one of rejection and death, those of His disciples are altered, also. It will cost them much to follow...
9:29 countenance (b-9) As 'face,' Matthew 17:2 ....
THE TRANSFIGURATION (Matthew 17:1; Mark 9:2). See on Mt....
FEEDING THE FIVE THOUSAND. PETER'S CONFESSION. THE TRANSFIGURATION 1-6. Mission of the Twelve (Matthew 10:1; Matthew 10:5; Mark 6:7). See on Mt....
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ CHAPTER 9 JESUS SENDS OUT THE 12 *APOSTLES 9:1-10 V1 Jesus called the 12 *apostles together. He gave them power and authority over all *demons and diseases....
AND AS HE PRAYED. — We again note, as characteristic of St. Luke, the stress laid upon our Lord’s prayers here, as before in Luke 3:21; Luke 5:16; Luke 6:12. THE FASHION OF HIS COUNTENANCE WAS ALTERED...
(28-36) AND IT CAME TO PASS. — See Notes on Matthew 17:1, and Mark 9:2. St. Luke’s way of reckoning, “about an eight days,” where the other two Gospels give “after six days,” is interesting, as throwi...
CHAPTER 15 THE KINGDOM OF GOD. IN considering the words of Jesus, if we may not be able to measure their depth or to scale their height, we can with absolute certainty discover their drift, and see i...
CHAPTER 18 THE TRANSFIGURATION. The Transfiguration of Christ marks the culminating point in the Divine life; the few remaining months are a rapid descent into the Valley of Sacrifice and Death. The...
Luke 9:1-50 contain sundry particulars which together form the closing scenes of the Galilean ministry: the mission of the Twelve, the feeding of the thousands, the conversation on the Christ and the...
ἐν τῷ προσεύχεσθαι, while praying, and as the result of the exercise. ἕτερον, different; a real objective change, not merely to the view of the three disciples. Lk. omits ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν. λευκὸς may b...
_The transfiguration_ (Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13)....
A GLIMPSE OF GLORY Luke 9:28-36 From some aspects this was the highest point in our Savior's earthly career. He was the second Adam and had not sinned. There was no reason, therefore, that He should...
As He sent His apostles out, He gave them power and authority. They went forth without any provision for the journey other than the things of spiritual equipment. Rumors of the ministry and power they...
CHAPTER 37 TRANSFIGURATION Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36. Mark: “And after six days, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain, privately,...
FOURTH CYCLE: FROM THE MISSION OF THE TWELVE TO THE DEPARTURE FROM GALILEE, LUKE 9:1-50. This cycle describes the close of the Galilean ministry. It embraces six narrations: 1 _st._ The mission of the...
1 _st. Luke 9:28-29_. _The Glory of Jesus._ The three narratives show that there was an interval of a week between the transfiguration and the first announcement of the sufferings of Jesus, with this...
4. _The Transfiguration: Luke 9:28-36_. There is but one allusion to this event in the whole of the N. T. (2 Peter 1), which proves that it has no immediate connection with the work of salvation. On t...
(28) And it came to pass about an eight days after these sayings, he took Peter, and John, and James, and went up into a mountain to pray. (29) And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was alt...
The ninth chapter opens with the mission not the setting apart, but the circuit of the twelve sent out by the Lord, who therein was working after a fresh sort. He communicates power in grace to men, c...
_THE VISION ON THE MOUNT_ ‘As He prayed, the fashion of His countenance was altered.’ Luke 9:29 The vision of the Transfiguration was the joint experience of three men. I. A LOFTIER MOUNT.—The Mou...
In chapter 9 the Lord charges the disciples with the same mission in Israel as that which He Himself fulfilled. They preach the kingdom, heal the sick, and cast out devils. But this is added, that the...
AND AS HE PRAYED, THE FASHION OF HIS COUNTENANCE WAS ALTERED,.... It became exceeding bright and glorious, it shone like the sun, Matthew 17:2 and hereby his prayer was answered; and thus, as Christ...
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment _was_ white _and_ glistering. Ver. 29. _And as he prayed_] _Dum ipsius mens tota Deo se immergeret, _ saith one (Luc. Bur...
_It came to pass about eight days after_ Including the day on which the discourse, recorded in the preceding chapter, was delivered, and that on which the fact, here mentioned, took place: otherwise,...
The transfiguration of Christ. Matthew 17:1-9; MARK 9:2-10....
THE LORD JESUS SUFFICIENT FOR HUMAN MISERY AND NEED (vs.1-17) The Lord had shown Himself as the perfect remedy for the world's disturbance, its bondage to Satan, its disease occasioned by sin and its...
28-36 Christ's transfiguration was a specimen of that glory in which he will come to judge the world; and was an encouragement to his disciples to suffer for him. Prayer is a transfiguring, transform...
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Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XII re careful about the diction which they consider to be bright and pure, so that even their base thoughts and false dogmas seem to be beautified by their fulling,...
Luke 9:29 G2532 As G1722 He G846 prayed G4336 (G5738) appearance G1491 His G846 face G4383 was...
‘And as he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and dazzling.' His ostensible purpose in taking them up with Him was in order to pray (Luke 9:28), but...
Luke 9:28-36. THE TRANSFIGURATION. See on Matthew 17:1-9; Mark 9:2-8. ABOUT EIGHT DAYS (Luke 9:28). About a week = ‘after six days' (Matthew, M
CONTENTS. This section presents ‘the glory of the Son of man confessed on earth and ratified from heaven.' Luke is much briefer than Matthew and Mark. He omits the promise to Peter (with Mark), and al...
Luke 9:29 The Re-appearance of the Departed. I. The Church, perfected and triumphant; the Church, expectant still, in their quiet resting-places; and the Church travailing, conflicting here, in the b...
Luke 9:28 I. The Transfiguration throws light on the meaning of Christ's Passion. It shows that glory was His natural state, according to His own thought: "Now, O Father, glorify Thou Me with Thine o...
CONTENTS: The twelve sent forth to preach and their return. 5000 fed. Peter's confession of Christ. The transfiguration. The powerless disciples and the demon ridden boy. Jesus' rebuke of sectarianism...
Luke 9:1. _He called his twelve disciples together,_ privately, it would seem, and gave them power and authority to preach, and to heal diseases. Those powers must go together as was foretold in Isaia...
ABOUT A WEEK AFTER HE HAD SAID THESE THINGS. [A week ends as the eighth day begins.] Luke tells us that Jesus went up a hill _to pray,_ and that _while he was praying_ the Transfiguration took place....
_He took Peter, and John, and James_ THE TRANSFIGURATION I. THE SCENE OF THE TRANSFIGURATION. II. THE PURPOSE OF THE TRANSFIGURATION. 1. Its intent touching Jesus. To strengthen and brace His spir...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 9:29 DAZZLING WHITE (literally, “bright as a flash of lightning”). Compare 2 Peter 1:16....
JESUS IS TRANSFIGURED ON THE MOUNTAIN MATTHEW 17:1-13; MARK 9:2-13; LUKE 9:28-36; MATTHEW 17:1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, Jame
_Glistering_, _ε̉ξαστζάπτων_, _i.e._ like lightning glittering and emitting flashes of light, for the raiment of Christ shone from the glory of His altered countenance....
CHAPTER 9 Ver. 8. _One of the old prophets was risen again._ As Enoch and Elias will rise again before the end of all things, to resist Antichrist. In like manner as Peter, Bishop and Martyr, the son...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 9:28. ABOUT AN EIGHT DAYS.—_I.e._ including the day on which the words were spoken and the day on which they were fulfilled. St. Mark says “six days,” reckoning the intervening t...
EXPOSITION LUKE 9:1 _The Master sends out the twelve on a mission_. LUKE 9:1 THEN HE CALLED HIS TWELVE DISCIPLES TOGETHER. The Galilee ministry was just over; _outwardly_ it had been a triumphant...
Let's turn in our Bibles to the gospel according to Luke, chapter 9. Luke here records the sending of the twelve to preach the kingdom of God and to heal the sick. This is not to be confused with the...
2 Peter 1:16; Acts 6:15; Exodus 34:29; Isaiah 33:17; Isaiah 53:2;...
Was altered [ε γ ε ν ε τ ο]. Lit., became different. Luke avoids Matthew's word, metamorfwqh, was metamorphosed. He was writing for Greek readers, to whom that word represented the transformations of...