Teks -- Matthew 17:8 (NET)

17:8 When they looked up, all they saw was Jesus alone.

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Robertson: Mat 17:8 - Lifting up their eyes

Lifting up their eyes ( eparantes tous ophthalmous autōn ).

After the reassuring touch of Jesus and his words of cheer.

Robertson: Mat 17:8 - Jesus only

Jesus only ( Iēsoun monon ).

Moses and Elijah were gone in the bright cloud.

Calvin: Mat 17:8 - They saw no man but Jesus only

8.They saw no man but Jesus only When it is said that in the end they saw Christ alone, this means that the Law and the Prophets had a temporary glory, that Christ alone might remain fully in view. If we would properly avail ourselves of the aid of Moses, we must not stop with him, but must endeavor to be conducted by his hand to Christ, of whom both he and all the rest are ministers. This passage may also be applied to condemn the superstitions of those who confound Christ not only with prophets and apostles, but with saints of the lowest rank, in such a manner as to make him nothing more than one of their number. But when the saints of God are eminent in graces, it is for a totally different purpose than that they should defraud Christ of a part of his honor, and appropriate it to themselves. In the disciples themselves we may see the origin of the mistake; for so long as they were terrified by the majesty of God, their minds wandered in search of men, but when Christ gently raised them up, they saw him alone If we are made to experience that consolation by which Christ relieves us of our fears, all those foolish affections, which distract us on every hand, will vanish away.

Defender: Mat 17:8 - Jesus only

It is significant that this amazing vision was withdrawn as soon as Peter wanted to place Moses and Elijah on the same level as Jesus (Mat 17:4). When Peter later described the event in his epistle (2Pe 1:16-18), he did not even mention Moses and Elijah. This example is important to remember when people supposedly see visions of Mary or other saints associated with Jesus. God would say again as He did on the Mount when people want to idolize such visions: "This is my beloved Son ... hear ye Him" (Mat 17:5)."

TSK: Mat 17:8 - they saw

they saw : Mar 9:8; Luk 9:36; Act 12:10,Act 12:11

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Poole: Mat 17:6-8 - And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid

Ver. 6-8. Mark saith no more than, And suddenly, when they had looked round about, they saw no man any more, save Jesus only with themselves. Such is the majesty and glory of God, that a cloud will not so veil it as that a man is able to behold any appearance of it without some consternation; something more than that fear of reverence, without which none ought to draw nigh unto him. Paul fell to the earth when a light from heaven shone upon him, Act 9:3,4 . The disciples here fell on their faces, and were sore afraid. This lets us see the goodness of God in hearkening to the people’ s request, Exo 20:19 Deu 5:28 18:16,17 , and speaking to us by men like unto ourselves: by Moses under the Old Testament; by Christ (that Prophet mentioned Deu 18:15 ) under the New Testament, and such as he commissioned to declare his will, Heb 1:1,2 .

And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid To deliver them from the fear of a spectrum, or apparition, he toucheth them, and saith in effect, It is I; be not afraid. They look up, and see the excellent glory and the cloud was withdrawn, as also Moses and Elias, and they and their Lord were left alone; and he goeth down from the mountain with them. Whether this mountain was Tabor, or some other mountain much nearer Caesarea Philippi, is of no consequence for us to be satisfied in.

Gill: Mat 17:8 - And when they had lift up their eyes // they saw no man

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. And Mark has it, "they saw no man any more"; that is, these men any more, neither then, nor afterwards, "save Jesus only". Mark adds, "with themselves"; in the same form as before his transfiguration. Christ is the only Mediator, Saviour, and Redeemer; the only Prophet, Priest, and King; and who only is to be, and can be beheld as such; and who does, and will abide with his people; and helps, comforts, and saves them, when none else can. Luke observes, that "when the voice was past, Jesus was found alone"; which was so ordered, that it might be a clear case, that this voice was only concerning Christ, and not either Moses or Elias.