Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
Luke 9:33
Verse 33. It is good for us to be here] Some MSS. add παντοτε, It is good for us to be ALWAYS here.
Verse 33. It is good for us to be here] Some MSS. add παντοτε, It is good for us to be ALWAYS here.
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...
AS THEY DEPARTED. in (Greek. _en._ App-104.) their departing. Peculiar to Luke, here. The verb _diachbrizomai_ Occurs only here in N.T. MASTER. Greek. _epistates._ App-98. Used only of Christ, as hav...
_as they departed_ Rather, were parting. _it is good for us to be here_ The word is not _agathon_, but _kalon;_ it is an excellent thing, or -it is _best_" (cf. Matthew 17:4; Matthew 26:24). _taberna...
ἘΝ ΤΩ͂Ι ΔΙΑΧΩΡΊΖΕΣΘΑΙ ΑΥ̓ΤΟΎΣ. As they ‘were parting.’ ἘΠΙΣΤΆΤΑ. Matt. Κύριε. Mk. Ῥαββί. ΚΑΛΌΝ ἘΣΤΙΝ Κ.Τ.Λ. It is an excellent thing, or ‘it is _best_’ (cf. Matthew 17:4; Matthew 26:24). ΣΚΗΝΆΣ. Lik...
THE TRANSFIGURATION...
Ver 32. But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. 33. And it came to pass, as they departed from h...
_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...
ΔΙΑΧΩΡΊΖΕΣΘΑΙ _praes. med. inf. от_ ΔΙΑΧΩΡΊΖΩ (G1316) разделять; _med._ отправляться. _Inf._ с _предл._ выражает время, ΕΊΝΑΙ _praes. act. inf. от_ ΕΙΜΊ. (G1510), эпэкз. _inf._ ΠΟΙΉΣΩΜΕΝ _aor. conj....
AND WHEN THEY WERE AWAKE— Probably the streams of light which issued from Christ's body, especially his countenance, and penetrated through the gloom of night, together with the voices of Moses and El...
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 it came to pass, as they departed from him, Peter said unto Jesus, Master, it is good for us to be here: and let us make three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias: not...
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...
9:33 Master, (d-15) As ch. 5.5....
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....
THE TRANSFIGURATION (Matthew 17:1; Mark 9:2). 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....
(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...
MASTER. — The same word as before, in Luke 5:5; Luke 8:24, where see Notes....
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...
While the two celestials were departing Peter made his proposal, to prevent them from going. μὴ εἰδὼς, etc., not knowing what he said; an apology for a proposal to keep the two celestials from returni...
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...
_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...
It is good for us. It is not good, O Peter, for Christ to remain always. Should he have remained there, the promise he had made thee would never have been fulfilled. Thou wouldst never have obtained t...
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...
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...
2 _d. Luke 9:30-33_. _The Appearing of Moses and Elijah._ Not only do we sometimes see the eye of the dying lighted up with celestial brightness, but we hear him conversing with the dear ones who have...
(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...
_A MISTAKEN VIEW_ ‘It is good for us to be here.’ Luke 9:33 What St. Peter meant when he uttered these words, ‘It is good for us to be here,’ what the feelings were which prompted him to use them,...
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 IT CAME TO PASS, AS THEY DEPARTED FROM HIM,.... That is, as Moses and Elias departed from Christ; or "when they began to depart", as the Syriac version renders it; or "would depart", as the Arabic...
_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....
AND IT CAME TO PASS, AS THEY DEPARTED FROM HIM, PETER SAID UNTO JESUS, MASTER, IT IS GOOD FOR US TO BE HERE; AND LET US MAKE THREE TABERNACLES, ONE FOR THEE AND ONE FOR MOSES AND ONE FOR ELIAS; NOT KN...
The voice from heaven:...
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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Tertullian Against Marcion Book IV of the New? Well therefore does Peter, when recognizing the companions of his Christ in their indissoluble connection with Him, suggest an expedient: "It is good fo...
Luke 9:33 Then G2532 happened G1096 (G5633) as G1722 they G846 parting G1316 (G5738) from G575 Him...
THE LIGHT OF THE WORD (9:33-36). The Jews walk on blindly, seeking signs and coming under the condemnation of these men of old for not responding to Jesus' words, but in contrast His disciples are to...
‘And it came about that as they were parting from him, Peter said to Jesus, “Master, it is good for us to be here, and let us make three booths, one for you, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah”, no...
Luke 9:33. AS THEY WERE PARTING. This particular, peculiar to Luke, explains the language of Peter. He wished to detain the two representatives of the Old Covenant. The statement: not KNOWING WHAT HE...
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...
AS THEY WERE DEPARTING FROM HIM (εν τω διαχωριζεσθα αυτους απ' αυτου). Peculiar to Luke and another instance of Luke's common idiom of εν with the articular infinitive in a temporal clause. This co...
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...
_It is good for us to be here_ RAISE UP YOUR EYES HEAVENWARD I. If you frequently remember heaven, it will be A GREAT CONSOLATION IN YOUR MANY TRIBULATIONS HERE. 1. Affliction shall be no more. (1...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 9:33 LET US MAKE THREE TENTS. This suggestion is a mistake, as indicated by Luke’s comment (NOT KNOWING WHAT HE SAID). The CLOUD shows that God is present (see note on
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
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 Corinthians 4:6; John 14:8; Mark 10:38; Mark 9:5; Mark 9:6;...
As they were departing [ε ν τ ω δ ι α χ ω ρ ι ζ ε σ θ α ι α υ τ ο υ ς]. Lit., in their departing. The verb only here in New Testament. The whole sentence is peculiar to Luke's narrative. Master. See...
WHAT KIND OF A CHRISTIAN AM I? Luke 9:32 INTRODUCTORY WORDS In the ninth chapter of Luke, we have at least nine marks of carnality displayed by the disciples. We will introduce the study by noting...