There He was transfigured before them. - His - face shone like the sun, and His - clothes became as white as the light. 3 Suddenly - Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. 4 - - Peter - said - to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—1 one for You, - one for Moses, and one for Elijah.” 5 While Peter was still speaking, a bright cloud enveloped them, and - a voice from the cloud said, “This is My - beloved - Son, in whom I am well pleased.2 Listen to Him!” 6 When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown - - - - in terror. 7 Then - Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “ - Do not be afraid.” 8 And when they looked up - -, they saw no one except - - Jesus. 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.” 10 - The disciples asked Him, “Why then do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” 11 - - - Jesus replied, “Elijah does indeed come, and he will restore all things. 12 But I tell you that Elijah has already come, and - they did not recognize him, but have done to him whatever they wished. In the same way, the Son - of Man will suffer at their hands.” 13 Then the disciples understood that He was speaking to them about John the Baptist.
Mat 17:2. Μετεμορφ.] was transfigured, in the way about to be described. That is to say, His external aspect was changed (“non substantialis, sed accidentalis fuit transformatio,” Calovius); His face gleaming like the sun, and His raiment being so white that it shone like light. He appeared in outward heavenly δόξα, which μεγαλειότης (2Pe 1:16) was the foreshadowing of His future glorified state (Joh 12:16; Joh 12:23; Joh 17:5; Joh 21:24; 2Co 3:18; Mat 13:43). The analogy presented by Exo 34:29 comes short in this respect, that, whereas the brightness on the face of Moses was the result of God’s having appeared before him, in the case of Christ it proceeded from His own divine nature and life, the δόξα of which radiated from within.
ὡς τὸ φῶς] The aspect of it, therefore, was luminous, radiant.
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