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Matthew 17:8

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Matthew 17:8 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only.” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only.
Matthew 17:8 — American Standard Version

Context — Matthew 17

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
5While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
6And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
7And Jesus came and touched them and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
8And lifting up their eyes, they saw no one, save Jesus only.
9And as they were coming down from the mountain, Jesus commanded them, saying, Tell the vision to no man, until the Son of man be risen from the dead.
10And his disciples asked him, saying, Why then say the scribes that Elijah must first come?
11And he answered and said, Elijah indeed cometh, and shall restore all things:
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And when they had lift up their eyes, etc.] 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…”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“they saw: Mar 9:8; Luk 9:36; Act 12:10, Act 12:11 Matthew 17:9”
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