Matthew 17:6

The Passion Translation

The three disciples were dazed and terrified by this phenomenon, and they fell facedown to the ground.

Cross References

2 Peter 1:18

And we ourselves heard that voice resound from the heavens while we were with him on the holy mountain.

Acts 26:14

We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice speaking to me in Aramaic, saying, ‘Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting me? You are only hurting yourself when you resist your calling.’

Acts 22:7

As I fell to the ground I heard a voice say, ‘Saul, Saul . . . why are you persecuting me?’

Daniel 8:17

As the angel Gabriel came closer to where I was standing, I was so terrified that I fell facedown on the ground. Then he said to me, “Daniel, son of man, you need to understand that your vision refers to the time of the end.”

Ezekiel 43:3

This vision was like the one I had seen when he came to destroy the city and like those visions I had experienced by the River Chebar. Then I fell facedown to the ground.

Ezekiel 3:23

So I got up and went down into the valley and behold, the awesome glory of Yahweh manifested in front of me! It was like the vision of glory I had seen by the River Chebar, and I fell facedown.

Judges 13:20

flames burst from the rock and ascended upward to heaven from the altar. The Angel of Yahweh, wrapped in the flames of fire, ascended into the sky. Dazed, Manoah and his wife fell facedown to the ground in worship.

Matthew 17:5

But while Peter was still speaking, a bright radiant cloud spread over them, enveloping them all. And God’s voice suddenly spoke from the cloud, saying, “This is my dearly loved Son, the constant focus of my delight. Listen to him!”

Matthew 17:7

But Jesus walked over and touched them, saying, “Get up and stop being afraid.”