Matthew 17:6 “When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.”

Matthew 17:6

When the disciples heard this, they fell facedown in terror.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

World English Bible

When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.

American Standard Version

And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.

Geneva Bible 1599

And when the disciples heard that, they fell on their faces, and were sore afraide.

Darby Translation

And the disciples hearing [it] fell upon their faces, and were greatly terrified.

Young's Literal Translation

And the disciples having heard, did fall upon their face, and were exceedingly afraid,

Bible in Basic English

And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.

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Cross references

“And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.”

Acts 26:14 Judges 13:20 2 Peter 1:18 Leviticus 9:24 Judges 13:22 1 Chronicles 21:16

Acts 26:14 · BSB

We all fell to the ground, and I heard a voice say to me in Hebrew, ‘Saul, Saul, why do you persecute Me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.’

Judges 13:20 · BSB

When the flame went up from the altar to the sky, the angel of the LORD ascended in the flame. When Manoah and his wife saw this, they fell facedown to the ground.

2 Peter 1:18 · BSB

And we ourselves heard this voice from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

Leviticus 9:24 · BSB

Fire came out from the presence of the LORD and consumed the burnt offering and the fat portions on the altar. And when all the people saw it, they shouted for joy and fell facedown.

Judges 13:22 · BSB

“We are going to die,” he said to his wife, “for we have seen God!”

1 Chronicles 21:16 · BSB

When David lifted up his eyes and saw the angel of the LORD standing between heaven and earth, with a drawn sword in his hand stretched out over Jerusalem, David and the elders, clothed in sackcloth, fell facedown.

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

5While 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. Listen to Him!”

7Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”

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