Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When the disciples heard this, they fell
King James Version
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
Holman Bible
When the disciples
International Standard Version
When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.
A Conservative Version
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were exceedingly afraid.
American Standard Version
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
Amplified
When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces and were terrified.
An Understandable Version
And when the disciples heard [the voice], they fell [to the ground] on their faces and became very afraid.
Anderson New Testament
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were greatly afraid.
Bible in Basic English
And at these words the disciples went down on their faces in great fear.
Common New Testament
When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces, and were filled with awe.
Daniel Mace New Testament
and when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were in a terrible fright.
Darby Translation
And the disciples hearing it fell upon their faces, and were greatly terrified.
Godbey New Testament
And the disciples, hearing, fell on their face, and feared exceedingly.
Goodspeed New Testament
When the disciples heard it, they were dreadfully frightened and fell upon their faces.
John Wesley New Testament
And the disciples hearing it, fell on their face and were sore afraid.
Julia Smith Translation
And the disciples, having heard, fell upon their face, and were greatly afraid.
King James 2000
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were much afraid.
Lexham Expanded Bible
And [when] the disciples heard [this], they fell down on their faces and were extremely frightened.
Modern King James verseion
And when the disciples heard, they fell on their face and were greatly terrified.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And when the disciples heard that, they fell on their faces, and were sore afraid.
Moffatt New Testament
When the disciples heard the voice they fell on their faces in terror;
Montgomery New Testament
When the disciples heard this, they fell on their faces and were terrified.
NET Bible
When the disciples heard this, they were overwhelmed with fear and threw themselves down with their faces to the ground.
New Heart English Bible
When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
Noyes New Testament
And the disciples hearing it, fell on their face, and were exceedingly afraid.
Sawyer New Testament
And when they heard this the disciples fell on their faces, and were greatly afraid.
The Emphasized Bible
And, hearing it, the disciples fell upon their face, and were caused to fear exceedingly.
Thomas Haweis New Testament
And the disciples hearing it, fell on their face, and were exceedingly affrighted.
Twentieth Century New Testament
The disciples, on hearing this, fell on their faces, greatly afraid.
Webster
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were in great fear.
Weymouth New Testament
On hearing this voice, the disciples fell on their faces and were filled with terror.
Williams New Testament
When the disciples heard it, they fell upon their faces, for they were terribly frightened.
World English Bible
When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
Worrell New Testament
And the disciples, hearing it, fell on their face, and were exceedingly afraid.
Worsley New Testament
And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
Youngs Literal Translation
And the disciples having heard, did fall upon their face, and were exceedingly afraid,
Themes
Fear » Slavish, of wicked » Needless
Jesus Christ » History of » Is transfigured
the Miracles of Christ » His transfiguration
Mountain » Is transfigured upon
Interlinear
References
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Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 17:6
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Transfiguration
5
While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them. A voice came out of the cloud, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.
6 When the disciples heard this, they fell
Cross References
2 Peter 1:18
We heard this voice from out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
Leviticus 9:24
Fire came out from Jehovah's presence and consumed the burnt offering and the pieces of fat on the altar. As soon as all the people saw this, they shouted and bowed with their faces touching the ground.
Judges 13:20
While the flames were going up from the altar, Manoah and his wife saw Jehovah's angel go up toward heaven in the flames. They did not see the angel again.
Judges 13:22
Manoah told his wife: We will die, for we have seen God (a God-like being)!
1 Chronicles 21:16
David saw the angel standing in midair, holding his sword in his hand, ready to destroy Jerusalem. Then David and the leaders of the people, all of whom were wearing sackcloth bowed low, with their faces touching the ground.
Ezekiel 3:23
I got up and went to the plain. Jehovah's glory was standing there like the glory I saw by the Chebar River. So I immediately bowed down.
Ezekiel 43:3
This vision was like the one I saw when he came to destroy Jerusalem and like the one I saw by the Chebar River. I immediately bowed down.
Daniel 8:17
He came near where I stood. I was afraid and fell to my face. But he said to me: Understand, O son of man the vision belongs to the time of the end.
Daniel 10:7-9
I, Daniel, saw the vision alone, for the men that were with me did not see the vision. A great quaking fell upon them and they ran away to hide.
Daniel 10:16-17
Then one who looked like a human touched my lips. Then I opened my mouth, and spoke to him: O my lord, by reason of the vision I have convulsions and I have no strength.
Acts 22:7
I fell to the ground and heard a voice say to me: 'Saul, Saul! Why do you persecute me?'
Acts 26:14
We all fell to the ground. I heard a voice speaking to me. It said in the Hebrew tongue: 'Saul, Saul, why do you persecute me? It is hard for you to kick against the goads.' (You only hurt yourself.)