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Selected Verse: Luke 9:32 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 9:32 |
Strong Concordance |
But [1161] Peter [4074] and [2532] they that were with [4862] him [846] were [2258] heavy [916] with sleep [5258]: and [1161] when they were awake [1235], they saw [1492] his [846] glory [1391], and [2532] the two [1417] men [435] that stood with [4921] him [846]. |
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King James |
But Peter and they that were with him were heavy with sleep: and when they were awake, they saw his glory, and the two men that stood with him. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
and when they were awake--so, certainly, the most commentators: but if we translate literally, it should be "but having kept awake" [MEYER, ALFORD]. Perhaps "having roused themselves up" [OLSHAUSEN] may come near enough to the literal sense; but from the word used we can gather no more than that they shook off their drowsiness. It was night, and the Lord seems to have spent the whole night on the mountain (Luk 9:37).
saw his glory, &c.--The emphasis lies on "saw," qualifying them to become "eye-witnesses of His majesty" (Pe2 1:16). |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Heavy (βεβαρημένοι)
The perfect participle. Lit., burdened or oppressed. "It was but natural for these men of simple habits, at night, and after the long ascent, and in the strong mountain air, to be heavy with sleep; and we also know it as a psychological fact, that, in quick reaction, after the overpowering influence of the strongest emotions, drowsiness would creep over their limbs and senses" (Edersheim). |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| They saw his glory - The very same expression in which it is described by St. John, Joh 1:14; and by St. Peter, Pe2 1:16. |
16 For [1063] we have [1811] not [3756] followed [1811] cunningly devised [4679] fables [3454], when we made known [1107] unto you [5213] the power [1411] and [2532] coming [3952] of our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], but [235] were [1096] eyewitnesses [2030] of his [1565] majesty [3168].
37 And [1161] it came to pass [1096], that on [1722] the next [1836] day [2250], when they [846] were come down [2718] from [575] the hill [3735], much [4183] people [3793] met [4876] him [846].
16 For [1063] we have [1811] not [3756] followed [1811] cunningly devised [4679] fables [3454], when we made known [1107] unto you [5213] the power [1411] and [2532] coming [3952] of our [2257] Lord [2962] Jesus [2424] Christ [5547], but [235] were [1096] eyewitnesses [2030] of his [1565] majesty [3168].
14 And [2532] the Word [3056] was made [1096] flesh [4561], and [2532] dwelt [4637] among [1722] us [2254], (and [2532] we beheld [2300] his [846] glory [1391], the glory [1391] as [5613] of the only begotten [3439] of [3844] the Father [3962],) full [4134] of grace [5485] and [2532] truth [225].