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路加福音 9:32

彼得和同伴都在打盹。醒過來之後,就看見他的榮光,並與他站在一起的那兩個人。

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Jesus, the Christ;   Peter;   Vision;   Thompson Chain Reference - Glory;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Elijah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Jesus Christ;   Transfiguration;   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Self-Seeking;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Transfiguration, the;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Gospels;   Jesus Christ;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Glory;   Luke, Gospel of;   Transfiguration, the;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Ascension;   Jesus Christ;   John the Apostle;   Mark, Gospel According to;   Peter;   Tabor (1);   Transfiguration;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Activity;   Announcements of Death;   Disciple (2);   Force;   Kneeling;   Moses ;   Sleep ;   Tabor, Mount;   Transfiguration (2);   Winter ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Transfiguration;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Bethsaida;   Chief parables and miracles in the bible;   Elijah;   Transfiguration;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Transfiguration, the;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Elijah;   Heavy;   James;   Jesus Christ (Part 2 of 2);   Luke, the Gospel of;   Moses;   Transfiguration;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Christianity in Its Relation to Judaism;  

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
彼 得 和 他 的 同 伴 都 打 盹 , 既 清 醒 了 , 就 看 见 耶 稣 的 荣 光 , 并 同 他 站 着 的 那 两 个 人 。

Contextual Overview

28 About eight days after Jesus said these things, he took Peter, John, and James and went up on a mountain to pray. 29 While Jesus was praying, the appearance of his face changed, and his clothes became shining white. 30 Then two men, Moses and Elijah, were talking with Jesus. 31 They appeared in heavenly glory, talking about his departure which he would soon bring about in Jerusalem. 32 Peter and the others were very sleepy, but when they awoke fully, they saw the glory of Jesus and the two men standing with him. 33 When Moses and Elijah were about to leave, Peter said to Jesus, "Master, it is good that we are here. Let us make three tents—one for you, one for Moses, and one for Elijah." (Peter did not know what he was talking about.) 34 While he was saying these things, a cloud came and covered them, and they became afraid as the cloud covered them. 35 A voice came from the cloud, saying, "This is my Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to him!" 36 When the voice finished speaking, only Jesus was there. Peter, John, and James said nothing and told no one at that time what they had seen.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

were heavy: Luke 22:45, Luke 22:46, Daniel 8:18, Daniel 10:9, Matthew 26:40-43

they saw: Exodus 33:18-23, Isaiah 60:1-3, Isaiah 60:19, John 1:14, John 17:24, 2 Peter 1:16, 1 John 3:2, Revelation 22:4, Revelation 22:5

Reciprocal: Song of Solomon 5:2 - sleep Zechariah 4:1 - waked Matthew 26:43 - for Mark 14:37 - and findeth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

But Peter, and they that were with him,.... The other two disciples, James and John;

were heavy with sleep; as they afterwards were in the garden, while Christ was praying, as he had been now; being weary with the labours of the day past, and it being now night, as is very probable, since that was an usual time Christ spent in prayer:

and when they were awake, The Syriac version reads, "scarcely awake"; they were so heavy with sleep, that it was with difficulty they were awaked out of it, even by the rays of light and glory that were about them. The Ethiopic version adds, "suddenly"; such a lustre darted from these glorious forms, especially from the body of Christ, as at once surprised them out of their sleep; and being thoroughly awake,

they saw his glory; the brightness of his countenance, and the whiteness of his raiment: and the two men that stood with him: Moses and Elias, and the glory in which they appeared.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

See an account of the transfiguration in Matthew 17:1-13, and Mark 9:2-13.

Luke 9:29

The fashion - The “appearance.”

Glistering - Shining like lightning - of a bright, dazzling whiteness. As Mark says, “more white than any fuller could make it.”

Luke 9:31

In glory - Of a glorious appearance. Of an appearance like that which the saints have in heaven.

His decease - literally, his “exit” or “departure.” The word translated here “decease” - that is, exit, or “going out” - is elsewhere used to denote death. See 2 Peter 1:15. Death is a departure or going out from this life. In “this” word there may be an allusion to the “departure” of the children of Israel from Egypt. As that was going out from “bondage,” pain, and humiliation, so death, to a saint, is but going forth from a land of captivity and thraldom to one of plenty and freedom; to the land of promise, the Canaan in the skies.

He should accomplish - Which was about to take place.

Luke 9:32

Heavy with sleep - Borne down with sleep - oppressed, overcome with sleep. It may seem remarkable that they should fall asleep on such an occasion; but we are to bear in mind that this may have been in the night, and that they were weary with the toils of the day. Besides, they did not “fall asleep” while the transfiguration lasted. While Jesus was praying, or perhaps after he closed, they fell asleep. “While” they were sleeping his countenance was changed, and Moses and Elias appeared. The first that “they” saw of it was after they awoke, having been probably awakened by the shining of the light around them.

Luke 9:36

Jesus was found alone - That is, the two men had left him. In respect to “them” he was alone.


 
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