Matthew 17:4
“Then answered Peter, and said unto Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.”
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Gill's ExpositionBaptist theologian, 1697–1771
Then answered Peter and said unto Jesus,.... Which was, as Luke informs us, after he, and James, and John, awoke out of…
Barnes' NotesPresbyterian pastor, 1798–1870
Let us make here three tabernacles - A tabernacle is a tent. It was made, commonly, by fixing posts into the ground, and…
Matthew HenryNonconformist minister, 1662–1714Matthew 17:1-13
We have here the story of Christ's transfiguration; he had said that the Son of man should shortly come in his kingdom,…
Cambridge BibleAcademic commentary, 1882–1921
let us make Read, with the best MSS., "let me make." The transition to the singular is in keeping with Peter's…
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