Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him.
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Immediately all the multitude, when they saw him, were greatly amazed, and running to him, greeted him.
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And streyght waye all the people when they behelde him were amased and ran to him and saluted him.
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And straightway all the people, when they behelde him, were amased, and ranne to him, and saluted him.
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Passages linked to Mark 9:15 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, ordered by reader-vote popularity; verse text shown in World English Bible.
- Exodus 34:30 When Aaron and all the children of Israel saw Moses, behold, the skin of his face shone; and they were afraid to come near him.
- Mark 9:2-3 After six days Jesus took with him Peter, James, and John, and brought them up onto a high mountain privately by themselves, and he was changed into another form in front of them. His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld…
15 And straightway all the people, when they beheld him, were greatly amazed, and running to him saluted him.
Ver. 15. Were greatly amazed] To see him come in so opportunely, in the very nick, which is his usual time. {See Trapp on "Mat 17:14"}
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And straightway all the people, when they beheld him,....…
And straightway all the people, when they beheld him,.... As soon as ever they saw him, to many of whom, especially those that followed him out of Galilee, he was personally known.
Were greatly amazed; either that he should come at that juncture, to assist and relieve his disciples, when the Scribes were triumphing over them, as some think; or rather, as others, on account of that remaining lustre and glory which was on his countenance, through his transfiguration, and not yet wholly gone off; like that which was on the face of Moses, when he came down from Mount Sinai:
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and running to him, saluted him; wishing him all peace and prosperity, expressing their great joy at his coming to them; which was very desirable by them, and exceedingly pleasing to them, and especially at this time, as both their words and gesture showed.
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John Wesley 1765 · Public Domain All the multitude seeing him were greatly amazed -…
All the multitude seeing him were greatly amazed - At his coming so suddenly, so seasonably, so unexpectedly: perhaps also at some unusual rays of majesty and glory, which yet remained on his countenance.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 15. Were greatly amazed] Probably, because he came…
Verse 15. Were greatly amazed] Probably, because he came so unexpectedly; but the cause of this amazement is not self-evident.
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 15. were greatly amazed] “was astonied and much afraid,”…
15. were greatly amazed] “was astonied and much afraid,” Rhemish Version. His face would seem, like that of Moses (Exo_34:30), to have retained traces of the celestial glory of the Holy Mount, which had not faded into the light of common day, and filled the beholders with awe and wonder. The word points to an extremity of terror. It is used four times in the New Testament, and only by St Mark. What is here said of the multitudes is said (Mar_14:34) of our Lord in Gethsemane, and (Mar_16:5) of the holy women at the Sepulchre on the first Easter-day at the sight of the Angel seated, “they were affrighted.”
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Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers 1878 · Public Domain (15) Were greatly amazed.—This fact is noted by St.…
(15) Were greatly amazed.—This fact is noted by St. Mark only. We are not told what caused it. Was there some lingering radiance, or some expression of divine joy hardly less radiant, that struck the disciples and the people as strangely unlike the sadness that had been shown in recent words and looks? (Mar_8:30-33).
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The Pulpit Commentary 1880 · Public Domain The multitude were favourably towards Jesus, and were glad…
The multitude were favourably towards Jesus, and were glad that returned at an opportune moment to defend his disciples against the scribes. But why were they greatly amazed? The word in the Greek is exeyambhyh . It seems most probable that they saw in his countenance, always heavenly and majestic, something even yet more Divine, retaining some traces of the glory of his transfiguration, even as the face of Moses shone when he came down from the mount. (Exo_34:29) It hardly seems likely that the amazement of the people was simply caused by our Lord having arrived at an opportune time to relieve his disciples of their difficulty. The Greek word expresses something more than would be satisfied by the fact of our Lord having come upon the scene just when he was wanted. Even if there were no remains of the transfiguration glory upon his countenance, the vivid recollection of the scene, of the conversation with Moses and Elijah, and the subject of it, and the voice of the Father, must have invested his countenance with a peculiar majesty and dignity. The same word, though without its compound (eyambounto), is used further on in Mar_10:32 to express the amazement of the disciples, as he pressed eagerly onwards before them on his way to Jerusalem and to his cross. There was no doubt something then in his countenance which astonished them. The multitude running to him, saluted him. The scribes had not been able to shake their faith. In their view he was still "that Prophet that should come into the world."
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 9:15 Some have suggested that just as Moses reflected…
9:15 Some have suggested that just as Moses reflected God’s glory when he descended from the mountain, Jesus’ glorious transfiguration was still evident, so the crowds responded with awe. It is equally possible that Jesus’ arrival after being absent was enough to elicit the awe of the crowd.
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