Bible Strands
Matthew 17:7
Then Jesus came over and touched them. “Get up,” He said. “Do not be afraid.”
Berean Standard Bible
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Study note
Setting — Jesus addresses the disciples immediately after they fell facedown in terror at the voice from the cloud. He approaches them, touches them, and commands them to rise.
The words — ἁψάμενος (hapsamenos) translates literally as "having touched," marking the physical contact that breaks their paralysis. εἶπεν (eipen) introduces His direct verbal command, "Do not be afraid."
The thread — This sequence of a divine touch to remove fear and restore posture appears in Daniel 8:18 and Daniel 10:18, while the verbal reassurance parallels Jesus' earlier declaration in Matthew 14:27.
Why it lands — The text establishes that divine intervention physically and verbally halts terror, requiring the reader to cease paralysis and obey the command to stand.
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The Greek words
King James Version
And Jesus came and touched them, and said, Arise, and be not afraid.
Cross-references
- Daniel 10:18 Again the one with the likeness of a man touched me and strengthened me.
- Daniel 8:18 While he was speaking with me, I fell into a deep sleep, with my face to the ground. Then he touched me, helped me to my feet,
- Matthew 14:27 But Jesus spoke up at once: “Take courage! It is I. Do not be afraid.”
- Daniel 10:10 Suddenly, a hand touched me and set me trembling on my hands and knees.
- Revelation 1:17 When I saw Him, I fell at His feet like a dead man. But He placed His right hand on me and said, “Do not be afraid. I am the First and the Last,
- Daniel 9:21 while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.
- Luke 24:5 As the women bowed their faces to the ground in terror, the two men asked them, “Why do you look for the living among the dead?
- Acts 9:6 “Now get up and go into the city, and you will be told what you must do.”