10And while they looked stedfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
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And it came to pass, as they were much perplexed thereabout, behold, two men stood by them in shining garments:
And seeth two angels in white sitting, the one at the head, and the other at the feet, where the body of Jesus had lain.
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted.
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
Commentary
Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 6-11)In Jerusalem Christ, by his angel, had appointed his disciples to meet him in Galilee; there he appointed them to meet him in Jerusalem again, such a day. Thus he would try their obedience, and it was found ready and cheerful; they came together , as he appointed them, to be the witnesses of his ascension, of which we have here an account. Observe, I. The question they asked him at this interview.…
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