Matthew 17:5-6
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[5] While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him." [6] When the disciples heard it, they fell on their faces, and were very afraid.
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Get a full Reformed explanation of this passageCapernaum was a lakeside town in Galilee, the northern region where Jesus conducted much of his ministry and from which he and the disciples likely traveled to the mountain. This setting frames the transfiguration as a revelation to disciples already witnessing his messianic works, confirming
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Matthew 17:5-6 mentions Capernaum and Galilee.
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