John Gill
And when they had lift up their eyes,.... And "looked round about", as Mark says, to see whether the same objects still continued, as Moses and Elias; and the bright cloud: they saw no man; neither Moses nor Elias, who were both gone: signifying, that though the law and the prophets were till this time, they were now finished and completed, and the Mosaic economy was to be no more; as these men...
Matthew Henry
In this chapter we have, I. Christ in his pomp and glory transfigured, ver. 1-13. II. Christ in his power and grace, casting the devil out of a child, ver. 14-21. And, III. Christ in his poverty and great humiliation, 1. Foretelling his own sufferings, ver. 22, 23. 2. Paying tribute, ver. 24-27. So that here is Christ, the Brightness of his Father's glory, by himself purging our sins, paying our...
Charles H. Spurgeon
And when they had lifted up their eyes, they saw no man, save Jesus only. And they did not want any other man “save Jesus only.” Let Moses, and Elijah, and all others go, so long as Christ remains. There will be the most blessed company for us so long as he abides with us.