Online Bible Commentary on Matthew 17:2. and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.

Leviticus 26:44. And yet for all that, when they be in the land of their enemies, I will not cast them away, neither will I abhor them, to destroy them utterly, and to break my covenant with them: for I [am] the LORD their God.


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