<p>5:37- see on Mt. 17:1.</p><p><em>And he permitted no one to follow him- </em>We see here the Lord's amazing force of personality when He wished to use it, just as He walked through the crowd in Nazareth who wished to throw Him off the cliff. He sent away the inquisitive crowd, just as He sent away the crowd after the miraculous feeding. He used the same power in commanding the mourners to leave the home (:40; Mt. &quot;Leave&quot;).</p><p><em>Save Peter, James and John the brother of James</em>- These were clearly the inner three whom He especially sought to educate further.</p>