American Standard Version
Matthew 28:3
3His appearance was as lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
Matthew 28:3 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
- New International Version (NIV)His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
- English Standard Version (ESV)His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.
- New King James Version (NKJV)His countenance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.
Context of Matthew 28:3
1Now late on the sabbath day, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 2And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled away the stone, and sat upon it. His appearance was as lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4and for fear of him the watchers did quake, and became as dead men. 5And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye; for I know that ye seek Jesus, who hath been crucified.
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ἦν δὲ ἡ εἰδέα αὐτοῦ ὡς ἀστραπὴ καὶ τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ λευκὸν ὡς χιών.Read the interlinear
Cross-references for Matthew 28:3
- Matthew 17:2and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.
- Psalms 104:4Who maketh winds his messengers; Flames of fire his ministers;
- Ezekiel 1:4And I looked, and, behold, a stormy wind came out of the north, a great cloud, with a fire infolding itself, and a brightness round about it, and out of the midst thereof as it were glowing metal, out of the midst of the fire.
- Daniel 10:5I lifted up mine eyes, and looked, and, behold, a man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with pure gold of Uphaz:
- Revelation 1:14And his head and his hair were white as white wool, white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
- Revelation 10:1And I saw another strong angel coming down out of heaven, arrayed with a cloud; and the rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire;
- Revelation 18:1After these things I saw another angel coming down out of heaven, having great authority; and the earth was lightened with his glory.
- Mark 9:3and his garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them.
- Mark 16:5And entering into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, arrayed in a white robe; and they were amazed.
- Acts 1:10And while they were looking stedfastly into heaven as he went, behold two men stood by them in white apparel;
- Revelation 3:4But thou hast a few names in Sardis that did not defile their garments: and they shall walk with me in white; for they are worthy.
Commentaries on Matthew 28:3
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 3His countenance - His appearance, ̔ ; or, his face, for so the word is used in some of the best Greek writers. It seems, from Mark 16:5, that this angel had assumed the appearance of a young man. Like lightning - Coruscations of glory continually flaming from his face. This might produce the confusion mentioned Matthew 28:2. His raiment white as snow - He was clothed in garments emblematical of the glad tidings which he came to announce. It would have…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 3His countenance - In our language the word “countenance” refers to the “face only;” in the original it refers to his “whole person.” His “general aspect, or the appearance of the angel himself,” was, etc. Like lightning - Peculiarly bright and shining. His raiment white as snow - Celestial beings are usually represented as clothed in white, Acts 1:10; Daniel 7:9; Revelation 3:4-5; Revelation 4:4; Revelation 7:13-14. White, among the Jews, was the symbol…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 1-10The four gospels each emphasize different aspects of the empty tomb and resurrection appearances. Matthew focuses on three things: the reunion of Jesus and his disciples in Galilee, the Jewish leaders' attempt to discredit the resurrection, and the importance of the ressurection for the salvation of the world.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 33. His countenance--appearance. was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow--the one expressing the glory, the other the purity of the celestial abode from which he came.Read the comment
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Commentaries on Matthew 28
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Calvin’s Commentaries
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Catena Aurea
- Illustrated New Testament
- Burkitt’s Expository Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Family Bible Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- The People’s New Testament
- Robertson’s Word Pictures
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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