Matthew 17:2

Matthew 17:2 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
• New International Version (NIV)There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.
• New King James Version (NKJV)and He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.

Context of Matthew 17:2

1After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John the brother of James, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. 3Suddenly Moses and Elijah appeared before them, talking with Jesus. 4Peter said to Jesus, “Lord, it is good for us to be here. If You wish, I will put up three shelters—one for You, one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

Matthew 17:2 word by word

καὶ μετεμορφώθη ἔμπροσθεν αὐτῶν, καὶ ἔλαμψεν τὸ πρόσωπον αὐτοῦ ὡς ὁ ἥλιος, τὰ δὲ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο λευκὰ ὡς τὸ φῶς.Read the interlinear

• ·καίkai · andG2532
• He was transfiguredμεταμορφόωmetamorphoō · to transformG3339
• beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• shoneλάμπωlampō · to shineG2989
• likeὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• andδέde · thenG1161
• clothesἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• becameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• as whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
• lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457

Cross-references for Matthew 17:2

• Luke 9:29And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.
• Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world, but be transformed by the renewing of your mind. Then you will be able to test and approve what is the good, pleasing, and perfect will of God.
• Philippians 2:6Who, existing in the form of God, did not consider equality with God something to be grasped,
• Matthew 28:3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
• Exodus 34:29And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD.
• John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• John 17:24Father, I want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, that they may see the glory You gave Me because You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
• Acts 26:13About noon, O king, as I was on the road, I saw a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and my companions.
• Revelation 1:13and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest.
• Revelation 10:1Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
• Revelation 19:12He has eyes like blazing fire, and many royal crowns on His head. He has a name written on Him that only He Himself knows.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
• Psalms 104:2He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
• Mark 9:3His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.

Commentaries on Matthew 17:2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 2Was transfigured - That fullness of the Godhead, which dwelt bodily in Christ, now shone forth through the human nature, and manifested to his disciples not only that Divinity which Peter had before confessed, Matthew 16:16, but also the glorious resurrection body, in which they should exist in the presence of God to eternity. White as the light - But the Cod. Bezae, some of the ancient versions, and several of the fathers, read , as snow; and this is the…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2And was transfigured before them - The word “transfigure” means to change the appearance or form. It does not denote the change of the substance of a thing, but simply of its appearance. It puts on a new aspect. What this change was we are expressly told. 1. His face shone as the sun; that is, with a special brightness. A similar appearance is described respecting Moses when he came down from the mount, Exodus 34:29-30. See also Hebrews 1:3, where Christ…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2He was transfigured: In this moment, the inner and divine nature of Jesus, normally hidden, was now revealed. The three disciples were given a glimpse of his glory (see Exodus 34:29–35; Psalm 104:2; 2 Corinthians 3:12–18; Revelation 1:16). All of the disciples of Jesus will share in this glory one day (Matthew 13:43).Read the comment

Topics related to Matthew 17:2

• Colors
• Face
• Jesus, the Christ
• Light
• Mountain
• Peter
• Transfiguration
• Vision

In the dictionaries

• Betray
• Cloak
• Cure
• Peter
• Tabernacle
• Talking
• Transfiguration, the
• White
• Color; Colors
• Dress

Commentaries on Matthew 17

• 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
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• 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