Matthew 28:3

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

1After the Sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to view the tomb. 2There was a violent earthquake, because an angel of the Lord descended from heaven and approached the tomb. He rolled back the stone and was sitting on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow. 4The guards were so shaken by fear of him that they became like dead men. 5The angel told the women, “Don’t be afraid, because I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.

Matthew 28:3 word by word

ἦν δὲ ἡ εἰδέα αὐτοῦ ὡς ἀστραπὴ καὶ τὸ ἔνδυμα αὐτοῦ λευκὸν ὡς χιών.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• countenanceὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• countenanceἰδέαidea · appearanceG2397
• wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• likeὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• lightningἀστραπήastrapē · lightningG796
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• raimentἔνδυμαenduma · clothingG1742
• whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
• asὡσείhōsei · like/as/aboutG5616
• snowχιώνchiōn · snowG5510

Cross-references for Matthew 28:3

• Matthew 17:2He was transfigured in front of them, and his face shone like the sun; his clothes became as white as the light.
• Psalms 104:4and making the winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
• Ezekiel 1:4I looked, and there was a whirlwind coming from the north, a huge cloud with fire flashing back and forth and brilliant light all around it. In the center of the fire, there was a gleam like amber.
• Daniel 10:5I looked up, and there was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of gold from Uphaz around his waist.
• Revelation 1:14The hair of his head was white as wool — white as snow — and his eyes like a fiery flame.
• Revelation 10:1Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, his legs were like pillars of fire,
• Revelation 18:1After this I saw another angel with great authority coming down from heaven, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.
• Mark 9:3and his clothes became dazzling — extremely white as no launderer on earth could whiten them.
• Mark 16:5When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; they were alarmed.
• Acts 1:10While he was going, they were gazing into heaven, and suddenly two men in white clothes stood by them.
• Revelation 3:4But you have a few people in Sardis who have not defiled their clothes, and they will walk with me in white, because 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

Topics related to Matthew 28:3

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Colors
• Friendship
• Jesus, the Christ
• Lightning
• Love

In the dictionaries

• Angel
• Dawn
• Observe
• Bloody Sweat
• Color; Colors
• Jesus Christ
• Matthew, the Gospel of
• Snow
• Angels

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