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 day of rest—a holy day, as the sun rose Sunday morning, Mary from Magdala and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2Suddenly, there was a powerful earthquake. An angel of the Lord had come down from heaven, rolled the stone away, and was sitting on it. He was as bright as lightning, and his clothes were as white as snow. 4The guards were so deathly afraid of him that they shook. 5The angel said to the women, “Don’t be afraid! I know you’re 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 17:2Jesus’ appearance changed in front of them. His face became as bright as the sun and his clothes as white as light.
• Psalms 104:4You make your angels winds and your servants flames of fire.
• Ezekiel 1:4As I looked, I saw a storm coming from the north. There was an immense cloud with flashing lightning surrounded by a bright light. The middle of the lightning looked like glowing metal.
• Daniel 10:5When I looked up, I saw a man dressed in linen, and he had a belt made of gold from Uphaz around his waist.
• Revelation 1:14His head and his hair were white like wool—like snow. His eyes were like flames of fire.
• Revelation 10:1I saw another powerful angel come down from heaven. He was dressed in a cloud, and there was a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun, and his feet were like columns of fire.
• Revelation 18:1After these things I saw another angel come from heaven. He had tremendous power, and his glory lit up the earth.
• Mark 9:3His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone on earth could bleach them.
• Mark 16:5As they went into the tomb, they saw a young man. He was dressed in a white robe and sat on the right side. They were panic-stricken.
• Acts 1:10They were staring into the sky as he departed. Suddenly, two men in white clothes stood near them.
• Revelation 3:4But you have a few people in Sardis who have kept their clothes clean. They will walk with me in white clothes because they deserve it.

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

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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