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

1Now after the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2Suddenly there was a severe earthquake, for an angel of the Lord descending from heaven came and rolled away the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4The guards were shaken and became like dead men because they were so afraid of him. 5But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid; I know that 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 17:2And he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.
• Psalms 104:4He makes the winds his messengers, and the flaming fire his attendant.
• Ezekiel 1:4As I watched, I noticed a windstorm coming from the north – an enormous cloud, with lightning flashing, such that bright light rimmed it and came from it like glowing amber from the middle of a fire.
• Daniel 10:5I looked up and saw a man clothed in linen; around his waist was a belt made of gold from Upaz.
• Revelation 1:14His head and hair were as white as wool, even as white as snow, and his eyes were like a fiery flame.
• Revelation 10:1Then I saw another powerful angel descending 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 18:1After these things I saw another angel, who possessed great authority, coming down out of heaven, and the earth was lit up by his radiance.
• Mark 9:3and his clothes became radiantly white, more so than any launderer in the world could bleach them.
• Mark 16:5Then as they went into the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side; and they were alarmed.
• Acts 1:10As they were still staring into the sky while he was going, suddenly two men in white clothing stood near them
• Revelation 3:4But you have a few individuals in Sardis who have not stained their clothes, and they will walk with me dressed 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

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• Color; Colors
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• Matthew, the Gospel of
• Snow
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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