Matthew 28:3

Matthew 28:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment 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.
• New Living Translation (NLT)His face shone like lightning, and his clothing was as white as snow.

Context of Matthew 28:3

1After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb. 2There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. 4The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men. 5The angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for 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 17:2There he was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his clothes became as white as the light.
• Psalms 104:4He makes winds his messengers, flames of fire his servants.
• Ezekiel 1:4I looked, and I saw a windstorm coming out of the north—an immense cloud with flashing lightning and surrounded by brilliant light. The center of the fire looked like glowing metal,
• Daniel 10:5I looked up and there before me was a man dressed in linen, with a belt of fine gold from Uphaz around his waist.
• Revelation 1:14The hair on his head was white like wool, as white as snow, and his eyes were like blazing fire.
• Revelation 10:1Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven. He was robed in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head; his face was like the sun, and his legs were like fiery pillars.
• Revelation 18:1After this I saw another angel coming down from heaven. He had great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his splendor.
• Mark 9:3His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them.
• Mark 16:5As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
• Acts 1:10They were looking intently up into the sky as he was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
• Revelation 3:4Yet you have a few people in Sardis who have not soiled their clothes. They will walk with me, dressed 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

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