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

1And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up upon an high mountain by themselves, And he was transfigured before them: and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light. 3And, behold, there appeared to them Moses and Elijah talking with him. 4Then answered Peter, and said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and 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

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• transfiguredμεταμορφόωmetamorphoō · to transformG3339
• beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• shoneλάμπωlampō · to shineG2989
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• andδέde · thenG1161
• raimentἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
• lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457

Cross-references for Matthew 17:2

• Luke 9:29And as he prayed, the appearance of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and shining.
• Romans 12:2And be not conformed to this world: but be ye transformed by the renewing of your mind, that ye may prove what is that good, and acceptable, and perfect, will of God.
• Philippians 2:6Who, being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God:
• Matthew 28:3His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
• Exodus 34:29And it came to pass, when Moses came down from mount Sinai with the two tables of testimony in Moses’ hand, when he came down from the mount, that Moses knew not that the skin of his face shone while he talked with him.
• John 1:14And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
• John 17:24Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given to me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given to me: for thou didst love me before the foundation of the world.
• Acts 26:13At noon, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, beyond the brightness of the sun, shining around me and them who journeyed with me.
• Revelation 1:13And in the midst of the seven lampstands one like the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the foot, and girt about the breasts with a golden band.
• Revelation 10:1And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
• Revelation 19:12His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
• Revelation 20:11And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
• Psalms 104:2Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
• Mark 9:3And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can make them white.

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