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

1In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre. 2And, behold, there was a great earthquake: for the angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat upon it. His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow: 4And for fear of him the keepers shook, and became as dead men . 5And the angel answered and said to the women, Fear ye not: for I know that ye seek 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

• ·δέde · thenG1161
• Hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• countenanceἰδέαidea · appearanceG2397
• wasἦνēn · wasG2258
• 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: and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
• Psalms 104:4Who maketh his angels spirits; his ministers a flaming fire:
• Ezekiel 1:4And I looked, and, behold, a whirlwind came out of the north, a great cloud, and a fire infolding itself, and a brightness was about it, and from the midst of it as the colour of amber, from the midst of the fire.
• Daniel 10:5Then I lifted up my eyes, and looked, and behold a certain man clothed in linen, whose loins were girded with fine gold of Uphaz:
• Revelation 1:14His head and his hairs were white like wool, as white as snow; and his eyes were as a flame of fire;
• 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 18:1And after these things I saw another angel come down from heaven, having great power; and the earth was made bright with his glory.
• Mark 9:3And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can make them white.
• Mark 16:5And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were amazed.
• Acts 1:10And while they looked steadfastly toward heaven as he went up, behold, two men stood by them in white apparel;
• Revelation 3:4Thou hast a few names even in Sardis which have not defiled their garments; and they shall walk with me 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

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• 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