Mark 9:3

Mark 9:3 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
• New International Version (NIV)His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them.
• English Standard Version (ESV)and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them.
• New King James Version (NKJV)His clothes became shining, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

Context of Mark 9:3

1Yeshua was telling them, “Amen, I tell you, there are some standing here who will never taste death until they see the kingdom of God come with power!” 2After six days, Yeshua takes with Him Peter and Jacob and John, and brings them up a high mountain by themselves. And He was transfigured before them. His clothes became radiant and brilliantly white, whiter than any launderer on earth could bleach them. 4Then Elijah appeared to them with Moses, and they were talking with Yeshua. 5Peter responds to Yeshua, “Rabbi, it’s good for us to be here. Let’s make three sukkot—one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

Mark 9:3 word by word

καὶ τὰ ἱμάτια αὐτοῦ ἐγένετο στίλβοντα, λευκὰ λίαν οἷα γναφεὺς ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς οὐ δύναται οὕτως λευκᾶναι.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• raimentὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• raimentἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• becameγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• shiningστίλβωstilbō · to shineG4744
• exceedingλίανlian · greatlyG3029
• whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• snowχιώνchiōn · snowG5510
• so asοἷοςoios · such asG3634
• noοὐou · noG3756
• fullerγναφεύςgnapheus · one who bleachesG1102
• onἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• earthγῆgē · earth: planetG1093
• canδύναμαιdunamai · be ableG1410
• white themλευκαίνωleukainō · to bleachG3021

Cross-references for Mark 9:3

• Psalms 104:1Bless Adonai, O my soul. Adonai my God, You are very great! You are clothed with splendor and majesty—
• Daniel 7:9“While I was watching, thrones were set up, and the Ancient of Days took his seat. His garment was as white as snow, and the hair of His head like pure wool. His throne was ablaze with flames, its wheels a burning fire.
• Matthew 28:3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.
• Acts 10:30Cornelius declared, “Four days ago at this hour, I was praying minchah in my house. Suddenly, a man stood in front of me in shining clothes.
• Psalms 51:7Behold, I was born in iniquity and in sin when my mother conceived me.
• Psalms 68:14When you lie among the campfires, wings of a dove were covered with silver and her feathers with shimmering gold.
• Isaiah 1:18“Come now, let us reason together,” says Adonai. “Though your sins be like scarlet, they will be as white as snow. Though they be red like crimson, they will become like wool.
• Revelation 7:9After these things I looked, and behold, a vast multitude that no one could count—from every nation and all tribes and peoples and tongues—was standing before the throne and before the Lamb. They were clothed in white robes, with palm branches in their hands
• Revelation 19:18to eat the flesh of kings and the flesh of generals and the flesh of mighty men, the flesh of horses and those riding on them, the flesh of all men, both free and slave, both small and great!”
• Malachi 3:2But who can endure the day of His coming? Or who can stand when He appears? For He will be like a refiner’s fire, and like soap for cleaning raw wool.

Commentaries on Mark 9:3

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 2-10Verses 2-10 And after six days … - See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 17:1-9. Mark 9:3 No fuller - Rather, no “scourer.” The office of the person here mentioned was to “scour” or “whiten” cloth; not to “full” it, or to render it thicker. Mark 9:6 He wist not - He “knew not.” He was desirous of saying something, and he knew not what would be proper.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 2-8This story is connected to 8:27–9:1 both chronologically (After six days) and thematically (9:7). The presence of Peter, James, and John might be the fulfillment of “some standing here” in 9:1 (see also 5:37; 13:3; 14:33). Some interpreters believe that the Son of God’s glory before he became human (his pre-incarnate glory) shone through his human nature for a moment at the transfiguration (John 1:14; 17:5). It is more likely that this event was an early…Read the comment

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Commentaries on Mark 9

• 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