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

1After six days, Yeshua takes with Him Peter and Jacob and John his brother, and brings them up a high mountain by themselves. Now He was transfigured before them; His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light. 3And behold, Moses and Elijah appeared to them, talking with Yeshua. 4Peter responded to Yeshua, “Master, it’s good for us to be here! If You wish, I will make three sukkot here—one for You, 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

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• was transfiguredμεταμορφόωmetamorphoō · to transformG3339
• beforeἔμπροσθενemprosthen · beforeG1715
• themαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• faceπρόσωπονprosōpon · faceG4383
• did shineλάμπωlampō · to shineG2989
• asὡςhōs · as/whenG5613
• the sunἥλιοςhēlios · sunG2246
• andδέde · thenG1161
• raimentἱμάτιονhimation · clothingG2440
• wasγίνομαιginomai · to beG1096
• whiteλευκόςleukos · whiteG3022
• the lightφῶςphōs · lightG5457

Cross-references for Matthew 17:2

• Luke 9:29While He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothing flashed like white lightning.
• Romans 12:2Do not be conformed to this world but be transformed by the renewing of your mind, so that you may discern what is the will of God—what is good and acceptable and perfect.
• Philippians 2:6Who, though existing in the form of God, did not consider being equal to God a thing to be grasped.
• Matthew 28:3His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing as white as snow.
• Exodus 34:29Now it happened, when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hand when he came down from the mountain, that Moses did not know that the skin of his face was radiant, because God had spoken with him.
• John 1:14And the Word became flesh and tabernacled among us. We looked upon His glory, the glory of the one and only from the Father, full of grace and truth.
• John 17:24“Father, I also want those You have given Me to be with Me where I am, so that they may see My glory—the glory You gave Me, for You loved Me before the foundation of the world.
• Acts 26:13at midday, O King, I saw on the road a light from heaven, brighter than the sun, shining around me and those traveling with me.
• Revelation 1:13In the midst of the menorot, I saw One like a Son of Man, clothed in a robe down to His feet, with a golden belt wrapped around His chest.
• Revelation 10:1Then I saw another powerful angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud with a rainbow over his head. His face was like the sun and his feet like pillars of fire.
• Revelation 19:12His eyes are like a flame of fire, and many royal crowns are on His head. He has a name written that no one knows except Himself.
• Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne, and the One seated on it. The earth and heaven fled from His presence, but no place was found for them.
• Psalms 104:2wrapping Yourself in light as a robe, stretching out heaven like a curtain,
• Mark 9:3His clothes became radiant and brilliantly white, whiter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.

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