Matthew 17:2
“And was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the Sunne, and his raiment was white as the light.”
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Matthew 17:2 Context
1And after sixe dayes, Iesus taketh Peter, Iames, and Iohn his brother, and bringeth them vp into an high mountaine apart, 2And was transfigured before them, and his face did shine as the Sunne, and his raiment was white as the light. 3And behold, there appeared vnto them Moses, and Elias, talking with him. 4Then answered Peter, and saide vnto Iesus, Lord, it is good for vs to be here: If thou wilt, let vs make here three tabernacles: one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elias.
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Other Translations for Matthew 17:2
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
- King James Version
And He was transfigured before them; and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became as white as light.
- New American Standard Version (1995)
and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he was changed in form before them; and his face was shining like the sun, and his clothing became white as light.
- Basic English Bible
And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light;
- Darby Bible
And he was transfigured before them: and his face shone as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
- Webster's Bible
There in their presence His form underwent a change; His face shone like the sun, and His raiment became as white as the light.
- Weymouth Bible
He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
- World English Bible
and was turned in to an othir licnesse bifor hem. And his face schone as the sunne; and hise clothis weren maad white as snowe.
- Wycliffe Bible
and he was transfigured before them, and his face shone as the sun, and his garments did become white as the light,
- Youngs Literal Bible
Wesley's Notes for Matthew 17:2
17:2 And was transfigured - Or transformed. The indwelling Deity darted out its rays through the veil of the flesh; and that with such transcendent splendour, that he no longer bore the form of a servant. His face shone with Divine majesty, like the sun in its strength; and all his body was so irradiated by it, that his clothes could not conceal its glory, but became white and glittering as the very light, with which he covered himself as with a garment.
People's Bible Notes for Matthew 17:2
Mt 17:2 He was transfigured before them. That is, transformed, changed in form. The great object was to reveal to the disciples his Divine glory before they beheld his humiliation upon the cross, in order to sustain their faith in the hour of trial. His face did shine as the sun. Thus John describes the glorified Savior when he beheld him on Patmos: "His face as the sun when he shineth in his strength" (Re 1:16). His raiment was white as the light. Mark says, "white as snow" (Mr 9:3). The comparison may have been suggested by the snow of Hermon. It was a vision of supernatural splendor.