Luke 9:29 BSB — MannaFest

Luke 9:29

And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

And as he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and dazzling.

KJV

And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.

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Commentary

3 voices

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

Or, Peter went up, who received the keys of the kingdom of heaven; John, to whom was committed our Lord's mother; James, who first suffered martyrdom. (Acts 12:1.) Now in a mystical manner, after the words above said, is exhibited the transfiguration of Christ, since he who hears the words of Christ, and believes, shall see the glory of His resurrection. For, on the eighth day the resurrection took place.

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The Church Fathers1 voice

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas (397)

Or else, according to your capacity is the word either lessened or increased to you, and unless you ascend the summit of a higher wisdom, you behold not what glory there is in the word of God. Now the garments of the Word, are the discourses of the Scriptures, and certain clothings of the Divine mind; and as His raiment shone white, so in the eyes of your understanding, the sense of the divine words becomes clear. Hence after Moses, Elias; that is, the Law and the Prophets in the Word.

The Puritans and the Awakening1 voice

John Gill

1697–1771

Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748)

And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered,.... It became exceeding bright and glorious, it shone like the sun, Mat 17:2 and hereby his prayer was answered; and thus, as Christ was heard and answered, whilst he was yet speaking, so are his people sometimes; and even their countenance is altered, when they are favoured with communion with God, and instead of a sad and dejected countenance, they have a cheerful one.

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Original language & word study

18 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
καὶ	kai	And	G2532 →
ἐγένετο	egeneto	it came to pass	G1096 →
ἐν	en	during	G1722 →
τῷ	tō	<the>	G3588 →
προσεύχεσθαι	proseuchesthai	praying	G4336 →
αὐτὸν	auton	by Him	G846 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
εἶδος	eidos	appearance	G1491 →
τοῦ	tou	of the	G3588 →
προσώπου	prosōpou	face	G4383 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
ἕτερον,	heteron	[was] altered,	G2087 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
ὁ	ho	the	G3588 →
ἱματισμὸς	himatismos	clothing	G2441 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of Him	G846 →
λευκὸς	leukos	white	G3022 →
ἐξαστράπτων.	exastraptōn	became dazzling.	G1823 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 17:2
There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
leads to
- Psalms 104:2
  He wraps Himself in light as with a garment; He stretches out the heavens like a tent,
- Matthew 28:3
  His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.
- John 1:14
  The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
- Revelation 10:1
  Then I saw another mighty angel coming down from heaven, wrapped in a cloud, with a rainbow above his head. His face was like the sun, and his legs were like pillars of fire.
- Revelation 20:11
  Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.