Matthew 28:3 BSB — MannaFest

Matthew 28:3

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow.

BSB

Parallel translations (2) ▾

ASV

His appearance was as lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

KJV

His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

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Commentary

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Albert Barnes

1798–1870

Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869)

His 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, Act 1:10; Dan 7:9; Rev 3:4-5; Rev 4:4; Rev 7:13-14. White, among the Jews, was the symbol of “purity or innocence.”

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Original language & word study

14 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
ἦν	ēn	Was	G1510 →
δὲ	de	now	G1161 →
ἡ	hē	the	G3588 →
εἰδέα	eidea	appearance	G2397 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
ὡς	hōs	like	G5613 →
ἀστραπὴ	astrapē	lightning	G796 →
καὶ	kai	and	G2532 →
τὸ	to	the	G3588 →
ἔνδυμα	enduma	clothing	G1742 →
αὐτοῦ	autou	of him	G846 →
λευκὸν	leukon	white	G3022 →
ὡς	hōs	as	G5613 →
χιών.	chiōn	snow.	G5510 →

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

The walk

The walk8

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
Mark 9:3
His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them.
leads to
- Daniel 7:9
  As I continued to watch, thrones were set in place, and the Ancient of Days took His seat. His clothing was white as snow, and the hair of His head was like pure wool.…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
Through
Acts 1:10
They were looking intently into the sky as He was going, when suddenly two men dressed in white stood beside them.
leads to
- Revelation 7:14
  “Sir,” I answered, “you know.” So he replied, “These are the ones who have come out of the great tribulation; they have washed their robes and made them white in the blood of the…
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Luke 24:4
  While they were puzzling over this, suddenly two men in radiant apparel stood beside them.
- John 20:12
  and she saw two angels in white sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and the other at the feet.
Through
Mark 16:5
When they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
leads to
- John 20:11–12
  But Mary stood outside the tomb weeping. And as she wept, she bent down to look into the tomb,
- John 20:8
  Then the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went in. And he saw and believed.
Through
Revelation 18:1
After this I saw another angel descending from heaven with great authority, and the earth was illuminated by his glory.
leads to
- Ezekiel 43:2
  and I saw the glory of the God of Israel coming from the east. His voice was like the roar of many waters, and the earth shone with His glory.
- Luke 17:24
  For just as the lightning flashes and lights up the sky from one end to the other, so will be the Son of Man in His day.