Mark 9:3

And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
his	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
raiment	ἱμάτια himatia	G2440	a dress (inner or outer) · noun — nominative plural neuter
became	ἐγένετο egeneto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
shining	στίλβοντα, stilbonta	G4744	to gleam · verb — present active participle, nominative plural neuter
exceeding	λίαν lian	G3029	much (adverbially) · adverb
white	λευκὰ leuka	G3022	white · adjective — nominative plural neuter
as	ὡς hōs	G5613	which how · particle
snow	χιών, chiōn	G5510	snow · noun — nominative singular feminine
as	οἷα hoia	G3634	such or what sort of (as a correlation or exclamation) · correlative pronoun — accusative plural neuter
no	οὐ ou	G3756	the absolute negative (compare G3361 (μή)) adverb · particle — negative
fuller	γναφεὺς gnapheus	G1102	a cloth-dresser · noun — nominative singular masculine
on	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
earth	γῆς gēs	G1093	soil · noun — genitive singular feminine
can	δύναται dunatai	G1410	to be able or possible · verb — present middle or passive deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
them	λευκᾶναι. leukanai	G3021	to whiten · verb — aorist active infinitive

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Cross-references

Matthew 28:3 His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
Daniel 7:9 I beheld till the thrones were cast down, and the Ancient of days did sit, whose garment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like th…
Psalms 51:7 Purge me with hyssop, and I shall be clean: wash me, and I shall be whiter than snow.
Psalms 68:14 When the Almighty scattered kings in it, it was white as snow in Salmon.
Psalms 104:1-2 Bless the LORD, O my soul. O LORD my God, thou art very great; thou art clothed with honour and majesty.
Isaiah 1:18 Come now, and let us reason together, saith the LORD: though your sins be as scarlet, they shall be as white as snow; though they be red lik…
Malachi 3:2-3 But who may abide the day of his coming? and who shall stand when he appeareth? for he is like a refiner’s fire, and like fullers’ soap:
Revelation 7:9 After this I beheld, and, lo, a great multitude, which no man could number, of all nations, and kindreds, and people, and tongues, stood bef…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:1-13

Here is, I. A prediction of Christ's kingdom now near approaching, Mar 9:1. That which is foretold, is, 1. That the kingdom of God would come, and would come so as to be seen: the kingdom of the Messiah shall be set up in the world by the utter destruction of the Jewish polity, which stood in the way of it; this was the restoring of the kingdom of God among men, which had been in a manner lost by the woeful degeneracy both of Jews and Gentiles. 2. That it would come with power, so as to make its own way, and bear down the opposition that was given to it. It came with power, when vengeance was taken on the Jews for crucifying Christ, and when it conquered the idolatry of the Gentile world. 3.…

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Adam Clarke on Mark 9:2

And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, etc. - For a full account of the nature and design of the transfiguration, see on Mat 17:1 (note), etc. A high mountain - I have conjectured, Mat 17:1, that this was one of the mountains of Galilee: some say Hermon, some Tabor; but Dr. Lightfoot thinks a mountain near Caesarea Philippi to be more likely. Was transfigured - Four good MSS. and Origen add here, And While They Were Praying he was transfigured; but this appears to be added from Luk 9:29.

John Gill on Mark 9:3

And his raiment became shining,.... With the rays of glory and brightness which darted from his body through his clothes, and made them as bright as the light of the sun at noon day: and exceeding white as snow; than which nothing is whiter; so as no fuller on earth can white them. The Syriac version renders it, "as men cannot white on earth"; and the Persic thus, "so as men could not behold him". Just as the Israelites could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, because of the glory of his countenance, when he came down from the mount; See Gill on Matthew 17:2.

John Calvin on Mark 9:2-8

Mark 9:2-8 Matthew 17:1-8 Mark 9:2-8 Luke 9:28-36 1. And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, and James, and John his brother, and leadeth them to a high mountain apart; 2. And was transfigured before them: and his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light. 3. And, lo, there appeared to them [473] Moses and Elijah talking with him. 4. And Peter answering said to Jesus, Lord, it is good for us to be here: if thou wilt, let us make here three tabernacles; one for thee, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah. 5. While he was speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them; and, lo, a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; h…

The Church Fathers

Or else, white garments are the writings of Evangelists and Apostles, the like to which no interpreter can frame.
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

What this sun is to the eyes of the flesh, that is the Lord to the eyes of the heart.
— Augustine of Hippo, SERMONS ON NEW TESTAMENT LESSONS 28

(Mor. 32, 6) Because, in the height of the brightness of heaven above, they who shine in righteousness of life, will cling to Him; for by the name of garments, He means the just whom He joins to Himself.
— Gregory the Dialogist ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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Dictionary and topics

Dress — (1.) Materials used. The earliest and simplest an apron of fig-leaves sewed together (Gen. 3:7); then skins of animals (3:21). Elijah’s dress was probably the skin of a sheep (2 Kings 1:8). The…
Fuller — The word “full” is from the Anglo-Saxon fullian, meaning “to whiten.” To full is to press or scour cloth in a mill. This art is one of great antiquity. Mention is made of “fuller’s soap” (Mal. 3:2),…
Transfiguration, the — Of our Lord on a “high mountain apart,” is described by each of the three evangelists (Matt. 17:1-8; Mark 9:2-8; Luke 9:28-36). The fullest account is given by Luke, who, no doubt, was informed by…
Arts Of The · Fuller — Fuller
Fuller · General scriptures concerning — General scriptures concerning
Mountain · Is transfigured upon — Is transfigured upon
Peter · .At the transfiguration — .At the transfiguration

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:1-13

Adam Clarke on Mark 9:2

John Gill on Mark 9:3

John Calvin on Mark 9:2-8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Mark 9:1-13

Adam Clarke on Mark 9:2

John Gill on Mark 9:3

John Calvin on Mark 9:2-8

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Mark 9:2-8