Matthew 17:2
Good News Translation
As they looked on, a change came over Jesus: his face was shining like the sun, and his clothes were dazzling white.

New Revised Standard Version
And he was transfigured before them, and his face shone like the sun, and his clothes became dazzling white.

Contemporary English Version
There in front of the disciples, Jesus was completely changed. His face was shining like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

New American Bible
And he was transfigured before them; his face shone like the sun and his clothes became white as light.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow.

transfigured.

Luke 9:29 And whilst he prayed, the shape of his countenance was altered and his raiment became white and glittering.

Romans 12:2 And be not conformed to this world: but be reformed in the newness of your mind, that you may prove what is the good and the acceptable and the perfect will of God.

Philippians 2:6,7 Who being in the form of God, thought it not robbery to be equal with God: . . .

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his face.

Matthew 28:3 And his countenance was as lightning and his raiment as snow.

Exodus 34:29-35 And when Moses came down from the Mount Sinai, he held the two tables of the testimony, and he knew not that his face was horned from the conversation of the Lord. . . .

John 1:14 And the Word was made flesh and dwelt among us (and we saw his glory, the glory as it were of the only begotten of the Father), full of grace and truth.

John 17:24 Father, I will that where I am, they also whom thou hast given me may be with me: that they may see my glory which thou hast given me, because thou hast loved me before the creation of the world.

Acts 26:13-15 At midday, O king, I saw in the way a light from heaven, above the brightness of the sun, shining round about me and them that were in company with me. . . .

Revelation 1:13-17 And in the midst of the seven golden candlesticks, one like to the Son of man, clothed with a garment down to the feet, and girt about the paps with a golden girdle. . . .

Revelation 10:1 And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head: and his face, as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire.

Revelation 19:12,13 And his eyes were as a flame of fire: and on his head were many diadems. And he had a name written, which no man knoweth but himself. . . .

Revelation 20:11 And I saw a great white throne and one sitting upon it, from whose face the earth and heaven fled away: and there was no place found for them

raiment.

Psalm 104:2 And art clothed with light as with a garment. Who stretchest out the heaven like a pavilion:

Mark 9:3 And his garments became shining and exceeding white as snow, so as no fuller upon earth can make white.

Context
The Transfiguration
1And after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart: 2And he was transfigured before them. And his face did shine as the sun: and his garments became white as snow. 3And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with him.…
Cross References
Exodus 34:29
And when Moses came down from the Mount Sinai, he held the two tables of the testimony, and he knew not that his face was horned from the conversation of the Lord.

Songs 6:10
Who is she that cometh forth as the morning rising, fair as the moon, bright as the sun, terrible as an army set in array?

Matthew 17:1
And after six days Jesus taketh unto him Peter and James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart:

Matthew 17:3
And behold there appeared to them Moses and Elias talking with him.

Revelation 1:16
And he had in his right hand seven stars. And from his mouth came out a sharp two-edged sword. And his face was as the sun shineth in his power.

Revelation 10:1
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud. And a rainbow was on his head: and his face, as the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire.

Matthew 17:1
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