Mark 9:3
And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
Mark 9:3 in other translations
| BSB | His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth could bleach them. |
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| WEB | His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them. |
| ASV | and his garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them. |
| YLT | and his garments became glittering, white exceedingly, as snow, so as a fuller upon the earth is not able to whiten them. |
| DARBY | and his garments became shining, exceeding white as snow, such as fuller on earth could not whiten them. |
| BBE | And his clothing became shining, very white, as no cleaner on earth would make it. |
| Webster | And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can whiten them. |
What does Mark 9:3 mean?
Barnes' Notes
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Mark 9:1-13
Here is a prediction of the near approach Christ's kingdom. A glimpse of that kingdom was given in the transfiguration of Christ. It is good to be away from the world, and alone with Christ: and how good to be with Christ glorified in heaven with all the saints! But when it is well with us, we are apt not to care for others, and in the fulness of our enjoyments, we forget the many wants of our brethren. God owns…
Mark 9:3 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Mark 9:3
- 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 the pure wool: his throne was like the fiery flame, and his wheels as burning fire.
- 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 like crimson, they shall be as wool.
- 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 before the throne, and before the Lamb, clothed with white robes, and palms in their hands;
- 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. Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
- Revelation 7:14
And I said unto him, Sir, thou knowest. And he said to me, These are they which came out of great tribulation, and have washed their robes, and made them white in the blood of the Lamb.
- 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: And he shall sit as a refiner and purifier of silver: and he shall purify the sons of Levi, and purge them as gold and silver, that they may offer unto the Lord an offering in righteousness.
- 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.
- Acts 10:30
And Cornelius said, Four days ago I was fasting until this hour; and at the ninth hour I prayed in my house, and, behold, a man stood before me in bright clothing,
- Revelation 19:18
That ye may eat the flesh of kings, and the flesh of captains, and the flesh of mighty men, and the flesh of horses, and of them that sit on them, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, both small and great.
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Context
- Mark 9:2
And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into an high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them.
- Mark 9:3
And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.
- Mark 9:4
And there appeared unto them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.
Mark 9:3 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y sus vestidos se volvieron resplandecientes, muy blancos, como la nieve; tanto que ningún lavador en la tierra los puede hacer tan blancos. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et ses vêtements devinrent brillants et d’une extrême blancheur, comme de la neige, tels qu’il n’y a point de foulon sur la terre qui puisse ainsi blanchir. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und seine Kleider wurden glänzend, sehr weiß wie Schnee,wie kein Walker auf der Erde weiß machen kann. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Et apparuit illis Elias cum Moyse: et erant loquentes cum Jesu. |