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Mark 9:3

What does Mark 9:3 mean?

A plain-English look at Mark 9:3 in WEB alongside six other public-domain English translations, with cross-references and chapter context.

What Mark 9:3 means

During the Transfiguration, Jesus' clothing became dazzlingly white, far brighter than anything achievable by human means. This supernatural whiteness symbolizes His purity, sanctity, and divine glory. It was a visible manifestation of His inherent splendor, testifying to His divine essence and setting Him apart as completely holy. The description emphasizes the miraculous nature of the event, signifying a truth beyond mere human perception.

Parallel translations

WEB

World English Bible · 2000

and his garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them.

KJV

King James Version · 1611

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

ASV

American Standard Version · 1901

and his garments became glistering, exceeding white, so as no fuller on earth can whiten them.

BBE

Bible in Basic English · 1949

And his clothing became shining, very white, as no cleaner on earth would make it.

YLT

Young's Literal Translation · 1862

and his garments became glittering, white exceedingly, as snow, so as a fuller upon the earth is not able to whiten <FI>them<Fi> .

DRA

Douay-Rheims (Challoner) · 1752

And there appeared to them Elias with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

DBY

Darby Bible · 1890

and his garments became shining, exceeding white [as snow], such as fuller on earth could not whiten [them].

Context

This verse provides a vivid description of Jesus' appearance during the Transfiguration, immediately following the statement that He 'was transfigured before them.' It sets the scene for the divine affirmation and the appearance of Moses and Elijah, highlighting the extraordinary nature of the event and the unique glory of Christ.

v.2And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and bringeth them up into a high mountain apart by themselves: and he was transfigured before them;

v.3This passage

v.4And there appeared unto them Elijah with Moses: and they were talking with Jesus.

Cross references

Related passages from across Scripture, drawn from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  • Daniel 7:9

    I beheld till thrones were placed, and one that was ancient of days did sit: his raiment was white as snow, and the hair of his head like pure wool; his throne was fiery flames, and the wheels thereof burning fire.

  • Acts 10:30

    And Cornelius said, Four days ago, until this hour, I was keeping the ninth hour of prayer in my house; and behold, a man stood before me in bright apparel,

  • Revelation 7:9

    After these things I saw, and behold, a great multitude, which no man could number, out of every nation and ofalltribes and peoples and tongues, standing before the throne and before the Lamb, arrayed in white robes, and palms in their hands;

  • Psalms 68:14

    When the Almighty scattered kings therein, It was as whenit snoweth in Zalmon.

  • 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 thereon, and the flesh of all men, both free and bond, and small and great.

  • Matthew 28:3

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

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