Matthew 17:2

¹ And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, James, and John his brother, and bringeth them up into an high mountain apart,

And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.

³ And, behold, there appeared unto them Moses and Elias talking with him.

⁴ Then answered Peter, and said unto 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 Elias.

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

Compare

BSB: There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
KJV: And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
WEB: He was changed before them. His face shone like the sun, and his garments became as white as the light.
ASV: and he was transfigured before them; and his face did shine as the sun, and his garments became white as the light.
DARBY: And he was transfigured before them. And his face shone as the sun, and his garments became white as the light;
BLB: And He was transfigured before them, and His face shone like the sun, and His garments became white as the light.

ÅB: Og han ble forvandlet rett foran øyne deres, og ansiktet hans skinte som solen, og klærne hans ble hvite som lyset.
OTB: Han ble forvandlet foran dem; Hans ansikt skinte som solen, og klærne Hans ble hvite som lyset.
B1930: Og han blev forklaret for deres øine, og hans åsyn skinte som solen, og hans klær blev hvite som lyset.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Psalms 104:2
Who coverest thyself with light as with a garment: who stretchest out the heavens like a curtain:
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Matthew 28:3
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
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John 1:14
And the Word was made flesh, and dwelt among us, (and we beheld his glory, the glory as of the only begotten of the Father,) full of grace and truth.
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Luke 9:29
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
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John 17:24
Father, I will that they also, whom thou hast given me, be with me where I am; that they may behold my glory, which thou hast given me: for thou lovedst me before the foundation of the world.
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Revelation 10:1
And I saw another mighty angel come down from heaven, clothed with a cloud: and a rainbow was upon his head, and his face was as it were the sun, and his feet as pillars of fire:
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Revelation 20:11
And I saw a great white throne, and him that sat on it, from whose face the earth and the heaven fled away; and there was found no place for them.
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Revelation 19:12–13
His eyes were as a flame of fire, and on his head were many crowns; and he had a name written, that no man knew, but he himself.
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