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His clothing became glistening, exceedingly white, like snow, such as no launderer on earth can whiten them.
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A Supernatural Radiance
The dazzling whiteness of Jesus' clothes was supernatural. Commentators explain that this light emanated from Jesus himself, shining through his garments with a brilliance that, as Mark vividly puts it, no earthly launderer ('fuller') could ever replicate. This was a temporary revealing of His true, heavenly glory.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
Not a fuller. Rather, no, scourer. The role of the person mentioned here was to scour or whiten cloth, not to <…
Glistering, exceeding white (στιλβοντα λευκα λιαν). Old words, all of them. Matthew 17:2 has
white as th…
19th Century
Anglican
Shining.—Better, perhaps, glittering.
Exceeding white as snow.—The last two words are lacking in …
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Baptist
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 …
It is difficult to know exactly what happened at the Transfiguration. Jesus’ clothes became “dazzling white.” His appearnce was temporarily changed…
17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And his raiment became shining With the rays of glory and brightness which darted from his body through his clothes,…
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Here is a prediction of the near approach of Christ's kingdom. A glimpse of that kingdom was given in the transfiguration of Christ. It is good to …
