Matthew 28:3 — Compare 3 English translations

Matthew 28:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →

ἦν eimí G1510 to be δὲ dé G1161 but ἡ ho G3588 the εἰδέα idéa G2397 appearance αὐτοῦ autós G846 he ὡς hōs G5613 as ἀστραπὴ astrapḗ G796 lightning καὶ kaí G2532 and τὸ ho G3588 the ἔνδυμα éndyma G1742 garment αὐτοῦ autós G846 he λευκὸν leukós G3022 white ὡς hōs G5613 as χιών chiṓn G5510 snow

Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.

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World English Bible Public Domain

His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.
King James Version Public Domain

His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:
unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0

Now his appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow.

unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).

Matthew 28:3 — compare English translations

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