Wesley's Explanatory Notes
Mark 9:3
White as snow, such as no fuller can whiten — Such as could not be equalled either by nature or art.
White as snow, such as no fuller can whiten — Such as could not be equalled either by nature or art.
AND AFTER SIX DAYS ... - See this passage explained in the notes at Matthew 17:1. Mark 9:3 NO FULLER - Rather, no “scourer.” The office of the person here mentioned was to “scour” or “whiten” cloth;...
CHAPTER 9 _ 1. The Glory to Come foreshadowed in the Transfiguration. (Mark 9:1 .Matthew 17:1; Luke 9:28 .)_ 2. The helpless disciples and the secret of failure. ...
THE TRANSFIGURATION AND THE COMING OF ELIJAH. After an interval, defined with curious exactness as six days, which may reflect the influence of Exodus 24:16, the three most intimate disciples of Jesus...
WHEN THE KING COMES INTO HIS OWN (Mark 8:38 ; Mark 9:1) 9:1 "Whoever is ashamed of me and of my words in this adulterous and sinful generation, of him also shall the Son of Man be ashamed when he com...
Six days after, Jesus took Peter and James and John along with him and brought them up into a high mountain, all by themselves, alone. And he was transfigured in their presence. His clothes became rad...
SHINING. gleaming. Greek. _stilbo_. Occurs only here. SNOW. The whiteness _of nature._ SO AS NO FULLER, &c.. Divine supplement, here. NO. Greek. _on_. App-105. ON. Greek. _epi_. App-104. EARTH. G...
2–8. THE TRANSFIGURATION Matthew 17:1-8; Luke 9:28-36...
3. [1845][1846][1847][1848][1849] omit ὡς χιών (Matthew 28:3) and insert ΟὝΤΩΣ before λευκᾶναι (characteristic fulness). [1845] Codex Sinaiticus. 4th cent. Discovered by Tischendorf in 1859 at the Mon...
Ver 1. And He said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power." 2. And after...
_THE MOUNTAIN TOP EXPERIENCE -- MARK 9:1-13:_ Mark wrote a prediction of the certain and soon coming of the Lord's kingdom. The kingdom was to come during the lifetime of some of those that heard Jesu...
ΈΓΈΝΕΤΟ _aor. ind. med. (dep.) от_ ΓΊΝΟΜΑΙ (G1096) становиться, случаться, ΣΤΙΛΒΟΝΤΑ _praes. act._ pari, от ΣΤΊΛΒΩ (G4744) сиять, сверкать. Говорится о полированных или блестящих поверхностях (Taylor...
_SUMMARY 8:14 TO 9:50_ The two miracles recorded in the preceding sectionthe cure of the blind man at Bethsaida (Mark 8:22-26), and the casting out of the obstinate demon (Mark 9:14-29)are additional...
9. THE TRANSFIGURATION 9:2-8 _TEXT 9:2-8_ And 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 b...
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power. For the exposition,...
1 Compare Mat_16:28; Luk_9:27; 2Pe_1:16-18. 1 It is most fitting that the kingdom proclamation should close with a demonstration of its glory and power. It should have come immediately and for all, ye...
THE TRANSFIGURATION. AN EPILEPTIC HEALED. PREDICTION OF HIS DEATH 2-8. The Transfiguration (Matthew 17:1; Luke 9:28). See on Mt....
CHRIST IN THE BIBLE: MARK’S GOSPEL _KEITH SIMONS_ This commentary HAS BEEN through Advanced Checking. CHAPTER 9 JESUS WITH MOSES AND ELIJAH VERSES 1-10 Before Jesus began his work for God, Jes...
CHAPTER 9 CHAPTER 9:2-8 (Mark 9:2) THE TRANSFIGURATION "And 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...
στίλβοντα, glittering; here only in N. T., common in classics; in Sept [70] of bright brass (Ezra 8:27); “flashing sword “(R. V [71], Nahum 3:3); sunshine on shields (1Ma 6:39). λευκὰ λίαν, white _ver...
_The transfiguration_ (Matthew 17:1-13; Luke 9:28-36)....
RAPTURE AND SERVICE Mark 9:2-29 The Apostles had been gladdened by the promise of the coming Kingdom. The transfiguring light that shone from our Lord's face differed from the shining of Moses' face....
Here we see four men who have passed without death into the atmosphere and society of the heavens. One only of the four is there by His own right. Pure and spotless humanity stands in the glory of the...
And his raiment (b) became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. (b) Did sparkle as it were....
CHAPTER 37 TRANSFIGURATION Matthew 17:1-13; Mark 9:2-13; Luke 9:28-36. Mark: “And after six days, Jesus takes Peter, James, and John, and carries them up into an exceedingly high mountain, privately,...
(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. (3) And his raiment becam...
The transfiguration, as a matter of fact witnessed by the eyes of chosen witnesses, introduces naturally the great change that was about to be effected by the mighty power of God; for that wondrous sc...
In Matthew we saw the transfiguration announced in terms that related to the subject of that Gospel the rejected Christ taking His glorious position as Son of man. In each of the Gospels it is in conn...
AND HIS RAIMENT BECAME SHINING,.... With the rays of glory and brightness which darted from his body through his clothes, and made them as bright as the light of the sun at noon day: and EXCEEDING WH...
And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them. Ver. 3. _Became shining_] στιλβοντα, glistering and sparkling as stars, which twinkle and beckon to u...
_Jesus taketh with him Peter, &c., apart by themselves_ That is, separate from the multitude, apart from the apostles; _and was transfigured before them_ The word μετεμορφωθη, here used, seems to refe...
The transfiguration. Matthew 17:1-9....
AND HIS RAIMENT BECAME SHINING, EXCEEDING WHITE AS SNOW, SO AS NO FULLER ON EARTH CAN WHITE THEM....
The miracle of the transfiguration:...
TITLE: Why not 3 churches? TEXT: Mark 9:1-8 PROPOSITION: Jesus built one church of which all should be members. QUESTION: Why? KEY WORD: Wrongs SCRIPTURE READING: Same INTRODUCTION: 1. Peter suggests...
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...
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Origen Commentary on Matthew Book XII But in order that He may thus hold fellowship with God and pray to the Father, He goes up into the mountain; and then, according to Mark, "His garments become wh...
Mark 9:3 G2532 His G846 clothes G2440 became G1096 (G5633) shining G4744 (G5723) exceedingly G3029 white...
‘And he was transfigured before them, and his clothes became glistering, extremely white, in such a way that no launderer on earth can whiten them.' A remarkable transformation of Jesus is described i...
JESUS IS TRANSFIGURED BEFORE PETER, JAMES AND JOHN AND REVEALS HIS GLORY (9:1-8). Having revealed to His disciples His coming glory, based on His coming suffering, Jesus will now completely open half...
Mark 9:3. AND HIS RAIMENT. All three Evangelists speak of this, but Mark gives the most vivid description of it, omitting the other details. BECAME. This graphic touch brings out ‘the glistening of...
ON the connection and locality, see notes on Matthew 17:1-13. Mt. Tabor, the scene of the Transfiguration, according to tradition, is presented in the subjoined cut. Mark's account presents several in...
GLISTERING, EXCEEDING WHITE (στιλβοντα λευκα λιαν). Old words, all of them. Matthew 17:2 hasWHITE AS THE LIGHT (λευκα ως το φως), Luke 9:29 "white and dazzling" (λευκος εξαστραπτων) like lightnin...
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. And his raiment beca...
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. And his raiment becam...
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. And his raiment becam...
CONTENTS: The transfiguration. The powerless disciples and the mighty Christ casting out a demon. The dispute over who should be greatest. Jesus' rebuke of sectarianism. Solemn warning of hell. CHARA...
Mark 9:2. _And after six days,_ not counting the two sabbaths, as in Luke 9:28. See on Matthew 17:1. Mark 9:16. He asked the scribes, what question ye with them?
_And after six days Jesus taketh with Him Peter._ MAN’S TRANSFORMATION The transfiguration of our Lord admonishes us of a change which we are to undergo in this life. We must be conformed in our soul...
MARK—NOTE ON MARK 9:3 On WHITE as heavenly brightness, compare Daniel 7:9; Luke 24:4;...
JESUS IS TRANSFIGURED ON THE MOUNTAIN MATTHEW 17:1-13; MARK 9:2-13; LUKE 9:28-36; MATTHEW 17:1 And after six days Jesus taketh Peter, Jame
CHAPTER 9 2 _Jesus is transfigured_. 11 _He instructeth his disciples concerning the coming of Elias_ : 14 _casteth forth a dumb and deaf spirit_ : 30 _foretelleth his death and resurrection_ : 33 _ex...
_CRITICAL AND EXEGETICAL NOTES_ Mark 9:2. TRANSFIGURED.—A strong word, implying that the change was not due to any external influence, but proceeded from Christ’s own inner being. “While the form of o...
EXPOSITION MARK 9:1 TILL THEY SEE THE KINGDOM OF GOD COME WITH POWER. In St. Matthew 16:28 the words run thus: "Till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom." In St. Luke 9:27, "Till t
And he said unto them, Verily I say unto you, That there be some of them that stand here, which shall not taste of death, till they have seen the kingdom of God come with power (Mark 9:1). Now what di...
Acts 10:30; Daniel 7:9; Isaiah 1:18; Malachi 3:2; Malachi 3:3;...
Shining [σ τ ι λ β ο ν τ α]. Rev., glistering. The word is used of a gleam from polished surfaces - arms, sleek horses, water in motion, the twinkling of the stars, lightning. As no fuller, etc. Pecu...
Observe here, 1. That to confirm the disciples faith in the truth of Christ's divine nature, he was pleased to suffer the rays of his divinity to dart forth before their eyes, so far as they were able...