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The Transfiguration

Luke 9:29

In 9 translations

BSB
And as He was praying, the appearance of His face changed, and His clothes became radiantly white.
KJV
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment was white and glistering.
WEB
As he was praying, the appearance of his face was altered, and his clothing became white and dazzling.
ASV
And as he was praying, the fashion of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and dazzling.
LSV
and it came to pass, in His praying, the appearance of His face became altered, and His clothing became flashing white.
YLT
and it came to pass, in his praying, the appearance of his face became altered, and his garment white — sparkling.
DBY
And as he prayed the fashion of his countenance became different and his raiment white [and] effulgent.
DRC
And whilst he prayed, the shape of his countenance was altered, and his raiment became white and glittering.
GNV
And as he prayed, the fashion of his countenance was changed, and his garment was white and glistered.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἐγένετο ἐν τῷ προσεύχεσθαι αὐτὸν τὸ εἶδος τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἕτερον καὶ ὁ ἱματισμὸς αὐτοῦ λευκὸς ἐξαστράπτων.
RP2018
Καὶ ἐγένετο, ἐν τῷ προσεύχεσθαι αὐτόν, τὸ εἶδος τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἕτερον, καὶ ὁ ἱματισμὸς αὐτοῦ λευκὸς ἐξαστράπτων.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἐγένετο, ἐν τῷ προσεύχεσθαι αὐτόν, τὸ εἶδος τοῦ προσώπου αὐτοῦ ἕτερον, καὶ ὁ ἱματισμὸς αὐτοῦ λευκὸς ἐξαστράπτων.
SCR1894
και εγενετο εν τω προσευχεσθαι αυτον το ειδος του προσωπου αυτου ετερον και ο ιματισμος αυτου λευκος εξαστραπτων

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◆ The Transfiguation

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Mark 9:2–3After six days Jesus took with Him Peter, James, and John, and led them up a high mountain by themselves. There He was transfigured before them. His clothes became radiantly white, brighter than any launderer on earth…
  • Matthew 17:2There He was transfigured before them. His face shone like the sun, and His clothes became as white as the light.
  • 2 Peter 1:16–18For we did not follow cleverly devised fables when we made known to you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but we were eyewitnesses of His majesty. For He received honor and glory from God the Father when…
  • Exodus 34:29–35And when Moses came down from Mount Sinai with the two tablets of the Testimony in his hands, he was unaware that his face had become radiant from speaking with the LORD. Aaron and all the Israelites looked at Moses,…
  • Philippians 3:7–8But whatever was gain to me I count as loss for the sake of Christ. More than that, I count all things as loss compared to the surpassing excellence of knowing Christ Jesus my Lord, for whom I have lost all things. I…
  • Revelation 20:11Then I saw a great white throne and the One seated on it. Earth and heaven fled from His presence, and no place was found for them.
  • Isaiah 53:2He grew up before Him like a tender shoot, and like a root out of dry ground. He had no stately form or majesty to attract us, no beauty that we should desire Him.
  • Isaiah 33:17Your eyes will see the King in His beauty and behold a land that stretches afar.
  • John 1:14The Word became flesh and made His dwelling among us. We have seen His glory, the glory of the one and only Son from the Father, full of grace and truth.
  • Mark 16:12After this, Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them as they walked along in the country.
  • Revelation 1:13–16and among the lampstands was One like the Son of Man, dressed in a long robe, with a golden sash around His chest. The hair of His head was white like wool, as white as snow, and His eyes were like a blazing fire. His…
  • Acts 6:15All who were sitting in the Sanhedrin looked intently at Stephen, and they saw that his face was like the face of an angel.

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