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Matthew 28:3

Matthew 28:3
His countenance was like lightning, and his raiment white as snow:

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Baptist theologian, 1697–1771

Gill's Exposition

His countenance was like lightning,.... There was such a lustre and brightness in his face, that it glittered like lightning: such a description is in Dan 10:6,

and his raiment white as snow: the…

Presbyterian pastor, 1798–1870

Barnes' Notes

His countenance - In our language the word “countenance” refers to the “face only;” in the original it refers to his “whole person.” His “general aspect, or the appearance of the angel himself,” was,…

Academic commentary, 1882–1921

Cambridge Bible

Matthew 28:1-8

Mat 28:1-8. The Resurrection

Mar 16:1-8; Luk 24:1-12; Joh 20:1-18

The discrepancies are slight, and may be accounted for by the agitation of the witnesses of this momentous scene. To the women named…