Mark 9:3

3 His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them.

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Mark 9:3 in Other Translations

KJV

3 And his raiment became shining, exceeding white as snow; so as no fuller on earth can white them.

ESV

3 and his clothes became radiant, intensely white, as no one on earth could bleach them.

NLT

3 and his clothes became dazzling white, far whiter than any earthly bleach could ever make them.

MSG

3 His clothes shimmered, glistening white, whiter than any bleach could make them.

CSB

3 and His clothes became dazzling-extremely white as no launderer on earth could whiten them.

Mark 9:3 Meaning and Commentary

Mark 9:3

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 white as snow;
than which nothing is whiter;

so as no fuller on earth can white them.
The Syriac version renders it, "as men cannot white on earth"; and the Persic thus, "so as men could not behold him". Just as the Israelites could not steadfastly behold the face of Moses, because of the glory of his countenance, when he came down from the mount; (See Gill on Matthew 17:2).

Taken from John Gill's Exposition of the Bible

Mark 9:3 In-Context

1 And he said to them, “Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see that the kingdom of God has come with power.”

2 After six days Jesus took Peter, James and John with him and led them up a high mountain, where they were all alone. There he was transfigured before them.

3 His clothes became dazzling white, whiter than anyone in the world could bleach them.

4 And there appeared before them Elijah and Moses, who were talking with Jesus.

5 Peter said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here. Let us put up three shelters—one for you, one for Moses and one for Elijah.”