Mark 9:3 (LSB)

Passage

and His garments were shining intensely white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

Nearby Context

Mark 9:1 And Jesus was saying to them, “Truly I say to you, there are some of those who are standing here who will not taste death until they see the kingdom of God having come in power.”

Mark 9:2 And six days later, Jesus took with Him Peter and James and John, and brought them up on a high mountain alone by themselves. And He was transfigured before them;

Mark 9:3 and His garments were shining intensely white, as no launderer on earth can whiten them.

Mark 9:4 And Elijah appeared to them along with Moses and they were conversing with Jesus.

Mark 9:5 And Peter answered and said to Jesus, “Rabbi, it is good for us to be here; let us make three booths, one for You, and one for Moses, and one for Elijah.”

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "garments", "shining", "intensely", "white", "launderer", "earth", and "whiten". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "garments" and "shining", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 2's "And six days later Jesus took with..." into verse 4's "And Elijah appeared to them along with...", so "garments" and "shining" belong inside that flow. In Mark context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "garments" and "shining" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.