Matthew 17:2
And was transfigured before them: and his face did shine as the sun, and his raiment was white as the light.
Cross-references
Exodus 34:29-35: Moses' shining face after Sinai prefigures Jesus' greater glory on the mount.
Revelation 1:13-17 portrays the risen Christ with a face like the sun, matching the transfiguration's description.
Philippians 2:7 describes Christ's self-emptying in contrast to the revealed glory at the transfiguration.
Philippians 2:6 speaks of Christ's pre-existent divine form, which the transfiguration momentarily reveals.
John 17:24 records Jesus' prayer that believers see his glory; the transfiguration is a foretaste of that sight.
John 1:14 declares that the disciples saw Jesus' glory; the transfiguration is that glory visibly manifested.
In Luke 9:29, the parallel account describes Jesus' appearance changing during prayer — matching this transformation.
Mark 9:3 is the parallel account of the same event, recording Jesus' clothes as dazzling white beyond earthly bleaching.
Psalm 104:2 says God covers himself with light as a garment — directly parallel to Jesus' garments becoming white as light in the transfiguration.
Mark 9:2 is a parallel account of the transfiguration—his clothes become dazzling white, matching Matthew's description.
Philippians 3:21 describes believers' bodies being transformed to be like Christ's glorious body — a future reality previewed in the transfiguration.
Daniel 7:9 describes the Ancient of Days with white clothing—Jesus' garments becoming white echoes this divine attribute.
Habakkuk 3:4 depicts God's brightness like light with rays—the transfiguration shows Jesus radiating that same divine glory.
Daniel 10:6 portrays a heavenly figure with face like lightning—similar to Jesus' shining face at the transfiguration.
In Philippians 2:8, Christ's humility contrasts sharply with His glorious transfiguration — the same Lord who shone now emptied Himself.
Exodus 24:10 describes the pavement under God's throne like sapphire, clear as sky — a theophany prefiguring the glory revealed in the transfiguration.
Revelation 19:13 shows Christ's robe dipped in blood — a striking contrast to the white-as-light garments of the transfiguration. Same person, different aspect.
Acts 6:15 says Stephen's face shone like an angel—a lesser reflection of the transfiguration's radiant glory on Jesus.