Matius 5:35

5:35 not by earth, because it is his footstool, and not by Jerusalem, ¹  because it is the city of the great King.

Matius 17:2

17:2 And he was transfigured before them. ²  His ³  face shone like the sun, and his clothes became white as light.

[5:35]  ¹ map For location see Map5 B1; Map6 F3; Map7 E2; Map8 F2; Map10 B3; JP1 F4; JP2 F4; JP3 F4; JP4 F4.

[17:2]  ² sn In 1st century Judaism and in the NT, there was the belief that the righteous get new, glorified bodies in order to enter heaven (1 Cor 15:42-49; 2 Cor 5:1-10). This transformation means the righteous will share the glory of God. One recalls the way Moses shared the Lord’s glory after his visit to the mountain in Exod 34. So the disciples saw Jesus transfigured, and they were getting a sneak preview of the great glory that Jesus would have (only his glory is more inherent to him as one who shares in the rule of the kingdom).

[17:2]  ³ tn Here καί (kai) has not been translated.