Contradiction with 1 Samuel 16:7
While Luke 9:29 describes Jesus' face changing and his clothes becoming dazzling white, 1 Samuel 16:7 emphasizes that God does not focus on outward appearance but rather on the heart.
1 Samuel 16:7: But the LORD said unto Samuel, Look not on his countenance, or on the height of his stature; because I have refused him: for [the LORD seeth] not as man seeth; for man looketh on the outward appearance, but the LORD looketh on the heart. [outward...: Heb. eyes]
Contradiction with Matthew 23:27
This verse criticizes those who appear beautiful outwardly but are unclean within, contrasting with the positive transformation of Jesus' appearance in Luke 9:29.
Matthew 23:27: Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye are like unto whited sepulchres, which indeed appear beautiful outward, but are within full of dead [men's] bones, and of all uncleanness.
Contradiction with Isaiah 53:2
Isaiah depicts the Messiah as having no form or majesty, which contrasts with the glorified and altered appearance of Jesus in Luke 9:29.
Isaiah 53:2: For he shall grow up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he hath no form nor comeliness; and when we shall see him, [there is] no beauty that we should desire him.
Contradiction with 1 Timothy 2:9-10
This text encourages modest dress, focusing on good works rather than outward appearances, contrary to the emphasis on Jesus' transformed and shining clothes in Luke 9:29.
1 Timothy 2:9-10: In like manner also, that women adorn themselves in modest apparel, with shamefacedness and sobriety; not with broided hair, or gold, or pearls, or costly array; [broided: or, plaited]