Comparing Jesus' Baptism and His Transfiguration

Careful readers of the Gospels have noted the similarities between the accounts of Jesus' baptism and His transfiguration. Charles Talbert has created the following table that shows these similarities.

Parallels between Jesus’ Baptism and Transfiguration
Baptism	Parallel	Transfiguration
3:13–16a	Setting	17:1–2
3:16b	And behold	17:3a
3:16c	Vision	17:3b
3:17a	And behold	17:5b
3:17	Heavenly voice	17:5c

 
Charles H. Talbert, Matthew, Paideia, ed. Mikeal C. Parsons and Charles H. Talbert (Grand Rapids: Baker Academic, 2010), 58.