Matthew 3:17
And lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
A Conservative Version
In The King James Version
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
In Context
Cross References
Psalms 2:7I will tell of the decree. LORD said to me, Thou are my son, this day I have begotten thee.
Isaiah 42:21It pleased LORD, for his righteousness' sake, to magnify the law, and make it honorable.
Matthew 17:5While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. And lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son in whom I am well pleased. Hear ye him.
Mark 9:7And a cloud developed overshadowing them. And a voice came out of the cloud, This is my beloved Son. Hear ye him.
Luke 9:35And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son. Hear ye him.
John 12:28Father, glorify thy name. A voice therefore came out of heaven, saying, I both glorified it, and I will glorify again.
Matthew Henry on Matthew 3:14-17
The Baptism of Jesus. 13 Then cometh Jesus from Galilee to Jordan unto John, to be baptized of him. 14 But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me? 15 And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him. 16 And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon… Read the whole commentary →