Matthew 3:17
And God talked from heaven. He said, “This is my son. I love him very much, and I’m very happy with him.”
Plain English 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 2:7God’s special boss said, “I will tell you this important thing that God said to me. He said, ‘You are my son. Now people will know that I am your father.
Mark 9:7Then a cloud covered them all, and God talked to them from the cloud. He said, “This is my son. I love him very much. You have to listen properly to him.”
John 12:28Then Jesus said, “Father, show people that you are really great.” Straight away, God talked from heaven. He said, “I already showed them that I am great, and I will show them 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 →