Matthew 3:17

and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

1770 John Worsley NT

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

16Then he permitted Him. And Jesus as soon as He was baptized came up from the water; and behold, the heavens were opened unto Him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and coming upon Him:

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Cross References

Matthew 17:5And as he was speaking, lo a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye Him.

Mark 9:7And there was a cloud overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, hear ye Him.

Luke 9:35And there came a voice out of the cloud saying, This is my beloved Son, hear ye Him.

John 12:28Father, glorify thy name. Then came a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it 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 →

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