John the Baptist Prepares the Way^(A)

1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,^[a] the Son of God,^[b](B)

¹¹ And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,^(A) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”^(B)

⁷ Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud:^(A) “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”^(B)

³ The tempter^(A) came to him and said, “If you are the Son of God,^(B) tell these stones to become bread.”