16 And Jesus when he was baptized, came straight out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened unto [a]him, and John saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and [lighting] upon him.

17 [b]And lo, a voice came from heaven, saying, (A)This is my beloved Son, in whom I am [c]well pleased.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:16 To John.
  2. Matthew 3:17 Christ’s full consecration and authorizing to the office of mediatorship, is showed by the father’s own voice, and a visible sign of the holy Ghost.
  3. Matthew 3:17 The Greek word betokeneth a thing of great account, and such as highly pleaseth a man. So then the Father saith, that Christ only is the man whom when he beholdeth, look what opinion he had conceived of us, he layeth it clean aside.

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