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

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 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.
  2. 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.

17 And a voice from heaven(A) said, “This is my Son,(B) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”(C)

Read full chapter

17 For he received of God the Father honor and glory, when there came such a voice to him from that excellent Glory, (A)This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Read full chapter

17 He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”[a](A)

Read full chapter

Footnotes

  1. 2 Peter 1:17 Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35