Parallel Verses

Holman Bible

And there came a voice from heaven:

This is My beloved Son.
I take delight in Him!

New American Standard Bible

and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.”

King James Version

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

International Standard Version

Then a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him!"

A Conservative Version

And lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

American Standard Version

and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Amplified

and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased and delighted!”

An Understandable Version

Then a voice came out of heaven, saying, "This is my dearly loved Son. I am very pleased with Him."

Anderson New Testament

And lo, a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

Bible in Basic English

And a voice came out of heaven, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

Common New Testament

And behold, a voice from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

Daniel Mace New Testament

of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: at the same time a voice was heard from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

Darby Translation

and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.

Godbey New Testament

And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying; This is my beloved Son in whom I delight.

Goodspeed New Testament

and a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, my Beloved! This is my Chosen."

John Wesley New Testament

And lo a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

Julia Smith Translation

And behold a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my dearly beloved Son, in whom I was contented.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

And behold, [there was] a voice from heaven saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

Modern King James verseion

And lo, a voice from Heaven, saying, This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

And, lo, there came a voice from heaven, saying, "This is that, my beloved son, in whom is my delight."

Moffatt New Testament

And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, the Beloved, in him is my delight."

Montgomery New Testament

while a voice from heaven said, "This is my son, the beloved, In whom I delight."

NET Bible

And a voice from heaven said, "This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight."

New Heart English Bible

And suddenly a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

Noyes New Testament

And lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

Sawyer New Testament

And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.

The Emphasized Bible

and lo! a voice out of the heavens, - saying, This, is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight.

Thomas Haweis New Testament

and lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my Son, the beloved, in whom is my delight.

Twentieth Century New Testament

And from the heavens there came a voice which said: "This is my son, the Beloved, in whom I delight."

Webster

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

Weymouth New Testament

while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son, the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."

Williams New Testament

and a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, my Beloved, in whom I am delighted!"

World English Bible

Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

Worrell New Testament

and, behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My Son, the beloved, in whom I delighted."

Worsley New Testament

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

Youngs Literal Translation

and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
And

and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0

lo
ἰδού 
Idou 
behold, lo, see
Usage: 140

a voice
φωνή 
Phone 
Usage: 128

ἐκ ἐξ 
Ek 
of, from, out of, by, on, with,
Usage: 709

οὐρανός 
Ouranos 
Usage: 156

λέγω 
Lego 
Usage: 1045

οὗτος οὗτοι αὕτη αὕται 
Houtos 
this, these, he, the same, this man, she, they,
Usage: 258

is
ἐστί 
Esti 
is, are, was, be, have, not tr, , vr is
Usage: 585

my
μοῦ 
Mou 
my, me, mine, I, mine own
Usage: 313

G27
ἀγαπητός 
Agapetos 
Usage: 60

Son
υἱός 
Huios 
Usage: 213

in
ἐν 
En 
in, by, with, among, at, on, through,
Usage: 2128

ὅς ἥ ὅ 
Hos 
Usage: 980

Devotionals

Devotionals about Matthew 3:17

Devotionals containing Matthew 3:17

Images Matthew 3:17

Prayers for Matthew 3:17

Context Readings

The Baptism Of Jesus

16 After Jesus was baptized, He went up immediately from the water. The heavens suddenly opened for Him, and He saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on Him. 17 And there came a voice from heaven:

This is My beloved Son.
I take delight in Him!


Cross References

Psalm 2:7

I will declare the Lord’s decree:
He said to Me, “You are My Son;
today I have become Your Father.

Matthew 17:5

While he was still speaking, suddenly a bright cloud covered them, and a voice from the cloud said:

This is My beloved Son.
I take delight in Him.
Listen to Him!

Isaiah 42:1

“This is My Servant; I strengthen Him,
this is My Chosen One; I delight in Him.
I have put My Spirit on Him;
He will bring justice to the nations.

Matthew 12:18

Here is My Servant whom I have chosen,
My beloved in whom My soul delights;
I will put My Spirit on Him,
and He will proclaim justice to the nations.

Mark 9:7

A cloud appeared, overshadowing them, and a voice came from the cloud:

This is My beloved Son;
listen to Him!

Luke 9:35

Then a voice came from the cloud, saying:

This is My Son, the Chosen One;
listen to Him!

2 Peter 1:17

For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, a voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory:

This is My beloved Son.
I take delight in Him!

Mark 1:11

And a voice came from heaven:

You are My beloved Son;
I take delight in You!

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of His glorious grace that He favored us with in the Beloved.

Colossians 1:13

He has rescued us from the domain of darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son He loves.

Isaiah 42:21

The Lord was pleased, because of His righteousness,
to magnify His instruction and make it glorious.

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a physical appearance like a dove. And a voice came from heaven:

You are My beloved Son.
I take delight in You!

John 5:37

The Father who sent Me has Himself testified about Me. You have not heard His voice at any time, and you haven’t seen His form.

John 12:28-30

Father, glorify Your name!”

Then a voice came from heaven: “I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again!”

Revelation 14:2

I heard a sound from heaven like the sound of cascading waters and like the rumbling of loud thunder. The sound I heard was also like harpists playing on their harps.

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