Parallel Verses
Weymouth New Testament
while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son, the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."
New American Standard Bible
and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “
King James Version
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Holman Bible
And there came a voice from heaven:
I take delight in Him!
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
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.
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.'
Themes
Christ » Heal persecution of » The father bears witness
Divinity » Of Christ » The father bears witness
Glory of Christ » As the son of God
divine Favour » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » A characteristic of Christ
God » The possession of, characterized as pleasing God » A characteristic of Christ
God » Pleasing of » A characteristic of Christ
Holy spirit » The descention of the holy spirit
Jesus Christ » History of » Is immersed by john in the jordan river
Pleasing God » A characteristic of Christ
Preciousness of Christ » To God
Topics
Interlinear
Houtos
Devotionals
Devotionals about Matthew 3:17
Devotionals containing Matthew 3:17
References
Fausets
Hastings
Morish
Word Count of 37 Translations in Matthew 3:17
Images Matthew 3:17
Prayers for Matthew 3:17
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Baptism Of Jesus
16 and Jesus was baptized, and immediately went up from the water. At that moment the heavens opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting upon Him, 17 while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son, the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."
Phrases
Cross References
Matthew 17:5
He was still speaking when a luminous cloud spread over them; and a voice was heard from within the cloud, which said, "This is My Son dearly beloved, in whom is My delight. Listen to Him."
Matthew 12:18
"This is My servant whom I have chosen, My dearly loved One in whom My soul takes pleasure. I will put My spirit upon Him, and He will announce justice to the nations.
Mark 9:7
Then there came a cloud spreading over them, and a voice issued from the cloud, "This is my Son, dearly loved: listen to Him."
Luke 9:35
Then there came a voice from within the cloud: "This is My Son, My Chosen One: listen to Him."
2 Peter 1:17
He received honour and glory from God the Father, and out of the wondrous glory words such as these were spoken to Him, "This is My dearly-loved Son, in whom I take delight."
Mark 1:11
and a voice came from the sky, saying, "Thou art My Son dearly loved: in Thee is My delight."
Ephesians 1:6
to the praise of the splendour of His grace with which He has enriched us in the beloved One.
Colossians 1:13
It is God who has delivered us out of the dominion of darkness, and has transferred us into the Kingdom of His dearly-loved Son,
Luke 3:22
and the Holy Spirit came down in bodily shape, like a dove, upon Him, and a voice came from Heaven, which said, "Thou art My Son, dearly loved: in Thee is My delight."
John 5:37
And the Father who sent me, *He* has given testimony concerning me. None of you have ever either heard His voice or seen what He is like.
John 12:28-30
Father, glorify Thy name." Thereupon there came a voice from the sky, "I have glorified it and will also glorify it again."
Revelation 14:2
And I heard music from Heaven which resembled the sound of many waters and the roar of loud thunder; and the music which I heard was like that of harpists playing upon their harps.