Parallel Verses

Youngs Literal Translation

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

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.

Holman Bible

And there came a voice from heaven:

This is My beloved Son.
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 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.

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 And having been baptized, Jesus went up immediately from the water, and lo, opened to him were the heavens, and he saw the Spirit of God descending as a dove, and coming upon him, 17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'


Cross References

Psalm 2:7

I declare concerning a statute: Jehovah said unto me, 'My Son Thou art, I to-day have brought thee forth.

Matthew 17:5

While he is yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son, -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight; hear him.'

Isaiah 42:1

Lo, My servant, I take hold on him, My chosen one -- My soul hath accepted, I have put My Spirit upon him, Judgment to nations he bringeth forth.

Matthew 12:18

'Lo, My servant, whom I did choose, My beloved, in whom My soul did delight, I will put My Spirit upon him, and judgment to the nations he shall declare,

Mark 9:7

And there came a cloud overshadowing them, and there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, 'This is My Son -- the Beloved, hear ye him;'

Luke 9:35

and a voice came out of the cloud saying, 'This is My Son -- the Beloved; hear ye him;'

2 Peter 1:17

for having received from God the Father honour and glory, such a voice being borne to him by the excellent glory: 'This is My Son -- the beloved, in whom I was well pleased;'

Mark 1:11

and a voice came out of the heavens, 'Thou art My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

Ephesians 1:6

to the praise of the glory of His grace, in which He did make us accepted in the beloved,

Colossians 1:13

who did rescue us out of the authority of the darkness, and did translate us into the reign of the Son of His love,

Isaiah 42:21

Jehovah hath delight for the sake of His righteousness, He magnifieth law, and maketh honourable.

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, 'Thou art My Son -- the Beloved, in thee I did delight.'

John 5:37

'And the Father who sent me Himself hath testified concerning me; ye have neither heard His voice at any time, nor His appearance have ye seen;

John 12:28-30

Father, glorify Thy name.' There came, therefore, a voice out of the heaven, 'I both glorified, and again I will glorify it;'

Revelation 14:2

and I heard a voice out of the heaven, as a voice of many waters, and as a voice of great thunder, and a voice I heard of harpers harping with their harps,

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