Matthew 3:17

An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

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

Cross References

Matthew 17:5

While he was still talking, suddenly a bright cloud engulfed them. Just then, a voice spoke out of the cloud, saying, “This is my dearly loved Son, who is very pleasing to me; listen to Him.”

2 Peter 1:17

For Jesus had received honor and glory from God, the Father, when [God’s] voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory saying, “This is my dearly loved Son, and I am very pleased with Him.”

Luke 9:35

Then a voice spoke out of the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, [whom] I have chosen; listen to Him.”

Matthew 12:18

[Isa. 13:1ff] “Look, see my [i.e., God’s] servant whom I have chosen; my dear One [i.e., Jesus] with whom my soul is very pleased: I will put my Holy Spirit on Him, and He will proclaim judgment to the [unconverted] Gentiles.

Mark 9:7

[Just then] a cloud engulfed them and a voice spoke out of the cloud saying, “This is my dearly loved Son, listen to Him.”

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit came down on Him in a physical form, as a dove, and a voice spoke out of heaven [saying], “You are my dearly loved Son. I am very pleased with you.”

Mark 1:11

And a voice called out from heaven, saying, “You are my dearly loved Son. I am very pleased with you.”

Colossians 1:13

He rescued us from the domain of [spiritual] darkness and transferred us into the kingdom of the Son whom He loves,

Ephesians 1:6

so that we would praise His glorious, unearned favor, which was freely given to us through the One whom God loved [i.e., Christ].

John 5:37

And the Father who sent me testifies concerning me. You people have never heard His voice nor seen His form.

Revelation 14:2

And I heard a sound from heaven like the roar of much rushing water, and like the sound of loud thunder. And the sound I heard was like people playing their harps.

John 5:20

For the Father loves the Son, and shows Him everything that He Himself does; and He will show Him [even] greater deeds [i.e., more extensive in scope] than these [i.e., than merely healing a crippled man], so that you people will be amazed.

1 John 5:9

If we [are willing to] accept the testimony of people about matters, [surely we ought to accept that] the testimony of God is more reliable; because the testimony of God is that He has presented [confirming] testimony concerning [the identity and mission of] His Son.