Matthew 3:17

Contemporary English Version (Anglicised) 2012

Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him.”

Cross References

Psalm 2:7

I will tell the promise that the LORD made to me: “You are my son, because today I have become your father.

Isaiah 42:1

Here is my servant! I have made him strong. He is my chosen one; I am pleased with him. I have given him my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.

Isaiah 42:21

The LORD always does right, and so he wanted his Law to be greatly praised.

Leviticus 15:15

The priest will offer one of the birds as a sacrifice for sin and the other as a sacrifice to please me, then I will consider the man completely clean.

Matthew 12:18

“Here is my chosen servant! I love him, and he pleases me. I will give him my Spirit, and he will bring justice to the nations.

Matthew 17:5

While Peter was still speaking, the shadow of a bright cloud passed over them. From the cloud a voice said, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him. Listen to what he says!”

Mark 1:11

A voice from heaven said, “You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you.”

Mark 9:7

The shadow of a cloud passed over and covered them. From the cloud a voice said, “This is my Son, and I love him. Listen to what he says!”

Luke 3:22

and the Holy Spirit came down upon him in the form of a dove. A voice from heaven said, “You are my own dear Son, and I am pleased with you.”

Luke 9:35

From the cloud a voice spoke, “This is my chosen Son. Listen to what he says!”

John 5:20

The Father loves the Son and has shown him everything he does. The Father will show him even greater things, and you will be amazed.

John 5:37

The Father who sent me also speaks for me, but you have never heard his voice or seen him face to face.

Ephesians 1:6

God was very kind to us because of the Son he dearly loves, and so we should praise God.

Colossians 1:13

God rescued us from the dark power of Satan and brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son,

2 Peter 1:17

God, our great and wonderful Father, truly honoured him by saying, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him.”

1 John 5:9

We believe what people tell us. But we can trust what God says even more, and God is the one who has spoken about his Son.

Revelation 14:2

Then I heard a sound from heaven that was like a roaring flood or loud thunder or even like the music of harps.