Now I will tell you about the Lord’s agreement.\par The Lord said to me,\par “Today I become your father! {\cf2\super [4]} \par And you are my son.\par
Matthew 3:17 - Easy To Read Version And a voice spoke from heaven. The voice said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him.” Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 and lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition And behold, a voice from heaven said, This is My Son, My Beloved, in Whom I delight! [Ps. 2:7; Isa. 42:1.] American Standard Version (1901) and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Common English Bible A voice from heaven said, “This is my Son whom I dearly love; I find happiness in him.” Catholic Public Domain Version And behold, there was a voice from heaven, saying: "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And behold a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. |
Now I will tell you about the Lord’s agreement.\par The Lord said to me,\par “Today I become your father! {\cf2\super [4]} \par And you are my son.\par
“Look at my Servant!\par I support him.\par He is the one I chose.\par And I am very pleased with him.\par I put my Spirit in him.\par He will judge the nations fairly.\par
The Lord wants his servant to be good.\par The Lord wants him to honor\par his wonderful teachings. {\cf2\super [384]} \par
The priest will offer the birds, one for a sin offering, and the other for a burnt offering. In this way, the priest will make that person pure [246] before the Lord.
“Here is my servant;\par I (God) have chosen him.\par I love him, and I am pleased with him;\par I will put my Spirit {\cf2\super [166]} on him,\par and he will judge the nations fairly.\par
While Peter was talking, a bright cloud came over them. A voice came from the cloud. The voice said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him. Obey him!”
A voice came from heaven and said: “You are my Son and I love you. I am very pleased with you.”
Then a cloud came and covered them. A voice came from the cloud and said, “This (Jesus) is my Son and I love him. Obey him!”
The Holy Spirit {\cf2\super [60]} came down on him. The Spirit looked like a real dove. Then a voice came from heaven and said, “You are my Son and I love you. I am very pleased with you.”
A voice came from the cloud. The voice said, “This is my Son. He is the One I have chosen. Obey him.”
The Father loves the Son, and the Father shows the Son all the things he does. \{This man was healed.\} But the Father will show the Son greater things than this to do. Then you will all be amazed.
And the Father that sent me has given proof about me himself. But you have never heard his voice. You have never seen what he looks like.
And this brings praise to God because of his wonderful grace (kindness). God gave that grace to us freely. He gave us that grace in \{Christ,\} the One he loves.
God made us free from the power of darkness (evil). And he brought us into the kingdom of his dear Son (Jesus).
Jesus heard the voice of the Greatest Glory (God). That was when Jesus received honor and glory from God the Father. The voice said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”
We believe people when they say something is true. But what God says is more important. And this is what God told us: He told us the truth about his own Son.
And I heard a sound from heaven like the noise of flooding water and like the sound of loud thunder. The sound I heard was like people playing their harps. {\cf2\super [98]}