A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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A voice came out of the sky, “You are my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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And ther came a voyce from heaven: Thou arte my dere sonne in whom I delyte.
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Then there was a voyce from heauen, saying, Thou art my beloued Sonne, in whome I am well pleased.
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- Isaiah 42:1 “Behold, my servant, whom I uphold, my chosen, in whom my soul delights: I have put my Spirit on him. He will bring justice to the nations.
- Mark 9:7 A cloud came, overshadowing them, and a voice came out of the cloud, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him.”
- Matthew 3:17 Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
- Psalms 2:7 I will tell of the decree: Yahweh said to me, “You are my son. Today I have become your father.
- Colossians 1:13 who delivered us out of the power of darkness, and translated us into the Kingdom of the Son of his love,
- John 3:16 For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him should not perish, but have eternal life.
- John 12:28-30 Father, glorify your name!” Then a voice came out of the sky, saying, “I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.” Therefore the multitude who stood by and heard it said that it had thundered. Others said, “An angel has spoken to him.” Jesus answered, “This voice hasn’t come for my sake, but for your sakes.
- Romans 1:4 who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the Spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord,
- 2 Peter 1:17-18 For he received from God the Father honor and glory when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” We heard this voice come out of heaven when we were with him on the holy mountain.
- Matthew 17:5 While he was still speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them. Behold, a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased. Listen to him.”
- Luke 9:35 A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
- John 1:34 I have seen, and have testified that this is the Son of God.”
- John 3:35-36 The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand. One who believes in the Son has eternal life, but one who disobeys the Son won’t see life, but the wrath of God remains on him.”
- John 5:20-23 For the Father has affection for the Son, and shows him all things that he himself does. He will show him greater works than these, that you may marvel. For as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, even so the Son also gives life to whom he desires. For the Father judges no one, but he has given all judgment to the Son, that all may honor the Son, even as they honor the Father. He who doesn’t honor the Son doesn’t honor the Father who sent him.
- John 5:37 The Father himself, who sent me, has testified about me. You have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his form.
- John 6:69 We have come to believe and know that you are the Christ, the Son of the living God.”
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Geneva Bible translators 1599 · Public Domain See also Matt. 3:17.
See also Matt. 3:17.
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John Trapp 1656 · Public Domain 11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying,…
11 And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Ver. 11. In whom I am well pleased] And in him with us, whom he hath made gracious or favourites in him, the beloved One, Eph 1:6. εχαριτωσεν, gratificavit.
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John Gill 1763 · Public Domain And there came a voice from heaven,.... What the…
And there came a voice from heaven,.... What the Jews call "Bath Kol", saying,
thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased: it is in Matthew, "this is my beloved Son", Mat 3:17; as if the words were spoken to others, to John, the administrator of baptism to him, and to those that were spectators; directing them to Christ, on whom the Spirit now descended, and testifying to them how great a person he was, how nearly related to God; how much he was the object of his love, and what a pleasure and delight he took in him; but here they are delivered as an immediate address to Christ himself, "thou art my beloved Son". Christ, as he was the only begotten Son of God from eternity, so his filiation was owned and declared to him as early, Psa 2:7. This therefore was not the first time, nor was it only for his sake that this was said unto him, but also for the sake of those that stood by: but it may be observed, that he is not only called his Son, but his "beloved Son"; which might be necessary to be said to him in his state of humiliation, whilst he was yielding obedience to the will of God, and fulfilling all righteousness; and when he was about to be, as he quickly after this was, tempted by Satan in the wilderness, by whom his sonship was called in question. Now these words being directed to Christ, show that the former are spoken of him, and are applicable to him, as well as to John; See Gill on Mat 3:17.
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Adam Clarke 1810 · Public Domain Verse 11. See Clarke on Mr 1:9.
Verse 11. See Clarke on Mr 1:9.
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Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary 1859 · Public Domain The Greek printed copies, and some manuscripts read with…
The Greek printed copies, and some manuscripts read with St. Matthew (iii. 17.) in whom, Greek: en o, thus St. John Chrysostom, Euthymius, and Theophylactus. Some few, however, have Greek: en soi, in thee, with the Syriac and Latin text. (Pastorini) --- All the Fathers cite these verses for a proof of the Trinity: the testimony of the Father speaking, of the Son receiving the testimony, of the Holy Ghost descending in the shape of a dove. (Pastorini in Matt. iii. 17)
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The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges 1878 · Public Domain 11. a voice from heaven] The first of the…
11. a voice from heaven] The first of the three heavenly Voices to be heard during our Lord’s Ministry, viz., at (i) His Baptism; (ii) His Transfiguration (Mar_9:7); (iii) in the courts of the Temple during Holy Week (Joh_12:28). This Voice attested in the presence of His Forerunner the Divine Nature of our Lord, and inaugurated His public Ministry. The Baptism was a very important event in our Lord’s life:—
(1) Needing no purification Himself, He submitted to it as the Head of His Body, the Church (Eph_1:22) for all His members;
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(2) He was thus by baptism, and the unction of the Holy Ghost which followed (Mat_3:16; comp. Exo_29:4-37; Lev_8:1-30), solemnly consecrated to His office as Redeemer;
(3) He “sanctified water to the mystical washing away of sin.” See the Baptismal Office;
(4) He gave to His Church for all time a striking revelation of the Divine Nature, the Son submitting in all lowliness to every requirement of the Law, the Father approving by a voice from heaven, the Spirit descending and abiding upon the Son. “I ad Jordanem, et videbis Trinitatem.”
12, 13. The Temptation
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The Biblical Illustrator 1887 · Public Domain Thou art My beloved Son.
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Thou art My beloved Son.
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Humiliation and exaltation
It will be well for us to remember that our great Example was most highly exalted just when His humiliation was deepest; that it was when He had made Himself one with the sons of men that He was declared to be the Son-the beloved Son-of God. It is a pledge that the lowly, submissive spirit will be greatly sanctified, and that there is no surer way to win the approval of God than by yielding our wills to the authority of those set over us by the Lord, and striving to carry out the rules of the Church in the spirit of Him who accepted at once what His Father had appointed. God resisteth the proud, but giveth grace to the humble. (H. M. Luckock, D. D.)
My beloved Son
I. An expression of affection and approval. The Father bore witness to the Son. Not for Christs sake only, but for ours, came that voice, approving the character and authenticating the mission of the Son of God.
II. An implicit and authoritative appeal for human faith, attachment, and obedience. He of whom the Father thus speaks, is worthy of all our honour, gratitude, and devotion. (Family Churchman)
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Tyndale Open Study Notes 2022 · CC BY-SA 4.0 1:11 You are my dearly loved Son: By age…
1:11 You are my dearly loved Son: By age twelve, Jesus was aware of his unique relationship with God the Father (Luke 2:49).
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