Verse 17
Matthew 3:17
World English Bible, British Edition
17
Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with
whom I am well pleased.”
Original Language Text
greek
καὶ ἰδοὺ φωνὴ ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν λέγουσα· Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα.
English Translation
And behold, a voice from the heavens said: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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Chapter 3 Context
1
In those days, John the Baptiser came, preaching in the wilderness of Judea,
saying,
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2
“Repent, for the Kingdom of Heaven is at hand!”
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3
For this is he who was spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying,
“The voice of one crying in the wild...
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4
Now John himself wore clothing made of camel’s hair with a leather
belt around his waist. His food w...
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5
Then people from Jerusalem, all of Judea, and all the region around the
Jordan went out to him.
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6
They were baptised by him in the Jordan, confessing their sins.
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7
But when he saw many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming for
his baptism, he said to them, “You of...
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8
Therefore produce fruit worthy of repentance!
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9
Don’t think to yourselves, ‘We have Abraham for our father,’ for I tell
you that God (Elohim) is abl...
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10
Even now the axe lies at the root of the trees. Therefore every tree
that doesn’t produce good fruit...
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11
“I indeed baptise you in water for repentance, but he who comes
after me is mightier than I, whose s...
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12
His winnowing fork is in his hand, and he will thoroughly cleanse his
threshing floor. He will gathe...
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13
Then Yashua (Jesus) came from Galilee to the Jordan to John, to be baptised by him.
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14
But John would have hindered him, saying, “I need to be baptised by
you, and you come to me?”
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15
But Yashua (Jesus), answering, said to him,
“Allow it now, for this is the fitting way for us to ful...
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16
Yashua (Jesus), when he was baptised, went up directly from the water:
and behold, the heavens were...
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17
Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with
whom I am well pleased.”