Verse 17
Matthew 3:17
Literal Standard Version
17
and behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted.”
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
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And in those days John the Immerser comes, proclaiming in the wilderness of Judea,
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and saying, “Convert, for the kingdom of the heavens has come near,”
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for this is he having been spoken of by Isaiah the prophet, saying, “A voice of one crying in the wi...
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And this John had his clothing of camel’s hair, and a girdle of skin around his loins, and his nouri...
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Then were going forth to him Jerusalem, and all Judea, and all the region around the Jordan,
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and they were immersed in the Jordan by him, confessing their sins.
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And having seen many of the Pharisees and Sadducees coming about his immersion, he said to them, “Br...
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Bear, therefore, fruits worthy of conversion,
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and do not think to say in yourselves, We have a father—Abraham, for I say to you that God (Elohim)...
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and now also, the axe is laid to the root of the trees, therefore, every tree not bearing good fruit...
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I indeed immerse you in water for conversion, but He who is coming after me is mightier than I, of w...
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whose fan is in His hand, and He will thoroughly cleanse His floor, and will gather His wheat into t...
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Then Yashua (Jesus) comes from Galilee to John at the Jordan, to be immersed by him,
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but John was forbidding Him, saying, “I have need to be immersed by You—and You come to me?”
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But Yashua (Jesus) answering said to him, “Permit it now, for thus it is fitting to us to fulfill al...
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And having been immersed, Yashua (Jesus) immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens...
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and behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted.”