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Matthew 3:16–17

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16Now after he* was baptized, Jesus immediately went up from the water, and behold, the heavens openedc and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove comingd upon him. 17And behold, there wase a voice from heaven saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

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Matthew 3:17: and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Footnotes

  1. *Here “after” is supplied as a component of the participle (“was baptized”) which is understood as temporal
  2. cSome manuscripts have “opened to him”
  3. dSome manuscripts have “and coming”
  4. eThe words “there was” are not in the Greek text, but are supplied to make a complete sentence in English

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And when Jesus was baptized, immediately he went up from the water, and behold, the heavens were opened to him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming to rest on him; and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and alighting on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

When Jesus was baptized, he went up immediately from the water. The heavens suddenly opened for him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and coming down on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased.”

NLTNew Living Translation

After his baptism, as Jesus came up out of the water, the heavens were opened and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove and settling on him. And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”

KJV 1900King James Version

And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.