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Matthew 3:17The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
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17 καὶ ἰδοὺ φωνὴ ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν λέγουσα Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα
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Matthew 3:17The Bible in Living English
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17 and lo, a voice out of the sky saying “This is my dear son in whom I take pleasure.”
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Matthew 3:17American Standard Version
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17 and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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Matthew 3:17The Emphasized Bible
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17 and lo! a voice out of the heavens,—saying, This is my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight.
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Matthew 3:17King James Version
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17 And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
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MatthewWatch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
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3:17 hs 92-93; w74 222; w73 168; ka 64-65, 101; w72 687, 715-716; ad 666, 732, 889, 963, 1123, 1639; kj 62, 305; w65 551; w63 716; bf 405; g63 12/8 9; w62 231; g62 8/8 28; w61 684; w60 255; w59 343; w58 235; yw 137; nh 303; lg 108; rm 241; w49 119, 278; g47 10/22 25; w44 197; w37 198; w34 168; jh 251
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MatthewResearch Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
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Matthew Study Notes—Chapter 3New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
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Look!: See study note on Mt 1:20.
a voice from the heavens: The first of three instances in the Gospel accounts where Jehovah is reported as speaking audibly to humans.—See study notes on Mt 17:5; Joh 12:28.
This is my Son: As a spirit creature, Jesus was God’s Son. (Joh 3:16) From the time of his birth as a human, Jesus was a “son of God,” just as perfect Adam had been. (Lu 1:35; 3:38) However, it seems reasonable that God’s words here go beyond a mere statement of Jesus’ identity. By this declaration accompanied by the outpouring of holy spirit, God evidently indicated that the man Jesus was His spirit-begotten Son, “born again” with the hope of returning to life in heaven and anointed by spirit to be God’s appointed King and High Priest.—Joh 3:3-6; 6:51; compare Lu 1:31-33; Heb 2:17; 5:1, 4-10; 7:1-3.
whom I have approved: Or “with whom I am well-pleased; in whom I take great delight.” The same expression is used at Mt 12:18, which is a quotation from Isa 42:1 regarding the promised Messiah, or Christ. The outpouring of holy spirit and God’s declaration concerning his Son were a clear identification of Jesus as the promised Messiah.—See study note on Mt 12:18.
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