Matthew 3:17
And a voice from heaven said,“This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight.”
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- Ps 2:7 : 7 The king says,“I will announce the LORD’s decree. He said to me:‘You are my son! This very day I have become your father!
- Matt 17:5 : 5 While he was still speaking, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and a voice from the cloud said,“This is my one dear Son, in whom I take great delight. Listen to him!”
- Isa 42:1 : 1 The Lord Commissions His Special Servant“Here is my servant whom I support, my chosen one in whom I take pleasure. I have placed my Spirit on him; he will make just decrees for the nations.
- Luke 9:35 : 35 Then a voice came from the cloud, saying,“This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him!”
- Mark 9:7 : 7 Then a cloud overshadowed them, and a voice came from the cloud,“This is my one dear Son. Listen to him!”
- John 12:28-30 : 28 Father, glorify your name.” Then a voice came from heaven,“I have glorified it, and I will glorify it again.” 29 The crowd that stood there and heard the voice said that it had thundered. Others said that an angel had spoken to him. 30 Jesus said,“This voice has not come for my benefit but for yours.
- 2 Pet 1:17 : 17 For he received honor and glory from God the Father, when that voice was conveyed to him by the Majestic Glory:“This is my dear Son, in whom I am delighted.”
- Matt 12:18 : 18 “Here is my servant whom I have chosen, the one I love, in whom I take great delight. I will put my Spirit on him, and he will proclaim justice to the nations.
- Eph 1:6 : 6 to the praise of the glory of his grace that he has freely bestowed on us in his dearly loved Son.
- Col 1:13 : 13 He delivered us from the power of darkness and transferred us to the kingdom of the Son he loves,
- Luke 3:22 : 22 and the Holy Spirit descended on him in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven,“You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”
- Mark 1:11 : 11 And a voice came from heaven:“You are my one dear Son; in you I take great delight.”
- Isa 42:21 : 21 The LORD wanted to exhibit his justice by magnifying his law and displaying it.
- John 5:37 : 37 And the Father who sent me has himself testified about me. You people have never heard his voice nor seen his form at any time,
- Rev 14:2 : 2 I also heard a sound coming out of heaven like the sound of many waters and like the sound of loud thunder. Now the sound I heard was like that made by harpists playing their harps,
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