Matthew 3:17
Modern Translations
New International Version
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."

New Living Translation
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy.”

English Standard Version
and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

Berean Study Bible
And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”

New American Standard Bible
and behold, a voice from the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”

NASB 1995
and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."

NASB 1977
and behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.”

Amplified Bible
and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased and delighted!”

Christian Standard Bible
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And there came a voice from heaven: This is My beloved Son. I take delight in Him!

Contemporary English Version
Then a voice from heaven said, "This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him."

Good News Translation
Then a voice said from heaven, "This is my own dear Son, with whom I am pleased."

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love-my Son with whom I am pleased."

International Standard Version
Then a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him!"

NET Bible
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight."
Classic Translations
King James Bible
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

New King James Version
And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

King James 2000 Bible
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

New Heart English Bible
And look, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

World English Bible
Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."

American King James Version
And see a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

American Standard Version
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

A Faithful Version
And lo, a voice from heaven said, "This is My Son, the Beloved, in Whom I have great delight."

Darby Bible Translation
and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.

English Revised Version
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Webster's Bible Translation
And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
And loe, a voyce came from heauen, saying, This is my beloued Sonne, in whome I am well pleased.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
And loe, there (came) a voyce from the heauens, saying: This is my beloued sonne, in whom I am well pleased.

Coverdale Bible of 1535
And lo, there came a voyce fro heue sayng: Thys ys that my beloued sonne, in whom is my delyte.

Tyndale Bible of 1526
And lo there came a voyce from heven sayng: Thys ys that my beloved sonne in whom is my delyte.
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
and behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, “This is My Son, the Beloved, in whom I delighted.”

Berean Literal Bible
And behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is my Son, the beloved, in whom I was well pleased."

Young's Literal Translation
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, 'This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'

Smith's Literal Translation
And behold a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my dearly beloved Son, in whom I was contented.

Literal Emphasis Translation
And behold, a voice from out of the heavens, saying, This is My beloved Son in whom I am well-pleased.

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
And behold a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.

Catholic Public Domain Version
And behold, there was a voice from heaven, saying: “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And behold a voice from Heaven that said, “This is my Son, The Beloved, in whom I am delighted.”

Lamsa Bible
And behold, a voice from heaven, which said, This is my beloved Son, with whom I am pleased.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
And lo, a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I delight.

Godbey New Testament
And behold, a voice from the heavens, saying; This is my beloved Son in whom I delight.

Haweis New Testament
and lo! a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my Son, the beloved, in whom is my delight.

Mace New Testament
of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him: at the same time a voice was heard from heaven, saying, "This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

Weymouth New Testament
while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son, the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."

Worrell New Testament
and, behold, a voice out of the heavens, saying, "This is My Son, the beloved, in whom I delighted."

Worsley New Testament
and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
















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