16 And Jesus when he was baptized, came straight out of the water. And lo, the heavens were opened unto [a]him, and John saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and [lighting] upon him.

17 [b]And lo, a voice came from heaven, saying, (A)This is my beloved Son, in whom I am [c]well pleased.

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Footnotes

  1. Matthew 3:16 To John.
  2. Matthew 3:17 Christ’s full consecration and authorizing to the office of mediatorship, is showed by the father’s own voice, and a visible sign of the holy Ghost.
  3. Matthew 3:17 The Greek word betokeneth a thing of great account, and such as highly pleaseth a man. So then the Father saith, that Christ only is the man whom when he beholdeth, look what opinion he had conceived of us, he layeth it clean aside.

16 As soon as Jesus was baptized, he went up out of the water. At that moment heaven was opened,(A) and he saw the Spirit of God(B) descending like a dove and alighting on him. 17 And a voice from heaven(C) said, “This is my Son,(D) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”(E)

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