¹⁷ And a voice from heaven^(A) said, “This is my Son,^(B) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”^(C)

John the Baptist Prepares the Way^(A)

1 The beginning of the good news about Jesus the Messiah,^[a] the Son of God,^[b](B)

¹¹ And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,^(A) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”^(B)

²² and the Holy Spirit descended on him^(A) in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,^(B) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”^(C)

¹⁸ No one has ever seen God,^(A) but the one and only Son, who is himself God and^[a](B) is in closest relationship with the Father, has made him known.

³³ he has fulfilled for us, their children, by raising up Jesus.^(A) As it is written in the second Psalm:

The Son Superior to Angels

⁵ For to which of the angels did God ever say,

Or again,

⁵ In the same way, Christ did not take on himself the glory^(A) of becoming a high priest.^(B) But God said^(C) to him,