King James Version
Matthew 3:17 in the King James Version says “And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.” — study this verse from Matthew chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Matthew 3:17 · KJV
And Jesus answering said unto him, Suffer it to be so now: for thus it becometh us to fulfil all righteousness. Then he suffered him.
And Jesus, when he was baptized, went up straightway out of the water: and, lo, the heavens were opened unto him, and he saw the Spirit of God descending like a dove, and lighting upon him:
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“a voice”
G5456a tone (articulate, bestial or artificial); by implication, an address (for any purpose), saying or language
“from”
G1537a primary preposition denoting origin (the point whence action or motion proceeds), from, out (of place, time, or cause literal or figurative; direct
“heaven”
G3772the sky; by extension, heaven (as the abode of god); by implication, happiness, power, eternity; specially, the gospel (christianity)
“saying”
G3004properly, to "lay" forth, i.e., (figuratively) relate (in words (usually of systematic or set discourse; whereas g2036 and g5346 generally refer to an
“Son”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
“I am well pleased”
G2106to think well of, i.e., approve (an act); specially, to approbate (a person or thing)
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