And a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, whom I have chosen. Listen to Him!”
Parallel translations
- WEB A voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is my beloved Son. Listen to him!”
- KJV And there came a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
- NKJV And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, “This is My beloved Son. Hear Him!”
- NASB And then a voice came from the cloud, saying, “This is My Son, My Chosen One; listen to Him!”
- NLT Then a voice from the cloud said, “This is my Son, my Chosen One. Listen to him.”
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Quick answer
A voice from the cloud declares Jesus to be God's beloved Son and commands, "Listen to him." The Father confirms Jesus' identity and supreme authority.
Overview
God the Father directly affirms Jesus as His chosen Son, settling any question raised by Peter's words. The command to listen to Him echoes Moses' promise of a prophet like himself whom Israel must heed. Above Moses and Elijah, Jesus alone is the Son to whom every person must now listen.
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Cross-references · 15
- Luke 3:22and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
- Matt 3:17And a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased!”
- Acts 3:22–23For Moses said, ‘The Lord your God will raise up for you a prophet like me from among your brothers. You must listen to Him in everything He tells you.
- Deut 18:18–19I will raise up for them a prophet like you from among their brothers. I will put My words in his mouth, and he will tell them everything I command him.
- Heb 3:15As it has been said: “Today, if you hear His voice, do not harden your hearts, as you did in the rebellion.”
- Heb 5:9And having been made perfect, He became the source of eternal salvation to all who obey Him
- Isa 42:1“Here is My Servant, whom I uphold, My Chosen One, in whom My soul delights. I will put My Spirit on Him, and He will bring justice to the nations.
- John 3:35–36The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
- John 5:22–24Furthermore, the Father judges no one, but has assigned all judgment to the Son,
- Heb 3:7–8Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: “Today, if you hear His voice,
- Isa 55:3–4Incline your ear and come to Me; listen, so that your soul may live. I will make with you an everlasting covenant—My loving devotion promised to David.
- John 3:16For God so loved the world that He gave His one and only Son, that everyone who believes in Him shall not perish but have eternal life.
- Heb 12:25–26See to it that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if the people did not escape when they refused Him who warned them on earth, how much less will we escape if we reject Him who warns us from heaven?
- Heb 2:3how shall we escape if we neglect such a great salvation? This salvation was first announced by the Lord, was confirmed to us by those who heard Him,
- 2 Pet 1:17–18For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
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