Matthew 17:5

A bright cloud overshadows them, and the Father's voice declares Jesus his beloved Son and commands, 'Listen to him.' It matters because God himself confirms Jesus' supreme identity and authority.

Cross-references · 36

• Matt 3:17And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
• Matt 12:18Behold my servant, whom I have chosen; my beloved, in whom my soul is well pleased: I will put my spirit upon him, and he shall shew judgment to the Gentiles.
• Deut 18:15The LORD thy God will raise up unto thee a Prophet from the midst of thee, of thy brethren, like unto me; unto him ye shall hearken;
• Mark 9:7And there was a cloud that overshadowed them: and a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son: hear him.
• Heb 2:1–3Therefore we ought to give the more earnest heed to the things which we have heard, lest at any time we should let them slip.
• Rev 1:7Behold, he cometh with clouds; and every eye shall see him, and they also which pierced him: and all kindreds of the earth shall wail because of him. Even so, Amen.
• Mark 1:11And there came a voice from heaven, saying, Thou art my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
• John 3:35The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.
• Luke 9:34–35While he thus spake, there came a cloud, and overshadowed them: and they feared as they entered into the cloud.
• Luke 3:22And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
• Isa 42:1Behold my servant, whom I uphold; mine elect, in whom my soul delighteth; I have put my spirit upon him: he shall bring forth judgment to the Gentiles.
• Heb 5:9And being made perfect, he became the author of eternal salvation unto all them that obey him;
• Deut 18:19And it shall come to pass, that whosoever will not hearken unto my words which he shall speak in my name, I will require it of him.
• Heb 1:1–2God, who at sundry times and in divers manners spake in time past unto the fathers by the prophets,
• Acts 3:22–23For Moses truly said unto the fathers, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear in all things whatsoever he shall say unto you.
• John 12:28–30Father, glorify thy name. Then came there a voice from heaven, saying, I have both glorified it, and will glorify it again.
• Acts 7:37This is that Moses, which said unto the children of Israel, A prophet shall the Lord your God raise up unto you of your brethren, like unto me; him shall ye hear.
• John 5:37And the Father himself, which hath sent me, hath borne witness of me. Ye have neither heard his voice at any time, nor seen his shape.
• Deut 4:11–12And ye came near and stood under the mountain; and the mountain burned with fire unto the midst of heaven, with darkness, clouds, and thick darkness.
• 2 Pet 1:16–17For we have not followed cunningly devised fables, when we made known unto you the power and coming of our Lord Jesus Christ, but were eyewitnesses of his majesty.
• John 3:16For God so loved the world, that he gave his only begotten Son, that whosoever believeth in him should not perish, but have everlasting life.
• Exod 40:34–35Then a cloud covered the tent of the congregation, and the glory of the LORD filled the tabernacle.
• Isa 42:21The LORD is well pleased for his righteousness’ sake; he will magnify the law, and make it honourable.
• John 5:20–23For the Father loveth the Son, and sheweth him all things that himself doeth: and he will shew him greater works than these, that ye may marvel.
• Eph 1:6To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.
• John 15:9–10As the Father hath loved me, so have I loved you: continue ye in my love.
• Exod 19:19And when the voice of the trumpet sounded long, and waxed louder and louder, Moses spake, and God answered him by a voice.
• 1 Kgs 8:10–12And it came to pass, when the priests were come out of the holy place, that the cloud filled the house of the LORD,
• Deut 5:22These words the LORD spake unto all your assembly in the mount out of the midst of the fire, of the cloud, and of the thick darkness, with a great voice: and he added no more. And he wrote them in two tables of stone, and delivered them unto me.
• Col 1:13Who hath delivered us from the power of darkness, and hath translated us into the kingdom of his dear Son:
• Ps 18:10–11And he rode upon a cherub, and did fly: yea, he did fly upon the wings of the wind.
• Acts 9:3–6And as he journeyed, he came near Damascus: and suddenly there shined round about him a light from heaven:
• Acts 1:9And when he had spoken these things, while they beheld, he was taken up; and a cloud received him out of their sight.
• Heb 12:25–26See that ye refuse not him that speaketh. For if they escaped not who refused him that spake on earth, much more shall not we escape, if we turn away from him that speaketh from heaven:
• Job 38:1Then the LORD answered Job out of the whirlwind, and said,
• Ps 81:7Thou calledst in trouble, and I delivered thee; I answered thee in the secret place of thunder: I proved thee at the waters of Meribah. Selah.

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