Matthew 3:17 (WEB)
Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
As quoted in the map (KJV)
Matthew 3:17 (KJV)
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Key words
- ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητόςho huios mou ho agapētos · Greek
- 'my beloved Son' — as Joseph was the beloved son of Jacob (Genesis 37:3).
Why it matters
At the baptism the Father names Jesus his beloved Son. Pitre's chart begins with this parallel (p 140): Joseph, the beloved son of his father, is hated and betrayed by his brothers; Jesus, the beloved Son of God, is betrayed by one of his own. The beloved son is also the son of the beloved wife — Rachel, and the New Rachel.