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Selected Verse: Luke 3:22 - King James
Verse |
Translation |
Text |
Lu 3:22 |
King James |
And 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. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
The Scofield Bible Commentary, by Cyrus Ingerson Scofield, [1917] |
Thou art
Literally, This is my Son, the beloved, in whom I delighted.
Compare (Joh 1:1); (Joh 1:2); (Joh 8:29); (Mat 17:5). |
Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
The Holy Ghost
Better, Spirit. Matthew has the Spirit of God: Mark, the Spirit.
In a bodily shape
Peculiar to Luke.
Thou art my beloved son
Lit., Thou art my son, the beloved. So Mark. But Matthew, This is my son, the beloved. |
5 While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.
29 And he that sent me is with me: the Father hath not left me alone; for I do always those things that please him.
2 The same was in the beginning with God.
1 In the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God.