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Selected Verse: Luke 3:22 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 3:22 |
Strong Concordance |
And [2532] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151] descended [2597] in a bodily [4984] shape [1491] like [5616] a dove [4058] upon [1909] him [846], and [2532] a voice [5456] came [1096] from [1537] heaven [3772], which said [3004], Thou [4771] art [1488] my [3450] beloved [27] Son [5207]; in [1722] thee [4671] I am well pleased [2106]. |
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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 [846] yet [2089] spake [2980], behold [2400], a bright [5460] cloud [3507] overshadowed [1982] them [846]: and [2532] behold [2400] a voice [5456] out of [1537] the cloud [3507], which said [3004], This [3778] is [2076] my [3450] beloved [27] Son [5207], in [1722] whom [3739] I am well pleased [2106]; hear ye [191] him [846].
29 And [2532] he that sent [3992] me [3165] is [2076] with [3326] me [1700]: the Father [3962] hath [863] not [3756] left [863] me [3165] alone [3441]; for [3754] I [1473] do [4160] always [3842] those things that please [701] him [846].
2 The same [3778] was [2258] in [1722] the beginning [746] with [4314] God [2316].
1 In [1722] the beginning [746] was [2258] the Word [3056], and [2532] the Word [3056] was [2258] with [4314] God [2316], and [2532] the Word [3056] was [2258] God [2316].