Matthew 3:17 NIV

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:16-17

The baptism of Jesus by the Holy Ghost. After receiving John's baptism, Jesus "went up straightway from the water." He did not remain to make confession of sin, and for the obvious reason that he had none. He went up "from the water," or ascended the outer hank of the Jordan; for John appears to have ministered his baptism within the double bank of that river. Then "lo, the heavens were opened unto him," etc. An interval is here clearly marked between the baptism of John and that of the... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:17

Lo ; peculiar to St. Matthew—a reminiscence of Aramaic diction. A voice . Similarly in Matthew 17:5 (Transfiguration, cf. 2 Peter 1:17 , 2 Peter 1:18 ); John 12:28 (like thunder); [possibly Acts 2:6 , Pentecost]; Acts 9:4 (Paul's conversion); Acts 10:13 , Acts 10:15 (Peter). Talmudic and rabbinic writings often mention the Bath-Qol as speaking from heaven. The character of the occasions on which the voice is heard in the New Testament on the one hand, and in the Jewish... read more

Spence, H. D. M., etc.

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:17

Christ the beloved Son of God. This declaration at the baptism of Christ was repeated later on in his ministry at the Transfiguration ( Matthew 17:5 ). Thus God owns his Son and bears witness to him. Let us consider what the heavenly voice teaches us about him. I. THE NATURE OF CHRIST AS THE SON OF GOD . It will not profit us much to plunge into the fourth-century speculations concerning the Divine Sonship of Christ in order that we may know him in so far as he has... read more

Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:17

A voice from heaven - A voice from God. This was probably heard by all who were present. This voice, or sound, was repeated on the mount of transfiguration, Matthew 17:5; Luke 9:35-36; 2 Peter 1:17. It was also heard just before his death, and was then supposed by many to be thunder, John 12:25-30. It was a public declaration that Jesus was the Messiah.My beloved Son - This is the title which God himself gave to Jesus. It denotes the nearness of his relation to God, and the love of God for him,... read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 3:17

Matthew 3:17. And lo! As a further token of the divine regard to Christ, and of the glorious dignity of his person, a voice from heaven, saying, to John, concerning Christ, This is my beloved Son, and to Christ himself, Thou art my beloved Son, Luke 3:22. For it is not improbable that both sentences were pronounced; the voice uttering the words, Thou art my beloved Son, &c. while the Spirit was descending, as if they had been directed to Jesus alone, in answer to his prayer; and,... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

16. Baptism of Jesus (Matthew 3:13-17; Mark 1:9-11; Luke 3:21-22; John 1:29-34)In due course John publicly introduced Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of God, for whom he had prepared the way. John’s introduction contained none of the popular Jewish ideas of a political or military leader who would bring in a golden age for Israel. Instead it suggested that the Messiah would die, like a lamb offered in sacrifice for the cleansing of sin (John 1:29-30). John then pointed out that he himself was not... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 3:17

a voice. There were two voices: the first "Thou art", &c. (Mark 1:11 .Luke 3:22; Luke 3:22 ), while the Spirit in bodily form was descending; the second (introduced by the word "lo"), "this is", &c, after it remained ("abode", John 1:32 ). This latter speaking is mentioned by John for the same reason as that given in John 12:30 . Only one voice at the Transfiguration. from = out of. Greek. ek. App-104 . My beloved Son. Not Joseph's or Mary's son = My Son, the beloved [Son]. See... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 3:17

And lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.Three times, the Holy Scriptures represent God as speaking out of heaven in testimony for Jesus Christ: in this place, on the occasion of the transfiguration (Matthew 17:5), and in John 12:28-30.Voice out of heaven ... This passage is a stronghold of the Doctrine of the Trinity. Discernible by man's senses, all three persons of the Godhead appear in this passage. The Son is coming up from the... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 3:17

Matthew 3:17. This is my beloved Son— As both St. Mark and St. Luke have it, Thou art my beloved Son, one would be inclined to follow those copies of St. Matthew which agree with them, rather than the more common reading. See Mills and Wetstein. Chemnitz, however, and some others, imagine that both sentences were pronounced, the voice uttering the words, Thou art my beloved Son, &c. while the Spirit was descending, as if they had been directed to Jesus alone; and that after the Spirit... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:17

17. And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is—Mark and Luke give it in the direct form, "Thou art." (Mark 1:11; Luke 3:22). my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased—The verb is put in the aorist to express absolute complacency, once and for ever felt towards Him. The English here, at least to modern ears, is scarcely strong enough. "I delight" comes the nearest, perhaps, to that ineffable complacency which is manifestly intended; and this is the rather to be preferred, as it would... read more

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:16-17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:17

The Pulpit Commentary - Matthew 3:17

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:17

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Matthew 3:17

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Matthew 3:13-17

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Matthew 3:17

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Matthew 3:17

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Matthew 3:17

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Matthew 3:17

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