Matthew 3:16-17

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¹⁶After Jesus was baptized, He came up immediately out of the water; and behold, the heavens were opened, and he (John) saw the ^[a]Spirit of God descending as a dove and lighting on Him (Jesus),^(A) ¹⁷and behold, a ^[b]voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased and delighted!”^(B)

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Footnotes

Matthew 3:16 The descent of the Holy Spirit identified Jesus in His humanity for His ministry as the Messiah.
Matthew 3:17 This is the first instance recorded in the Gospels of the Father speaking audibly to His Son. Also see Matt 17:5; Mark 1:11; 9:7; Luke 3:22; 9:35; John 12:28.