⁷ Then a cloud appeared and covered them, and a voice came from the cloud:^(A) “This is my Son, whom I love. Listen to him!”^(B)

¹⁷ And a voice from heaven^(A) said, “This is my Son,^(B) whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”^(C)

²² and the Holy Spirit descended on him^(A) in bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my Son,^(B) whom I love; with you I am well pleased.”^(C)

Praise to God for a Living Hope

³ Praise be to the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ!^(A) In his great mercy^(B) he has given us new birth^(C) into a living hope^(D) through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,^(E)