17He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.”1:17 Matt. 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35
17For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such a 1:17 Lit voicedeclaration as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory: “This is 1:17 Or My Son, My beloved, withMy beloved Son with whom I am well pleased”—
17For when He received honor and glory from God the Father, such an utterance as this was made to Him by the Majestic Glory, “This is My beloved Son with whom I am well-pleased”—
17For when He was invested with honor and [the radiance of the 1:17 The word “Shekinah” does not appear in Scripture, but has been used by both Christians and Jews to describe the visible divine Presence of God (the brilliant light of the divine), in such things as the burning bush, the cloud and the pillar of fire that led the Hebrews in the wilderness, and the Presence of God that rested between the cherubim over the mercy seat of the ark.Shekinah] glory from God the Father, such a voice as this came to Him from the [splendid] Majestic Glory [in the bright cloud that overshadowed Him, saying], 1:17 With these words God affirms the deity of Jesus and His divine essence.“This is My Son, My Beloved Son in whom I am well-pleased and delighted”— [Matt 17:5]
17For He received honor and glory from God the Father when the voice came to Him from the Majestic Glory, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”1:17 Matthew 17:5; see also Mark 9:7 and Luke 9:35.
17God the Father gave him honor and glory. The voice of the Majestic Glory came to him. It said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him.” (Matthew 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:35)