And the Holy Spirit descended in bodily form like a dove upon Him, and a voice came from heaven which said, "You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased."

And suddenly a voice [came] from heaven, saying, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

"For God so loved the world that He gave His only begotten Son, that whoever believes in Him should not perish but have everlasting life.

"The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into His hand.

"He who believes in the Son has everlasting life; and he who does not believe the Son shall not see life, but the wrath of God abides on him."

For He received from God the Father honor and glory when such a voice came to Him from the Excellent Glory: "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased."

And we heard this voice which came from heaven when we were with Him on the holy mountain.

'I will raise up for them a Prophet like you from among their brethren, and will put My words in His mouth, and He shall speak to them all that I command Him.

'And it shall be [that] whoever will not hear My words, which He speaks in My name, I will require [it] of him.

Incline your ear, and come to Me. Hear, and your soul shall live; And I will make an everlasting covenant with you -- The sure mercies of David.

Indeed I have given him [as] a witness to the people, A leader and commander for the people.

"For the Father judges no one, but has committed all judgment to the Son,

" Most assuredly, I say to you, he who hears My word and believes in Him who sent Me has everlasting life, and shall not come into judgment, but has passed from death into life.

"For Moses truly said to the fathers, 'The LORD your God will raise up for you a Prophet like me from your brethren. Him you shall hear in all things, whatever He says to you.

'And it shall be [that] every soul who will not hear that Prophet shall be utterly destroyed from among the people.'

how shall we escape if we neglect so great a salvation, which at the first began to be spoken by the Lord, and was confirmed to us by those who heard [Him,]

Therefore, as the Holy Spirit says: "Today, if you will hear His voice,

Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion, In the day of trial in the wilderness,

while it is said: "Today, if you will hear His voice, Do not harden your hearts as in the rebellion."

And having been perfected, He became the author of eternal salvation to all who obey Him,

See that you do not refuse Him who speaks. For if they did not escape who refused Him who spoke on earth, much more [shall we not escape] if we turn away from Him who [speaks] from heaven,

whose voice then shook the earth; but now He has promised, saying, "Yet once more I shake not only the earth, but also heaven."