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Source language
Original Greek   
καὶ ἰδοὺ φωνὴ ἐκ τῶν οὐρανῶν λέγουσα· Οὗτός ἐστιν ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν ᾧ εὐδόκησα.
Greek - Transliteration via code library   
kai idou phone ek ton ouranon legousa* Outos estin o uios mou o agapetos, en o eudokesa.

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
et ecce vox de caelis dicens hic est Filius meus dilectus in quo mihi conplacui

King James Variants
American King James Version   
And see a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
King James 2000 (out of print)   
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Authorized (King James) Version   
and lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
New King James Version   
And suddenly a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
21st Century King James Version   
And lo, a voice came from Heaven, saying, “This Is My Beloved Son, In Whom I Am Well Pleased.”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Aramaic Bible in Plain English   
And behold a voice from Heaven that said, “This is my Son, The Beloved, in whom I am delighted.”
Darby Bible Translation   
and behold, a voice out of the heavens saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I have found my delight.
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
And behold a voice from heaven, saying: This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
God's Word   
Then a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love-my Son with whom I am pleased."
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
And there came a voice from heaven: This is My beloved Son. I take delight in Him!
International Standard Version   
Then a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with him!"
NET Bible   
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my one dear Son; in him I take great delight."
New American Standard Bible   
and behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased."
New International Version   
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased."
New Living Translation   
And a voice from heaven said, "This is my dearly loved Son, who brings me great joy."
Webster's Bible Translation   
And lo, a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Weymouth New Testament   
while a voice came from Heaven, saying, "This is My Son, the dearly loved, in whom is My delight."
The World English Bible   
Behold, a voice out of the heavens said, "This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased."
EasyEnglish Bible   
Then a voice spoke from heaven, which said, ‘This man is my Son and I love him. He makes me very happy.’
Young‘s Literal Translation   
and lo, a voice out of the heavens, saying, `This is My Son -- the Beloved, in whom I did delight.'
New Life Version   
A voice was heard from heaven. It said, “This is My much-loved Son. I am very happy with Him.”
Revised Geneva Translation   
And lo, a voice came from Heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in Whom I am well-pleased.”
The Voice Bible   
Voice from Heaven: This is My Son, whom I love; this is the Apple of My eye; with Him I am well pleased.
Living Bible   
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, and I am wonderfully pleased with him.”
New Catholic Bible   
And a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Legacy Standard Bible   
and behold, there was a voice out of the heavens saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased.”
Jubilee Bible 2000   
and, behold, a voice from the heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Christian Standard Bible   
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well-pleased.”
Amplified Bible © 1954   
And behold, a voice from heaven said, This is My Son, My Beloved, in Whom I delight!
New Century Version   
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love, and I am very pleased with him.”
The Message   
The moment Jesus came up out of the baptismal waters, the skies opened up and he saw God’s Spirit—it looked like a dove—descending and landing on him. And along with the Spirit, a voice: “This is my Son, chosen and marked by my love, delight of my life.”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
and a voice out of the heavens said, “This is my Son, whom I love. I am well pleased with him.”
Mounce Reverse Interlinear New Testament   
And a voice from · heaven said, “This is · my Son, the Beloved, in whom I delight.”
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”
New Matthew Bible   
And lo, there came a voice from heaven, saying, This is he: my beloved Son, in whom is my delight.
Good News Translation®   
Then a voice said from heaven, “This is my own dear Son, with whom I am pleased.”
Wycliffe Bible   
and lo! a voice from heaven, saying, This is my loved Son [and lo! a voice from heavens, saying, This is my beloved Son], in which I have well pleased to me.
New Testament for Everyone   
Then there came a voice out of the heavens. “This is my son, my beloved one,” said the voice. “I am delighted with him.”
Contemporary English Version   
Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my own dear Son, and I am pleased with him.”
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
J.B. Phillips New Testament   
Then John agreed to his baptism. Jesus came straight out of the water afterwards, and suddenly the heavens opened and he saw the Spirit of God coming down like a dove and resting upon him. And a voice came out of Heaven saying, “This is my dearly-loved son, in whom I am well pleased.”
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
And a voice from the heavens said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.”
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’
Common English Bible © 2011   
A voice from heaven said, “This is my Son whom I dearly love; I find happiness in him.”
Amplified Bible © 2015   
and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well-pleased and delighted!”
English Standard Version Anglicised   
and behold, a voice from heaven said, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
And a voice came from the heavens, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
New American Standard Bible   
and behold, a voice from the heavens said, “This is My beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
The Expanded Bible   
And a voice from heaven said, “This is my ·Son, whom I love [dearly beloved Son; Ps. 2:7; Gen. 22:2], and I am ·very [well] pleased with him [Is. 42:1].”
Tree of Life Version   
And behold, a voice from the heavens said, “This is My Son, whom I love; with Him I am well pleased!”
Revised Standard Version   
and lo, a voice from heaven, saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
New International Reader's Version   
A voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”
BRG Bible   
And lo a voice from heaven, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.
Complete Jewish Bible   
and a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love; I am well pleased with him.”
Worldwide English (New Testament)   
A voice from the sky said, `This is my dear Son. I am very pleased with him.'
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.’
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
And, hinei, a bat kol (a voice from heaven) came out of Shomayim, saying, ZEH BNI AHUVI ASHER BO CHAFATZTI (This is my Son, the beloved, with whom I am well pleased).
Names of God Bible   
Then a voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, whom I love—my Son with whom I am pleased.”
Modern English Version   
And a voice came from heaven, saying, “This is My beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
Easy-to-Read Version   
A voice from heaven said, “This is my Son, the one I love. I am very pleased with him.”
International Children’s Bible   
And a voice spoke from heaven. The voice said, “This is my Son and I love him. I am very pleased with him.”
Lexham English Bible   
And behold, there was a voice from heaven saying, “This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased.”
New International Version - UK   
And a voice from heaven said, ‘This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.’
Disciples Literal New Testament   
And behold— a voice from the heavens saying, “This is My beloved Son with Whom I was well-pleased”.