Matthew 17:5

KJV

While he yet spake, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold a voice out of the cloud, which said, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

— Matthew 17:5, King James Version
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Study Note

The voice from the cloud at the Transfiguration — 'This is my beloved Son, with whom I am well pleased; listen to him' — repeats the Baptism declaration (Matthew 3:17) with the significant addition 'listen to him' (akouete autou), the same imperative used in the LXX of Deuteronomy 18:15 for the coming prophet. The Transfiguration scene (Moses and Elijah present, overshadowing cloud) deliberately evokes Sinai, where God spoke from the cloud to Moses, positioning Jesus as the fulfillment of both the Law and the Prophets. Peter's impulse to build three shelters (verse 4) may reflect Feast of Tabernacles imagery, suggesting an eschatological dwelling-with-God. 2 Peter 1:17-18 cites the Transfiguration as an eyewitness confirmation of the prophetic word, integrating the event into apologetic and hermeneutical argument.

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ASV

While he was yet speaking, behold, a bright cloud overshadowed them: and behold, a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased; hear ye him.

YLT

While he is yet speaking, lo, a bright cloud overshadowed them, and lo, a voice out of the cloud, saying, `This is My Son, --the Beloved, in whom I did delight; hear him.'

BBE

While he was still talking, a bright cloud came over them: and a voice out of the cloud, saying, This is my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased; give ear to him.

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