And a voice was heard from heaven, saying: “You are my beloved Son, in whom is my good pleasure.”
These words are the open testimony of God the Father about the Son. Here the unique and eternal Sonship of Christ is affirmed, as well as his perfect obedience and holiness. The phrase “My beloved Son” shows the eternal love between the Father and the Son, and the words “in whom I am well pleased” confirm that Jesus is the One through whom God’s will is carried out perfectly. This is a great comfort for believers, because if Christ is the object of the Father’s pleasure, then through him we also can be accepted before God.