Bible Verses About Beloved Son: 12

"And a voice from heaven said, 'This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.'"

— Matthew 3:17 (NIV)

People who search bible verses about the beloved Son want Scripture on the Father's voice naming Jesus as his beloved Son — Greek agapetos in Matthew 3:17 (and the baptism / transfiguration witness) — not only a general beloved inventory (Song of Songs / saints addressed as beloved), and not a broad Son of God confession list alone. This page is a numbered list of twelve passages with the NIV text and a short note on each. Related lists: Bible verses about the beloved, Bible verses about the Son of God, Bible verses about Jesus, Bible verses about the only begotten, Bible verses about God's love, Bible verses about hope, Bible verses about faith, and Bible verse of the day. Beloved Son here means the Father's agapetos naming of Jesus — distinct from beloved-alone or Son-of-God-alone surveys. We do not ship /my-beloved-son.

Word study (lead theme). In Greek, ἀγαπητός agapetos (Strong's G27; Bible Hub G27) — beloved, dearly loved, well-beloved; used of Jesus in the baptism and transfiguration voices (Matthew 3:17; 17:5 and parallels) and of believers as "beloved." This list tracks the Father's beloved-Son voice and nearby "Son he loves" lines, not the whole beloved inventory (Song of Songs / church address).

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Matthew 3 presses that the Father owns Jesus as his beloved Son, in whom he is well pleased — the baptism seal of Sonship and love (Bible Hub MHC Matthew 3; Blue Letter Bible, Matthew Henry on Matthew 3). (Beloved and Son-of-God lists live on those pages; this list centers agapetos / beloved Son.)

12 Bible verses about the beloved Son

1. Matthew 3:17. "And a voice from heaven said, 'This is my Son, whom I love; with him I am well pleased.'" This is my Son, whom I love — agapetos. See Bible verses about the Son of God.

2. John 3:16. "For God so loved the world that he gave his one and only Son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life." He gave his one and only Son. See Bible verses about God's love.

3. John 3:35. "The Father loves the Son and has placed everything in his hands." The Father loves the Son. See Bible verses about faith.

4. John 5:20. "For the Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. Yes, and he will show him even greater works than these, so that you will be amazed." The Father loves the Son and shows him all he does. See Bible verses about Jesus.

5. John 17:24. "'Father, I want those you have given me to be with me where I am, and to see my glory, the glory you have given me because you loved me before the creation of the world.'" You loved me before the creation of the world. See Bible verses about hope.

6. Colossians 1:13. "For he has rescued us from the dominion of darkness and brought us into the kingdom of the Son he loves," The kingdom of the Son he loves. See Bible verses about kingdom of God.

7. Mark 12:6. "He had one left to send, a son, whom he loved. He sent him last of all, saying, 'They will respect my son.'" A son, whom he loved. See Bible verses about following Jesus.

8. Luke 20:13. "Then the owner of the vineyard said, 'What shall I do? I will send my son, whom I love; perhaps they will respect him.'" My son, whom I love. See Bible verses about faith.

9. Romans 8:32. "He who did not spare his own Son, but gave him up for us all—how will he not also, along with him, graciously give us all things?" He did not spare his own Son. See Bible verses about God's love.

10. Galatians 4:4. "But when the set time had fully come, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law," God sent his Son. See Bible verses about incarnation.

11. 1 John 4:9. "This is how God showed his love among us: He sent his one and only Son into the world that we might live through him." He sent his one and only Son. See Bible verses about only begotten.

12. Hebrews 1:5. "For to which of the angels did God ever say, 'You are my Son; today I have become your Father'? Or again, 'I will be his Father, and he will be my Son'?" You are my Son. See Bible verses about the Son of God.

How to use these verses

Pick one verse when you need the beloved Son — not twelve as a grind. If you need Matthew 3:17 agapetos, start there. If you need "the Father loves the Son," open John 3:35. If you need the Son he loves, open Colossians 1:13. For beloved more broadly, open Bible verses about the beloved. For Son of God, open Bible verses about the Son of God. For a daily verse, open Bible verse of the day.

Questions people ask

What is a good Bible verse about the beloved Son?

Matthew 3:17 (This is my Son, whom I love), John 3:35 (The Father loves the Son), and Colossians 1:13 (the Son he loves) are clear starting places.

How do Bible verses about the beloved Son differ from beloved alone?

Beloved pages often survey the Father's voice, Song of Songs, and "beloved" address to the church. This page centers the Father naming Jesus as his beloved Son (agapetos) and nearby "Son he loves" lines — then cross-links beloved. See Bible verses about the beloved.

What does agapetos mean?

Greek agapetos (G27) means beloved or dearly loved. In Matthew 3:17 (and parallels) the Father's voice names Jesus as his beloved Son.

How is beloved Son different from Son of God alone?

Son-of-God pages survey the confession that Jesus is the Son of God. This page centers the Father's agapetos love-naming at baptism and the "Son he loves" lines beside it. See Bible verses about the Son of God.

How can I remember these verses?

Read Matthew 3:17, then John 3:35. Thank God that the Father loves the Son and has spoken. For only begotten beside that confession, open Bible verses about the only begotten. For God's love, open Bible verses about God's love.

Sources

• Blue Letter Bible lexicon: G27 (links above).
• Bible Hub Greek entries and Matthew Henry Concise on Matthew 3 (links above).
• Cross-links: beloved, Son of God, Jesus, only begotten, God's love, hope, faith, kingdom of God, following Jesus, incarnation.