Luke 3:22 in every translation
Leer en españolThe same verse in each translation we publish, grouped by language and by the tradition that made it. Numbering is matched for each text (for example, Psalms in the Septuagint).
English
Catholic
DRB Douay-Rheims (Challoner), American Edition 1899
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape, as a dove upon him; and a voice came from heaven: Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
CPDV Catholic Public Domain Version
And the Holy Spirit, in a corporal appearance like a dove, descended upon him. And a voice came from heaven: “You are my beloved Son. In you, I am well pleased.”
Protestant
WEB World English Bible (Classic, with Deuterocanon)
and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”
WEBBE World English Bible British Edition (with Deuterocanon)
and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form like a dove on him; and a voice came out of the sky, saying “You are my beloved Son. In you I am well pleased.”
KJV King James Version (with Apocrypha)
And the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
RV Revised Version with Apocrypha
and the Holy Ghost descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
MSB Majority Standard Bible
and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven, saying, “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
BSB Berean Standard Bible
and the Holy Spirit descended on Him in a bodily form like a dove. And a voice came from heaven: “You are My beloved Son; in You I am well pleased.”
ASV American Standard Version (1901)
and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form, as a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
LSV Literal Standard Version
and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, on Him, and a voice came out of Heaven, saying, “You are My Son, the Beloved, in You I delighted.”
Read in context · Literal Standard Version. Copyright © 2020 Covenant Press. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/englsv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Darby Darby Translation
and the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily form as a dove upon him; and a voice came out of heaven, Thou art my beloved Son, in thee I have found my delight.
Webster Noah Webster's Bible (1833)
And the Holy Spirit descended in a bodily shape like a dove upon him, and a voice came from heaven, which said, Thou art my beloved Son; in thee I am well pleased.
GNV Geneva Bible (1599)
And the holy Ghost came downe in a bodily shape like a doue, vpon him, and there was a voyce from heauen, saying, Thou art my beloued Sonne: in thee I am well pleased.
ULB Unlocked Literal Bible
and the Holy Spirit in bodily form came down on him like a dove, and a voice came from heaven, “You are my Son, whom I love. I am pleased with you.”
Read in context · Unlocked Literal Bible. Copyright © 2017 Door43 World Missions Community. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engULB/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Tyndale Tyndale New Testament (1534)
and the holy goost came doune in a bodely shape lyke a dove vpo him and a voyce came from heven sayinge: Thou arte my dere sonne in the do I delyte.
Individual translator
YLT Young's Literal Translation
and the Holy Spirit came down in a bodily appearance, as if a dove, upon him, and a voice came out of heaven, saying, 'Thou art My Son — the Beloved, in thee I did delight.'
FBV Free Bible Version
and the Holy Spirit descended upon him, taking the form of a dove. A voice came from heaven, saying, “You are my son, the one I love. I am truly pleased with you.”
Read in context · Free Bible Version. Copyright © 2018 Dr. Jonathan Gallagher. Text from eBible.org (https://ebible.org/engfbv/), unaltered. Licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
Scholarly edition
BBE Bible in Basic English
The Holy Spirit came down in the form of a dove, and a voice came from heaven, saying, You are my dearly loved Son, with whom I am well pleased.
Spanish
Catholic
Scío Scío de San Miguel New Testament (1797)
Y baxó sobre él el Espíritu Santo en figura corporal, como paloma: y se oyó ésta voz del Cielo: Tú eres mi Hijo el amado; en tí me he complacido.
Protestant
RV1909 Reina-Valera 1909
Y descendió el Espíritu Santo sobre él en forma corporal, como paloma, y fué hecha una voz del cielo que decía: Tú eres mi Hijo amado, en ti me he complacido.
ONBV Biblica Open New Living Bible (Nueva Biblia Viva 2008)
y el Espíritu Santo bajó sobre él en forma de paloma. Entonces se oyó una voz del cielo que decía: ―Tú eres mi Hijo amado; estoy muy contento contigo.
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PDT God's Word for You (Latin American Textual Bible)
Descendió el Espíritu Santo sobre Él en forma corporal como una paloma, y hubo una voz del cielo: Tú eres mi Hijo amado. En Ti me deleité.
Read in context · Palabra de Dios para ti © 2020 Asociación Bíblica Latinoamericana. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spapddpt/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
Individual translator
VBL Free Bible Version (Spanish)
y el Espíritu Santo descendió sobre él, tomando forma de una paloma. Y una voz salió del cielo, diciendo: “Tú eres mi hijo, al que amo. Estoy realmente complacido de ti”.
Read in context · Versión Biblia Libre. Copyright © 2018-2020 Jonathan Gallagher y Shelly Barrios de Avila. Texto de eBible.org (https://ebible.org/spavbl/), sin cambios. Licencia CC BY-SA 4.0.
BES Bible in Simple Spanish (2026)
y el Espíritu Santo descendió sobre él en forma corporal, como paloma. Y vino una voz del cielo: Tú eres mi Hijo amado; en ti tengo complacencia.
Read in context · La Biblia en Español Sencillo, traducida y editada por Irma Flores (AudioBiblia.org).
Greek
Orthodox
PT1904 Patriarchal Text 1904 (accented, eBible edition)
καὶ καταβῆναι τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον σωματικῷ εἴδει ὡσεὶ περιστερὰν ἐπ᾽ αὐτόν, καὶ φωνὴν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ γενέσθαι λέγουσαν· σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν σοὶ εὐδόκησα.
PT Patriarchal Text (Antoniades 1904/1912)
και καταβηναι το πνευμα το αγιον σωματικω ειδει ωσει περιστεραν επ αυτον, και φωνην εξ ουρανου γενεσθαι λεγουσαν· συ ει ο υιος μου ο αγαπητος, εν σοι ευδοκησα.
Read in context · Patriarchal Text, Antoniades 1904/1912 edition, verified by Maurice A. Robinson and Jussi Ala-Konni (https://github.com/byztxt/greektext-antoniades). Public domain.
Individual translator
TR Textus Receptus (Boyd collation)
καὶ καταβῆναι τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον σωματικῷ εἴδει ὡσεὶ περιστερὰν ἐπ᾿ αὐτόν, καὶ φωνὴν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ γενέσθαι, λέγουσαν, Σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν σοὶ ηὐδόκησα.
Scholarly edition
RP2018 Byzantine Textform (Robinson-Pierpont 2018)
και καταβηναι το πνευμα το αγιον σωματικω ειδει ωσει περιστεραν επ αυτον και φωνην εξ ουρανου γενεσθαι λεγουσαν συ ει ο υιοσ μου ο αγαπητοσ εν σοι ευδοκησα
Nestle 1904 Nestle Greek New Testament (1904)
καὶ καταβῆναι τὸ Πνεῦμα τὸ Ἅγιον σωματικῷ εἴδει ὡς περιστερὰν ἐπ’ αὐτόν, καὶ φωνὴν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ γενέσθαι Σὺ εἶ ὁ Υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν σοὶ εὐδόκησα.
SBLGNT SBL Greek New Testament
καὶ καταβῆναι τὸ πνεῦμα τὸ ἅγιον σωματικῷ εἴδει ⸀ὡς περιστερὰν ἐπʼ αὐτόν, καὶ φωνὴν ἐξ οὐρανοῦ ⸀γενέσθαι Σὺ εἶ ὁ υἱός μου ὁ ἀγαπητός, ἐν σοὶ εὐδόκησα.
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Latin
Catholic
VUL Clementine Vulgate
et descendit Spiritus Sanctus corporali specie sicut columba in ipsum: et vox de cælo facta est: Tu es filius meus dilectus, in te complacui mihi.
Church Slavonic
Orthodox
Slavonic Church Slavonic Bible (Elizabeth Bible)
и҆ сни́де дх҃ъ ст҃ы́й тѣле́снымъ ѡ҆́бразомъ, ꙗ҆́кѡ го́лꙋбь, на́нь: и҆ гла́съ съ небесѐ бы́сть, гл҃ѧ: ты̀ є҆сѝ сн҃ъ мо́й возлю́бленный, ѡ҆ тебѣ̀ бл҃говоли́хъ.
Read in context · Church Slavonic text: Ponomar Project (github.com/typiconman/ponomar), © 2006–2018 Aleksandr Andreev and others, licensed under the GNU General Public License v3 or later. Changes for this site (2026-10-18): lectionary pericope markers, marginal glosses and the closing note of Genesis removed, Psalm verses renumbered to the Russian Synodal numbering, joined verses noted; the words are unchanged.
Russian
Orthodox
Synodal Russian Synodal Bible (1876)
и Дух Святый нисшел на Него в телесном виде, как голубь, и был глас с небес, глаголющий: Ты Сын Мой Возлюбленный; в Тебе Мое благоволение!
Greek (modern)
Individual translator
Vamvas Modern Greek Bible: Vamvas (1850)
και κατέβη το Πνεύμα το Άγιον εν σωματική μορφή ως περιστερά επ' αυτόν, και έγεινε φωνή εκ του ουρανού, λέγουσα· Συ είσαι ο Υιός μου ο αγαπητός, εις σε ευηρεστήθην.
Serbian
Individual translator
DK Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Cyrillic)
и сиђе на Њ Дух Свети у телесном облику као голуб, и чу се глас с неба говорећи: Ти си Син мој љубазни, Ти си по мојој вољи.
DK latinica Serbian Bible: Daničić–Karadžić (Latin script)
i siđe na Nj Duh Sveti u telesnom obliku kao golub, i ču se glas s neba govoreći: Ti si Sin moj ljubazni, Ti si po mojoj volji.
Arabic
Protestant
SVD Arabic Bible: Smith–Van Dyck (1865)
وَنَزَلَ عَلَيْهِ ٱلرُّوحُ ٱلْقُدُسُ بِهَيْئَةٍ جِسْمِيَّةٍ مِثْلِ حَمَامَةٍ. وَكَانَ صَوْتٌ مِنَ ٱلسَّمَاءِ قَائِلًا: «أَنْتَ ٱبْنِي ٱلْحَبِيبُ، بِكَ سُرِرْتُ».
Not in these translations (5)
Brenton, LXXUP, JPS, LXX, WLC