(Isaiah 53:10, KJV)
“This
is my beloved Son, in whom I am well pleased.”
(Matthew 3:17, KJV)
Not only the King James Version but many English
translations of the Bible, old and modern, use the word “pleased” in both verses,
accurately reflecting the meanings of the relevant words in each original
language. Both the Greek and Hebrew words translated “pleased” have wide
semantic ranges and are frequently rendered as “pleasure” or “delight”.
Still, it seems obvious to us that there
are two very different kinds of pleasure in view here.