Charles Ellicott Commentary Luke 9:35

"And a voice came out of the cloud, saying, This is my Son, my chosen: hear ye him." — Luke 9:35 (ASV)

This is my beloved Son.—The better manuscripts read “chosen.” (Compare the use of a similar word in 1 Peter 2:4, 6.) Assuming this was the original reading, the “beloved” of the received text must have originated in the wish to produce a verbal as well as a substantial agreement with the other Gospels.