KJV King James Version
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
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Luke 1:32
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
WEB World English Bible
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,
ASV American Standard Version
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,
Surrounding context — Luke 1
29 And when she saw [him], she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
31 And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
οὗτοςG3778 · ohutosthis/he/she/itἔσταιG1510 · eimito beμέγαςG3173 · megasgreatκαὶG2532 · kaiandυἱὸςG5207 · uhiossonὑψίστουG5310 · hupsistosHighestκληθήσεται,G2564 · kaleōto call: callκαὶG2532 · kaiandδώσειG1325 · didōmito giveαὐτῷG846 · autosit/s/heκύριοςG2962 · kurioslord: GodὁG3588 · hothe/this/whoθεὸςG2316 · theosGodτὸνG3588 · hothe/this/whoθρόνονG2362 · thronosthroneΔαυὶδG1138 · Daueid, Dauid, DabidDavidτοῦG3588 · hothe/this/whoπατρὸςG3962 · patērfatherαὐτοῦ,G846 · autosit/s/he
Cross-references
Isaiah 9:6-7For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counseller, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.Isaiah 16:5And in mercy shall the throne be established: and he shall sit upon it in truth in the tabernacle of David, judging, and seeking judgment, and hasting righteousness.2 Samuel 7:11-13And as since the time that I commanded judges [to be] over my people Israel, and have caused thee to rest from all thine enemies. Also the LORD telleth thee that he will make thee an house.Luke 1:35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.Psalm 132:11The LORD hath sworn [in] truth unto David; he will not turn from it; Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.Mark 5:7And cried with a loud voice, and said, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, [thou] Son of the most high God? I adjure thee by God, that thou torment me not.Matthew 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.Hebrews 1:2-8Hath in these last days spoken unto us by [his] Son, whom he hath appointed heir of all things, by whom also he made the worlds;Revelation 3:7And to the angel of the church in Philadelphia write; These things saith he that is holy, he that is true, he that hath the key of David, he that openeth, and no man shutteth; and shutteth, and no man openeth;Luke 1:76And thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Highest: for thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to prepare his ways;Ephesians 1:20-23Which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and set [him] at his own right hand in the heavenly [places],John 5:21-29For as the Father raiseth up the dead, and quickeneth [them]; even so the Son quickeneth whom he will.Philippians 2:9-11Wherefore God also hath highly exalted him, and given him a name which is above every name:2 Samuel 7:16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.Acts 2:30Therefore being a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins, according to the flesh, he would raise up Christ to sit on his throne;Romans 1:4And declared [to be] the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead:Jeremiah 33:15-17In those days, and at that time, will I cause the Branch of righteousness to grow up unto David; and he shall execute judgment and righteousness in the land.Matthew 1:1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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