Parallel Verses

A Conservative Version

This man will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.

New American Standard Bible

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;

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:

Holman Bible

He will be great
and will be called the Son of the Most High,
and the Lord God will give Him
the throne of His father David.

International Standard Version

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.

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:

Amplified

He will be great and eminent and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;

An Understandable Version

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Highest [i.e., God], and the Lord will give Him the throne of His forefather King David.

Anderson New Testament

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;

Bible in Basic English

He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

Common New Testament

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

Daniel Mace New Testament

he shall be great, he shall be the son of the most high. the Lord God shall give him the throne of his father David.

Darby Translation

He shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;

Godbey New Testament

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:

Goodspeed New Testament

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his forefather David,

John Wesley New Testament

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give him the throne of his father David.

Julia Smith Translation

He shall be great, and he shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father:

King James 2000

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:

Lexham Expanded Bible

This one will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

Modern King James verseion

He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God shall give Him the throne of His father David.

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

He shall be great, and shall be called the son of the highest. And the Lord God shall give unto him the seat of his father David:

Moffatt New Testament

He will be great, he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father;

Montgomery New Testament

"He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High. "And the Lord God will give him the throne of his forefather David,

NET Bible

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

New Heart 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,

Noyes New Testament

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;

Sawyer New Testament

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

The Emphasized Bible

the same, shall be great, and, Son of the Most High, shall be called, and the Lord God, will give unto him, the throne of David his father, -

Thomas Haweis New Testament

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father;

Twentieth Century New Testament

The child shall be great and shall be called 'Son of the Most High,' and the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David,

Webster

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.

Weymouth New Testament

He will be great and He will be called 'Son of the Most High.' And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His forefather David;

Williams New Testament

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His forefather David,

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,

Worrell New Testament

He shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His father David;

Worsley New Testament

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give Him the throne of David his father,

Youngs 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,

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
He
οὗτος οὗτοι αὕτη αὕται 
Houtos 
this, these, he, the same, this man, she, they,
Usage: 258

shall be
ἔσομαι 
Esomai 
shall be, will be, be, shall have, shall come to pass, shall, not tr,
Usage: 83

μέγας 
megas 
Usage: 167

and



and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
and, also, even, both, then, so, likewise, not tr., , vr and
Usage: 0
Usage: 0

καλέω 
Kaleo 
call, bid, be so named, named ,
Usage: 106

the Son
υἱός 
Huios 
Usage: 213

of the Highest
ὕψιστος 
Hupsistos 
Usage: 12

the Lord
κύριος 
Kurios 
Usage: 643

God
θεός 
theos 
Usage: 1151

δίδωμι 
Didomi 
Usage: 254


Usage: 0

the throne
θρόνος 
Thronos 
Usage: 52

of
πατήρ 
Pater 
Usage: 180

his

Usage: 0

πατήρ 
Pater 
Usage: 180

Devotionals

Devotionals about Luke 1:32

Images Luke 1:32

Prayers for Luke 1:32

Context Readings

The Prediction Of Jesus' Birth

31 And behold, thou will conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son. And thou shall call his name JESUS. 32 This man will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David. 33 And he will reign over the house of Jacob into the ages. And of his kingdom there will be no end.


Cross References

Mark 5:7

And having cried out in a great voice, he said, What is with me and with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, do not torment me.

Luke 1:35

And having answered, the agent said to her, Holy Spirit will come upon thee, and the power of the Most High will overshadow thee. Therefore also the holy thing that is begotten will be called the Son of God.

Psalm 132:11

LORD has sworn to David in truth. He will not turn from it: From the fruit of thy body I will set upon thy throne.

Isaiah 9:6-7

For to us a child is born, to us a son is given. And the government shall be upon his shoulder. And his name shall be called Wonderful, Counselor, Mighty God, Father of Eternity, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 16:5

And a throne shall be established in loving kindness, and he shall sit on it in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.

Revelation 3:7

And to the agent of the congregation in Philadelphia write, These things says the Holy, the True, he who has the key of David, who opens, and none will shut it except he who opens, and none will open:

2 Samuel 7:11-13

and [as] from the day that I commanded judges to be over my people Israel, and I will cause thee to rest from all thine enemies. Moreover LORD tells thee that LORD will make thee a house.

2 Samuel 7:16

And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure forever before thee; thy throne shall be established forever.

Jeremiah 23:5-6

Behold, the days come, says LORD, that I will raise to David a righteous Branch, and he shall reign as king and deal wisely, and shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

Matthew 28:18

And Jesus having come, he spoke to them, saying, All authority in heaven and on earth was given to me.

Luke 1:76

And thou, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High. For thou will go ahead, before the face of Lord, to prepare his ways,

Acts 2:30

Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, to raise the Christ from the fruit of his loins according to flesh to sit upon his throne.

Jeremiah 33:15-17

In those days, and at that time, I will cause a Branch of righteousness to grow up to David, and he shall execute justice and righteousness in the land.

Ezekiel 17:22-24

Thus says lord LORD: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it. I will crop off a tender one from the topmost of its young twigs, and I will plant it upon a high and lofty mountain.

Ezekiel 34:23-24

And I will set up one shepherd over them, and he shall feed them, even my servant David. He shall feed them, and he shall be their shepherd.

Ezekiel 37:24-25

And my servant David shall be king over them, and they all shall have one shepherd. They shall also walk in my ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them.

Amos 9:11-12

In that day I will raise up the tabernacle of David that is fallen, and close up the breaches thereof. And I will raise up its ruins, and I will build it as in the days of old,

Matthew 1:1

A book of a genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 3:11

I indeed immerse you in water for repentance, but he who comes after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear. He will immerse you in a Holy Spirit.

Matthew 12:42

The queen of the south will rise up in the judgment with this generation, and will condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and behold, a greater than Solomon is here.

Mark 14:61

But he remained silent, and answered nothing. Again the high priest demanded him, and says to him, Are thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

Luke 1:15

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he should, no, not drink wine and strong drink. And he will be filled of Holy Spirit, even from his mother's belly.

Luke 3:16

John responded, saying to them all, I indeed immerse you in water, but a man mightier than I comes, of whom I am not worthy to unloose the strap of his shoes. He will immerse you in Holy Spirit and fire,

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, despairing nothing, and your reward will be great. And ye will be sons of the Most High, because he is good toward the ungrateful and bad.

John 3:35-36

The Father loves the Son, and has given all things into his hand.

John 5:21-29

For as the Father raises up the dead and makes alive, so also the Son makes alive whom he will.

John 6:69

And we have believed and know that thou are the Christ, the Son of the living God.

John 12:34

The multitude answered him, We have heard from the law that the Christ remains into the age. And how can thou say, The Son of man must be lifted up? Who is this Son of man?

Acts 2:36

Therefore let all the house of Israel know assuredly, that God has made him, this Jesus whom ye crucified, both Lord and Christ.

Acts 7:48

However the Most High does not dwell in man-made temples, just as the prophet says,

Acts 16:17

This woman having followed Paul and us was crying out, saying, These men are bondmen of the Most High God, who proclaim to us the way of salvation.

Romans 1:4

He who was designated Son of God in power, according to a spirit of holiness, from a resurrection of the dead--Jesus Christ our Lord--

Ephesians 1:20-23

which he wrought in the Christ, having raised him from the dead and seated at his right hand in the heavenly things,

Philippians 2:9-11

Therefore God also highly exalted him and gave him the name above every name,

Hebrews 1:2-8

whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the ages.

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