Parallel Verses

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;

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.

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.

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:

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 Listen carefully: you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and you shall name Him Jesus. 32 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; 33 and He will reign over the house of Jacob (Israel) forever, and of His kingdom there shall be no end.”

Cross References

Mark 5:7

and screaming with a loud voice, he said, “What business do we have in common with each other, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I implore you by God [swear to me], do not torment me!”

Luke 1:35

Then the angel replied to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you [like a cloud]; for that reason the holy (pure, sinless) Child shall be called the Son of God.

Psalm 132:11


The Lord swore to David
A truth from which He will not turn back:
“One of your descendants I will set upon your throne.

Isaiah 9:6-7


For to us a Child shall be born, to us a Son shall be given;
And the government shall be upon His shoulder,
And His name shall be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God,
Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 16:5


A throne will be established in lovingkindness,
And One will sit on it in faithfulness in the tent (dynasty, family) of David;
Judging and seeking justice
And being prompt to do righteousness.

Revelation 3:7

“And to the angel (divine messenger) of the church in Philadelphia write:

“These are the words of the Holy One, the True One, He who has the key [to the house] of David, He who opens and no one will [be able to] shut, and He who shuts and no one opens:

2 Samuel 7:11-13

even from the day that I appointed judges over My people Israel; and I will give you rest from all your enemies. The Lord also declares to you that He will make a house (royal dynasty) for you.

2 Samuel 7:16

Your house (royal dynasty) and your kingdom will endure forever before Me; your throne will be established forever.”’”

Jeremiah 23:5-6


“Behold (listen closely), the days are coming,” says the Lord,
“When I will raise up for David a righteous Branch;
And He will reign as King and act wisely
And will do [those things that accomplish] justice and righteousness in the land.

Matthew 28:18

Jesus came up and said to them, “All authority (all power of absolute rule) in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.

Luke 1:76


“And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High;
For you will go on before the Lord (the Messiah) to prepare His ways;

Acts 2:30

And so, being a prophet and knowing fully that God had sworn to him with an oath that He would seat one of his descendants on his throne,

Jeremiah 33:15-17

In those days and at that time I will cause a righteous Branch of David to spring forth; and He (the Messiah) shall execute justice and righteousness on the earth.

Ezekiel 17:22-24

Thus says the Lord God, “I Myself will take a twig from the lofty top of the cedar and will set it out; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

Ezekiel 34:23-24

“Then I will appoint over them one shepherd and he will feed them, [a ruler like] My servant David; he will feed them and be their shepherd.

Ezekiel 37:24-25

My servant David will be king over them, and they all will have one shepherd. They will also walk in My ordinances and keep My statutes and observe them.

Amos 9:11-12


“In that day I shall raise up and restore the fallen tabernacle (booth) of David,
And wall up its breaches [in the city walls];
I will also raise up and restore its ruins
And rebuild it as it was in the days of old,

Matthew 1:1

The record of the genealogy of Jesus the Messiah, the son (descendant) of David, the son (descendant) of Abraham:

Matthew 3:11

“As for me, I baptize you with water because of [your] repentance [that is, because you are willing to change your inner self—your old way of thinking, regret your sin and live a changed life], but He (the Messiah) who is coming after me is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to remove [even as His slave]; He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit and [you who remain unrepentant] with fire (judgment).

Matthew 12:42

The Queen of the South (Sheba) will stand up [as a witness] at the judgment against this generation, and will condemn it because she came from the ends of the earth to listen to the wisdom of Solomon; and now, something greater than Solomon is here.

Mark 14:61

But Jesus kept silent and gave no answer at all. Again the high priest was questioning Him, and saying to Him, “Are You the Christ (the Messiah, the Anointed), the Son of the Blessed One?”

Luke 1:15

for he will be great and distinguished in the sight of the Lord; and will never drink wine or liquor, and he will be filled with and empowered to act by the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb.

Luke 3:16

John answered them all by saying, “As for me, I baptize you [only] with water; but One who is mightier [more powerful, more noble] than I is coming, and I am not fit to untie the strap of His sandals [even as His slave]. He will baptize you [who truly repent] with the Holy Spirit and [you who remain unrepentant] with fire.

Luke 6:35

But love [that is, unselfishly seek the best or higher good for] your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing in return; for your reward will be great (rich, abundant), and you will be sons of the Most High; because He Himself is kind and gracious and good to the ungrateful and the wicked.

John 3:35-36

The Father loves the Son and has given and entrusted all things into His hand.

John 5:21-29

Just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life [and allows them to live on], even so the Son also gives life to whom He wishes.

John 6:69

We have believed and confidently trusted, and [even more] we have come to know [by personal observation and experience] that You are the Holy One of God [the Christ, the Son of the living God].”

John 12:34

At this the crowd answered Him, “We have heard from the Law that the Christ is to remain forever; how then can You 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 recognize beyond all doubt that God has made Him both Lord and Christ (Messiah, Anointed)—this Jesus whom you crucified.”

Acts 7:48

However, the Most High [the One infinitely exalted above humanity] does not dwell in houses made by human hands; as the prophet [Isaiah] says,

Acts 16:17

She followed after Paul and us and kept screaming and shouting, “These men are servants of the Most High God! They are proclaiming to you the way of salvation!”

Romans 1:4

and [as to His divine nature] according to the Spirit of holiness was openly designated to be the Son of God with power [in a triumphant and miraculous way] by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

Ephesians 1:20-23

which He produced in Christ when He raised Him from the dead and seated Him at His own right hand in the heavenly places,

Philippians 2:9-11

For this reason also [because He obeyed and so completely humbled Himself], God has highly exalted Him and bestowed on Him the name which is above every name,

Hebrews 1:2-8

has in these last days spoken [with finality] to us in [the person of One who is by His character and nature] His Son [namely Jesus], whom He appointed heir and lawful owner of all things, through whom also He created the universe [that is, the universe as a space-time-matter continuum].

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