Parallel Verses

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:

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.

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 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 Most High: 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.

Cross References

Mark 5:7

and crying out with a loud voice, he saith, What have I to do with thee, Jesus, thou Son of the Most High God? I adjure thee by God, torment me not.

Luke 1:35

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

Psalm 132:11

Jehovah hath sworn unto David in truth; He will not turn from it: Of the fruit of thy body will I set upon thy throne.

Isaiah 9:6-7

For 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, Counsellor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 16:5

And a throne shall be established in lovingkindness; and one shall sit thereon in truth, in the tent of David, judging, and seeking justice, and swift to do righteousness.

Revelation 3:7

And 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 none shall shut, and that shutteth and none openeth:

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 Jehovah telleth thee that Jehovah will make thee a house.

2 Samuel 7:16

And thy house and thy kingdom shall be made sure for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.

Jeremiah 23:5-6

Behold, the days come, saith Jehovah, that I will raise unto 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 came to them and spake unto them, saying, All authority hath been given unto me in heaven and on earth.

Luke 1:76

Yea and thou, child, shalt be called the prophet of the Most High: For thou shalt go before the face of the Lord to make ready his ways;

Acts 2:30

Being therefore a prophet, and knowing that God had sworn with an oath to him, that of the fruit of his loins he would set one upon his throne;

Jeremiah 33:15-17

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

Ezekiel 17:22-24

Thus saith the Lord Jehovah: I will also take of the lofty top of the cedar, and will set it; I will crop off from the topmost of its young twigs a tender one, 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 mine ordinances, and observe my statutes, and do them.

Amos 9:11-12

In that day will I 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

The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 3:11

I indeed baptize you in water unto repentance, but he that cometh after me is mightier than I, whose shoes I am not worthy to bear: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

Matthew 12:42

The queen of the south shall rise up in the judgment with this generation, and shall condemn it: for 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 held his peace, and answered nothing. Again the high priest asked him, and saith unto him, Art thou the Christ, the Son of the Blessed?

Luke 1:15

For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

Luke 3:16

John answered, saying unto them all, I indeed baptize you with water; but there cometh he that is mightier than I, the latchet of whose shoes I am not worthy to unloose: he shall baptize you in the Holy Spirit and in fire:

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, and do them good, and lend, never despairing; and your reward shall be great, and ye shall be sons of the Most High: for he is kind toward the unthankful and evil.

John 3:35-36

The Father loveth the Son, and hath given all things into his hand.

John 5:21-29

For as the Father raiseth the dead and giveth them life, even so the Son also giveth life to whom he will.

John 6:69

And we have believed and know that thou art the Holy One of God.

John 12:34

The multitude therefore answered him, We have heard out of the law that the Christ abideth for ever: and how sayest thou, The Son of man must be lifted up? who is this Son of man?

Acts 2:36

Let all the house of Israel therefore know assuredly, that God hath made him both Lord and Christ, this Jesus whom ye crucified.

Acts 7:48

Howbeit the Most High dwelleth not in houses made with hands; as saith the prophet,

Acts 16:17

The same following after Paul and us cried out, saying, These men are servants of the Most High God, who proclaim unto you the way of salvation.

Romans 1:4

who was declared to be the Son of God with power, according to the spirit of holiness, by the resurrection from the dead; even Jesus Christ our Lord,

Ephesians 1:20-23

which he wrought in Christ, when he raised him from the dead, and made him to sit at his right hand in the heavenly places ,

Philippians 2:9-11

Wherefore also God highly exalted him, and gave unto him the name which is above every name;

Hebrews 1:2-8

hath at the end of these days spoken unto us in his'son, whom he appointed heir of all things, through whom also he made the worlds;

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