Parallel Verses

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 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:

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,

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: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32 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. 33 He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end."

Cross References

Mark 5:7

Then he cried out with a loud voice, "Leave me alone, Jesus, Son of the Most High God! I implore you by God -- do not torment me!"

Luke 1:35

The angel replied, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the child to be born will be holy; he will be called the Son of God.

Psalm 132:11

The Lord made a reliable promise to David; he will not go back on his word. He said, "I will place one of your descendants on your throne.

Isaiah 9:6-7

For a child has been born to us, a son has been given to us. He shoulders responsibility and is called: Extraordinary Strategist, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.

Isaiah 16:5

Then a trustworthy king will be established; he will rule in a reliable manner, this one from David's family. He will be sure to make just decisions and will be experienced in executing justice.

Revelation 3:7

"To the angel of the church in Philadelphia write the following: "This is the solemn pronouncement of the Holy One, the True One, who holds the key of David, who opens doors no one can shut, and shuts doors no one can open:

2 Samuel 7:11-13

and during the time when I appointed judges to lead my people Israel. Instead, I will give you relief from all your enemies. The Lord declares to you that he himself will build a dynastic house for you.

2 Samuel 7:16

Your house and your kingdom will stand before me permanently; your dynasty will be permanent.'"

Jeremiah 23:5-6

"I, the Lord, promise that a new time will certainly come when I will raise up for them a righteous branch, a descendant of David. He will rule over them with wisdom and understanding and will do what is just and right in the land.

Matthew 28:18

Then Jesus came up and said to them, "All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to me.

Luke 1:76

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

Acts 2:30

So then, because he was a prophet and knew that God had sworn to him with an oath to seat one of his descendants on his throne,

Jeremiah 33:15-17

In those days and at that time I will raise up for them a righteous descendant of David. "'He will do what is just and right in the land.

Ezekiel 17:22-24

"'This is what the sovereign Lord says: "'I will take a sprig from the lofty top of the cedar and plant it. I will pluck from the top one of its tender twigs; I myself will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.

Ezekiel 34:23-24

I will set one shepherd over them, and he will feed them -- namely, my servant David. He will feed them and will be their shepherd.

Ezekiel 37:24-25

"'My servant David will be king over them; there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow my regulations and carefully observe my statutes.

Amos 9:11-12

"In that day I will rebuild the collapsing hut of David. I will seal its gaps, repair its ruins, and restore it to what it was like in days gone by.

Matthew 1:1

This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.

Matthew 3:11

"I baptize you with water, for repentance, but the one coming after me is more powerful than I am -- I am not worthy to carry his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Matthew 12:42

The queen of the South will rise up at the judgment with this generation and condemn it, because she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon -- and now, something greater than Solomon is here!

Mark 14:61

But he was silent and did not answer. Again the high priest questioned him, "Are you the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?"

Luke 1:15

for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even before his birth.

Luke 3:16

John answered them all, "I baptize you with water, but one more powerful than I am is coming -- I am not worthy to untie the strap of his sandals. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and fire.

Luke 6:35

But love your enemies, and do good, and lend, expecting nothing back. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High, because he is kind to ungrateful and evil people.

John 3:35-36

The Father loves the Son and has placed all things under his authority.

John 5:21-29

For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whomever he wishes.

John 6:69

We have come to believe and to know that you are the Holy One of God!"

John 12:34

Then the crowd responded, "We have heard from the law that the Christ will remain forever. How 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 know beyond a doubt that God has made this Jesus whom you crucified both Lord and Christ."

Acts 7:48

Yet the Most High does not live in houses made by human hands, as the prophet says,

Acts 16:17

She followed behind Paul and us and kept crying out, "These men are servants of the Most High God, who are proclaiming to you the way of salvation."

Romans 1:4

who was appointed the Son-of-God-in-power according to the Holy Spirit by the resurrection from the dead, Jesus Christ our Lord.

Ephesians 1:20-23

This power he exercised in Christ when he raised him from the dead and seated him at his right hand in the heavenly realms

Philippians 2:9-11

As a result God exalted him and gave him the name that is above every name,

Hebrews 1:2-8

in these last days he has spoken to us in a son, whom he appointed heir of all things, and through whom he created the world.

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