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Luke 1:27-35
GOD’S WORD Translation
Luke 1:27-35
GOD’S WORD Translation
27 The angel went to a virgin promised in marriage to a descendant of David named Joseph. The virgin’s name was Mary.
28 When the angel entered her home, he greeted her and said, “You are favored by the Lord! The Lord is with you.”
29 She was startled by what the angel said and tried to figure out what this greeting meant.
30 The angel told her,
“Don’t be afraid, Mary. You have found favor [a] with God.
31 You will become pregnant, give birth to a son,
and name him Jesus.
32 He will be a great man
and will be called the Son of the Most High.
The Lord God will give him
the throne of his ancestor David.
33 Your son will be king of Jacob’s people forever,
and his kingdom will never end.”
34 Mary asked the angel, “How can this be? I’m a virgin.”
35 The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come to you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore, the holy child developing inside you will be called the Son of God.
Read full chapterFootnotes
- 1:30 Or “grace.”
Luke 1:27-35
New International Version
Luke 1:27-35
New International Version
27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph,(A) a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
29 Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be. 30 But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid,(B) Mary; you have found favor with God.(C) 31 You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.(D) 32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High.(E) The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,(F) 33 and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom(G) will never end.”(H)
34 “How will this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”
35 The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on you,(I) and the power of the Most High(J) will overshadow you. So the holy one(K) to be born will be called[a] the Son of God.(L)
Footnotes
- Luke 1:35 Or So the child to be born will be called holy,
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