^1:31Listen:⁹⁹ You will become pregnant¹⁰⁰ and give birth to¹⁰¹ a son, and you will name him¹⁰² Jesus.¹⁰³^1:32He¹⁰⁴ will be great,¹⁰⁵ and will be called the Son of the Most High,¹⁰⁶ and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father¹⁰⁷ David. ^1:33He¹⁰⁸ will reign over the house of Jacob¹⁰⁹ forever, and his kingdom will never end.”

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Luke 1:32: He 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 …

Footnotes

99 Grk “And behold.”
100 Grk “you will conceive in your womb.”
101 Or “and bear.”
102 Grk “you will call his name.”
103 See v. 13 for a similar construction. You will name him Jesus. This verse reflects the birth announcement of a major figure; see 1:13; Gen 16:7; Judg 13:5; Isa 7:14. The Greek form of the name Iēsous, which was translated into Latin as Jesus, is the same as the Hebrew Yeshua (Joshua), which means “Yahweh saves” (Yahweh is typically rendered as “Lord” in the OT). It was a fairly common name among Jews in 1st century Palestine, as references to a number of people by this name in the and Josephus indicate.
104 Grk “this one.”
105 Compare the description of Jesus as great here with 1:15, “great before the Lord.” Jesus is greater than John, since he is Messiah compared to a prophet. Great is stated absolutely without qualification to make the point.
106 The expression Most High is a way to refer to God without naming him. Such avoiding of direct reference to God was common in 1st century Judaism out of reverence for the divine name.
107 Or “ancestor.”
108 Grk “And he.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style. A new sentence is begun here in the translation because of the length of the sentence in Greek.
109 Or “over Israel.” The expression house of Jacob refers to Israel. This points to the Messiah’s relationship to the people of Israel.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus. He 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, and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus. 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, and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”

CSBChristian Standard Bible

Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 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. He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will have no end.”

NLTNew Living Translation

You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And behold, you will conceive in the womb and will give birth to a son,

and you will call his name Jesus.

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.

And he will reign over the house of Jacob forever,

and of his kingdom there will be no end.

KJV 1900King James Version

And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. 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: And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

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