Gabriel Foretells John’s Birth
Luke 1:14
In 9 translations
- BSB
- He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
- KJV
- And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
- WEB
- You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
- ASV
- And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
- LSV
- and there will be joy to you, and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
- YLT
- and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,
- DBY
- And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
- DRC
- And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice in his nativity.
- GNV
- And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnes, and many shall reioyce at his birth.
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Where the editions differ
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- NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read γενέσει (“birth”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read γεννήσει (“will bear”).
SBLGNT apparatus (1)
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- SBLGNT: γενέσει. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read γενέσει; Robinson–Pierpont read γεννήσει.
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Original-language editions
- SBLGNT
- καὶ ἔσται χαρά σοι καὶ ἀγαλλίασις, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπὶ τῇ γενέσει αὐτοῦ χαρήσονται·
- RP2018
- Καὶ ἔσται χαρά σοι καὶ ἀγαλλίασις, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπὶ τῇ γεννήσει αὐτοῦ χαρήσονται.
- TR-Boyd
- Καὶ ἔσται χαρά σοι καὶ ἀγαλλίασις, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπὶ τῇ γεννήσει αὐτοῦ χαρήσονται.
- SCR1894
- και εσται χαρα σοι και αγαλλιασις και πολλοι επι τη γεννησει αυτου χαρησονται
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Cross-references most cited first
- Luke 1:58Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.
- Proverbs 23:24The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.
- Genesis 21:6Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”
- Proverbs 15:20A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish man despises his mother.
- Proverbs 23:15My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.
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