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Gabriel Foretells Jesus’ Birth

Luke 1:31

In 9 translations

BSB
Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
KJV
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
WEB
Behold, you will conceive in your womb and give birth to a son, and shall name him ‘Jesus.’
ASV
And behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
LSV
and behold, you will conceive in the womb, and will bring forth a Son, and call His Name Jesus;
YLT
and lo, thou shalt conceive in the womb, and shalt bring forth a son, and call his name Jesus;
DBY
and behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
DRC
Behold thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and shalt bring forth a son; and thou shalt call his name Jesus.
GNV
For loe, thou shalt conceiue in thy wobe, and beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus.

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Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (1)
  • Spelling of συλλήμψῃ: Textus Receptus: συλλήψῃ.

Edition differences: STEP Bible, based on work at Tyndale House Cambridge (CC BY 4.0). Names and codes expanded; consecutive words grouped. Comparisons follow the editions used by the source; see version details.

Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἰδοὺ συλλήμψῃ ἐν γαστρὶ καὶ τέξῃ υἱόν, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν.
RP2018
Καὶ ἰδού, συλλήψῃ ἐν γαστρί, καὶ τέξῃ υἱόν, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἰδού, συλλήψῃ ἐν γαστρί, καὶ τέξῃ υἱόν, καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν.
SCR1894
και ιδου συλληψη εν γαστρι και τεξη υιον και καλεσεις το ονομα αυτου ιησουν

Who and where

👤 Jesus Christ◆ The Annuciation

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Cross-references most cited first

  • Isaiah 7:14Therefore the Lord Himself will give you a sign: Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and will call Him Immanuel.
  • Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a Son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus, because He will save His people from their sins.”
  • Matthew 1:25But he had no union with her until she gave birth to a Son. And he gave Him the name Jesus.
  • Matthew 1:23“Behold, the virgin will be with child and will give birth to a son, and they will call Him Immanuel” (which means, “God with us”).
  • Luke 2:21When the eight days until His circumcision had passed, He was named Jesus, the name the angel had given Him before He had been conceived.
  • Galatians 4:4But when the time had fully come, God sent His Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
  • Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you are to give him the name John.
  • Luke 1:27to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.

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