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Gabriel Foretells Jesus’ Birth

Luke 1:36

In 9 translations

BSB
Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.
KJV
And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
WEB
Behold, Elizabeth your relative also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.
ASV
And behold, Elisabeth thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that was called barren.
LSV
and behold, Elizabeth, your relative, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;
YLT
and lo, Elisabeth, thy kinswoman, she also hath conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her who was called barren;
DBY
And behold, Elizabeth, thy kinswoman, she also has conceived a son in her old age, and this is the sixth month to her that was called barren:
DRC
And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren:
GNV
And behold, thy cousin Elisabet, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her olde age: and this is her sixt moneth, which was called barren.

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Words in brackets are English the glossers added; the Greek has no word for them, and they can carry a choice of tense or meaning.

Where the editions differ

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  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort read συγγενίς (“relative”); Tregelles, Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read συγγενής (“relative”).
  • NA28, NA27, Tyndale House, SBLGNT (2010), Westcott–Hort, Tregelles read συνείληφεν (“has conceived”); Textus Receptus, Byzantine text read συνείληφυῖα (“having conceived”).
Spelling, punctuation and minor wording (2)
  • Spelling of Ἐλισάβετ: Westcott–Hort: Ἐλεισάβετ.
  • Spelling of γήρει: Textus Receptus: γήρᾳ.
SBLGNT apparatus (2)

A comparison of published Greek editions. “Add” means after the SBLGNT wording; “omit” refers to that wording.

  • SBLGNT: συγγενίς. Westcott and Hort (1881), Nestle–Aland 28th edition read συγγενίς; Tregelles, Robinson–Pierpont read συγγενής.
  • SBLGNT: συνείληφεν. Westcott and Hort (1881), Tregelles, Nestle–Aland 28th edition read συνείληφεν; Robinson–Pierpont read συνείληφυῖα.

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Original-language editions

SBLGNT
καὶ ἰδοὺ Ἐλισάβετ ἡ συγγενίς σου καὶ αὐτὴ συνείληφεν υἱὸν ἐν γήρει αὐτῆς, καὶ οὗτος μὴν ἕκτος ἐστὶν αὐτῇ τῇ καλουμένῃ στείρᾳ·
RP2018
Καὶ ἰδού, Ἐλισάβετ ἡ συγγενής σου, καὶ αὐτὴ συνειληφυῖα υἱὸν ἐν γήρει αὐτῆς· καὶ οὗτος μὴν ἕκτος ἐστὶν αὐτῇ τῇ καλουμένῃ στείρᾳ.
TR-Boyd
Καὶ ἰδού, Ἐλισάβετ ἡ συγγενής σου, καὶ αὐτὴ συνειληφυῖα υἱὸν ἐν γήρᾳ αὐτῆς· καὶ οὗτος μὴν ἕκτος ἐστὶν αὐτῇ τῇ καλουμένῃ στείρᾳ.
SCR1894
και ιδου ελισαβετ η συγγενης σου και αυτη συνειληφυια υιον εν γηρα αυτης και ουτος μην εκτος εστιν αυτη τη καλουμενη στειρα

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