Luke 1:32

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“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,”

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BSBPD

“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,”

Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)
KJVPD

“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:”

King James Version · Public Domain
ASVPD

“He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:”

American Standard Version · Public Domain
YLTPD

“he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,”

Young's Literal Translation · Public Domain
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Cross references

Other passages that echo Luke 1:32 — 24 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

  1. 2 Samuel 7:11and have done since the day I appointed judges over My people Israel. I will give you rest from all your enemies. The LORD declares to you that He Himself will establish a house for you.
  2. 2 Samuel 7:16Your house and kingdom will endure forever before Me, and your throne will be established forever.”
  3. Psalms 132:11The LORD swore an oath to David, a promise He will not revoke: “One of your descendants I will place on your throne.
  4. Isaiah 9:6For unto us a child is born, unto us a son is given, and the government will be upon His shoulders. And He will be called Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
  5. Isaiah 16:5in loving devotion a throne will be established in the tent of David. A judge seeking justice and hastening righteousness will sit on it in faithfulness.
  6. Jeremiah 23:5Behold, the days are coming, declares the LORD, when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, and He will reign wisely as King and will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
  7. Jeremiah 33:15In those days and at that time I will cause to sprout for David a righteous Branch, and He will administer justice and righteousness in the land.
  8. Ezekiel 17:22This is what the Lord GOD says: ‘I will take a shoot from the lofty top of the cedar, and I will set it out. I will pluck a tender sprig from its topmost shoots, and I will plant it on a high and lofty mountain.
  9. Ezekiel 34:23I will appoint over them one shepherd, My servant David, and he will feed them. He will feed them and be their shepherd.
  10. Ezekiel 37:24My servant David will be king over them, and there will be one shepherd for all of them. They will follow My ordinances and keep and observe My statutes.
  11. Amos 9:11“In that day I will restore the fallen tent of David. I will repair its gaps, restore its ruins, and rebuild it as in the days of old,
  12. Matthew 1:1This is the record of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham:
  13. Matthew 3:11I baptize you with water for repentance, but after me will come One more powerful than I, whose sandals I am not worthy to carry. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  14. Matthew 12:42The Queen of the South will rise at the judgment with this generation and condemn it; for she came from the ends of the earth to hear the wisdom of Solomon, and now One greater than Solomon is here.
  15. Matthew 28:18Then Jesus came to them and said, “All authority in heaven and on earth has been given to Me.
  16. Mark 5:7And he shouted in a loud voice, “What do You want with me, Jesus, Son of the Most High God? I beg You before God not to torture me!”
  17. Mark 14:61But Jesus remained silent and made no reply. Again the high priest questioned Him, “Are You the Christ, the Son of the Blessed One?”
  18. Luke 1:15for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He shall never take wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
  19. Luke 1:35The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
  20. Luke 1:76And you, child, will be called a prophet of the Most High; for you will go on before the Lord to prepare the way for Him,
  21. Luke 3:16John answered all of them: “I baptize you with water, but One more powerful than I will come, the straps of whose sandals I am not worthy to untie. He will baptize you with the Holy Spirit and with fire.
  22. Luke 6:35But love your enemies, do good to them, and lend to them, expecting nothing in return. Then your reward will be great, and you will be sons of the Most High; for He is kind to the ungrateful and wicked.
  23. John 3:35The Father loves the Son and has placed all things in His hands.
  24. John 5:21For just as the Father raises the dead and gives them life, so also the Son gives life to whom He wishes.

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