Luke 2:11

Luke 2:11 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
• New International Version (NIV)Today in the town of David a Savior has been born to you; he is the Messiah, the Lord.
• English Standard Version (ESV)For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
• New King James Version (NKJV)For there is born to you this day in the city of David a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.

Context of Luke 2:11

9Then an angel of the Lord stood before them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were terrified. 10But the angel said to them, “Don’t be afraid, for look, I proclaim to you good news of great joy that will be for all the people: Today in the city of David a Savior was born for you, who is the Messiah, the Lord. 12This will be the sign for you: You will find a baby wrapped tightly in cloth and lying in a manger.” 13Suddenly there was a multitude of the heavenly host with the angel, praising God and saying:

Luke 2:11 word by word

ὅτι ἐτέχθη ὑμῖν σήμερον σωτὴρ ὅς ἐστιν χριστὸς κύριος ἐν πόλει Δαυίδ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• unto youσύsu · youG4771
• is bornτίκτωtiktō · to give birth toG5088
• this dayσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• of DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• a Saviourσωτήρsōtēr · saviorG4990
• whichὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• isεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Luke 2:11

• Luke 1:69He has raised up a horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David,
• Isaiah 9:6For a child will be born for us, a son will be given to us, and the government will be on his shoulders. He will be named Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Eternal Father, Prince of Peace.
• Matthew 1:21She will give birth to a son, and you are to name him Jesus, because he will save his people from their sins.”
• Galatians 4:4When the time came to completion, God sent his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
• 2 Timothy 1:9He has saved us and called us with a holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before time began.
• 1 John 4:14And we have seen and we testify that the Father has sent his Son as the world’s Savior.
• Luke 2:4Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family line of David,
• Luke 2:26It had been revealed to him by the Holy Spirit that he would not see death before he saw the Lord’s Messiah.
• Luke 1:43How could this happen to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
• Luke 20:41Then he said to them, “How can they say that the Messiah is the son of David?
• Genesis 3:15I will put hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.
• Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah or the staff from between his feet until he whose right it is comes and the obedience of the peoples belongs to him.
• Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth take their stand, and the rulers conspire together against the Lord and his Anointed One:
• Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are decreed about your people and your holy city — to bring the rebellion to an end, to put a stop to sin, to atone for iniquity, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to seal up vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most holy place.
• Matthew 1:16and Jacob fathered Joseph the husband of Mary, who gave birth to Jesus who is called the Messiah.
• Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

Commentaries on Luke 2:11

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 11A Savior, which is Christ the Lord - A Savior, , the same as Jesus from , to make safe, to deliver, preserve, to make alive, thus used by the Septuagint for החיה hecheiah, to cause to escape; used by the same for פלט to confide in, to hope. See the extensive acceptations of the verb in Mintert, who adds under : "The word properly denotes such a Savior as perfectly frees us from all evil and danger, and is the author of perpetual salvation." On the word…Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 8-20Verses 8-20 Angels were heralds of the new-born Saviour, but they were only sent to some poor, humble, pious, industrious shepherds, who were in the business of their calling, keeping watch over their flock. We are not out of the way of Divine visits, when we are employed in an honest calling, and abide with God in it. Let God have the honour of this work; Glory to God in the highest. God's good-will to men, manifested in sending the Messiah, redounds to…Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 11The word "Messiah" means "Anointed One." It comes from the Hebrew word mashiakh and is translated into Greek as Christos. The Messiah refers to the promised savior who would come from King David's family line (see study note on 1:32–33). As the apostles started preaching the good news about Jesus to the non-Jewish world, Christians started using Christos more as a name than a title.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1111. unto you is born--you shepherds, Israel, mankind [Bengel]. Compare Is 9:6, "Unto us a Child is born." It is a birth--"The Word is made flesh" (Joh 1:14). When? "This day." Where? "In the city of David"--in the right line and at the right "spot"; where prophecy bade us look for Him, and faith accordingly expected Him. How dear to us should be these historic moorings of our faith! With the loss of them, all substantial Christianity is lost. By means of…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 2:11

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Gospel
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Mary
• Shepherd

In the dictionaries

• Christ
• David
• City of David
• Christ, Messiah
• Consolation
• David, City of
• Decree
• Depart
• Devout
• Glory

Commentaries on Luke 2

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings