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Luke 1:35
35And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of 1God.
Luke 1:35 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
- New International Version (NIV)The angel answered, “The Holy Spirit will come on 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.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy—the Son of God.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And the angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called the Son of God.
Context of Luke 1:35
33and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end. 34But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man? And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God. 36And 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: 37for nothing shall be impossible with God.
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Καὶ ἀποκριθεὶς ὁ ἄγγελος εἶπεν αὐτῇ· πνεῦμα ἅγιον ἐπελεύσεται ἐπὶ σὲ καὶ δύναμις ὑψίστου ἐπισκιάσει σοι· διὸ καὶ τὸ γεννώμενον ἅγιον κληθήσεται υἱὸς θεοῦ.Read the interlinear
- angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
- answeringἀποκρίνωapokrinomai · to answerG611
- saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
- Holyἅγιοςhagios · holyG40
- Spiritπνεῦμαpneuma · spirit/breath: spiritG4151
- comeἐπέρχομαιeperchomai · to arrive/invadeG1904
- powerδύναμιςdunamis · powerG1411
- Highestὕψιστοςhupsistos · HighestG5310
- overshadowἐπισκιάζωepiskiazō · to overshadowG1982
- alsoκαίkai · andG2532
- bornγεννάωgennaō · to begetG1080
- calledκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
- Sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
Cross-references for Luke 1:35
- Luke 1:27to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name [was] Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name [was] Mary.
- Matthew 1:20but while he pondered on these things, behold, an angel of [the] Lord appeared to him in a dream, saying, Joseph, son of David, fear not to take to [thee] Mary, thy wife, for that which is begotten in her is of [the] Holy Spirit.
- Job 14:4Who can bring a clean [man] out of the unclean? Not one!
- Job 15:16How much less the abominable and corrupt, — man, that drinketh unrighteousness like water!
- Job 25:4And how should man be just with God? Or how should he be clean that is born of a woman?
- Psalms 51:5Behold, in iniquity was I brought forth, and in sin did my mother conceive me.
- Ephesians 2:3among whom we also all once had our conversation in the lusts of our flesh, doing what the flesh and the thoughts willed to do, and were children, by nature, of wrath, even as the rest:
- Hebrews 4:15For we have not a high priest not able to sympathise with our infirmities, but tempted in all things in like manner, sin apart.
- Hebrews 7:26For such a high priest became us, holy, harmless, undefiled, separated from sinners, and become higher than the heavens:
- Luke 1:32He shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest; and [the] Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;
- Psalms 2:7I will declare the decree: Jehovah hath said unto me, Thou art my Son; I this day have begotten thee.
- Matthew 14:33But those in the ship came and did homage to him, saying, Truly thou art God's Son.
- Matthew 26:63But Jesus was silent. And the high priest answering said to him, I adjure thee by the living God that thou tell us if thou art the Christ the Son of God.
- Matthew 27:54But the centurion, and they who were with him on guard over Jesus, seeing the earthquake and the things that took place, feared greatly, saying, Truly this [man] was Son of God.
- Mark 1:1Beginning of the glad tidings of Jesus Christ, Son of God;
- John 1:34And I have seen and borne witness that this is the Son of God.
Commentaries on Luke 1:35
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 35The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee - This conception shall take place suddenly, and the Holy Spirit himself shall be the grand operator. The power, , the miracle-working power, of the Most High shall overshadow thee, to accomplish this purpose, and to protect thee from danger. As there is a plain allusion to the Spirit of God brooding over the face of the waters, to render them prolific, Genesis 1:2, I am the more firmly established in the opinion…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 35The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee - See Matthew 1:20. The power of the Highest - This evidently means that the body of Jesus would be created by the direct power of God. It was not by ordinary generation; but, as the Messiah came to redeem sinners - to make atonement for “others,” and not for himself it was necessary that his human nature should be pure, and free from the corruption of the fall. God therefore prepared him a body by direct creation…Read the comment
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-38Verses 26-38 We have here an account of the mother of our Lord; though we are not to pray to her, yet we ought to praise God for her. Christ must be born miraculously. The angel's address means only, Hail, thou that art the especially chosen and favoured of the Most High, to attain the honour Jewish mothers have so long desired. This wondrous salutation and appearance troubled Mary. The angel then assured her that she had found favour with God, and would…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 35The Holy Spirit will come upon you: The conception of Jesus (how he began to grow in Mary’s womb) was a miracle, by the power of the Most High (a title for God). The text does not explain how this happened.Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3535. Holy Ghost--(See on Mt 1:18). power of the highest--the immediate energy of the Godhead conveyed by the Holy Ghost. overshadow--a word suggesting how gentle, while yet efficacious, would be this Power [Bengel]; and its mysterious secrecy, withdrawn, as if by a cloud, from human scrutiny [Calvin]. that holy thing born of thee--that holy Offspring of thine. therefore ... Son of God--That Christ is the Son of God in His divine and eternal nature is clear…Read the comment
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Commentaries on Luke 1
- 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
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