Luke 1:14

Luke 1:14 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
• New International Version (NIV)He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,
• English Standard Version (ESV)And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
• New King James Version (NKJV)And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.

Context of Luke 1:14

12When Zechariah saw the angel, he was very surprised and very afraid. 13The angel said to him, ‘Zechariah, do not be afraid. God has heard what you prayed. He will give you what you asked for. Your wife Elizabeth will give birth to a baby boy. You will give him the name “John”. He will be very important to the Lord God. So he will make you very happy. Many other people will also be very happy because he has been born. He must never drink anything with alcohol in it. From the time that he is born, the Holy Spirit will live inside him. 16He will teach many people in Israel. Then they will turn their lives back to the Lord their God and they will obey God again.

Luke 1:14 word by word

καὶ ἔσται χαρά σοι καὶ ἀγαλλίασις, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπὶ τῇ γενέσει αὐτοῦ χαρήσονται.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• thouσύsu · youG4771
• shalt haveεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
• joyχαράchara · joyG5479
• gladnessἀγαλλίασιςagalliasis · joyG20
• manyπολύςpolus polos · muchG4183
• shall rejoiceχαίρωchairō · to rejoiceG5463
• atἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• birthὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• birthγέννησιςgennēsis · birthG1083

Cross-references for Luke 1:14

• Luke 1:58Her family and the people who lived near her heard about her baby. They knew that the Lord had been very kind to her. They saw that she was happy. So they were happy too.
• Genesis 21:6Sarah said, ‘Now God has made me laugh. Everyone who hears about what has happened will be happy with me.’
• Proverbs 15:20A wise child makes his father happy. But a foolish person does not respect his mother.
• Proverbs 23:1513. My child, if you become wise, I will be happy.

Commentaries on Luke 1:14

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 14Thou shalt have joy, etc. - Ϛ , He will be joy and gladness to thee. A child of prayer and faith is likely to be a source of comfort to his parents. Were proper attention paid to this point, there would be fewer disobedient children in the world; and the number of broken-hearted parents would be lessened. But what can be expected from the majority of matrimonial connections, connections begun without the fear of God, and carried on without his love. Many…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 14Many shall rejoice at his birth - This does not refer so much to the time of his birth as to the subsequent rejoicing. Such will be his “character,” that he will be an honor to the family, and many will rejoice that he lived: or, in other words, he will be a blessing to mankind.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-25Verses 5-25 The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners as all are, and were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they were eminent for piety and integrity. They had no children, and it could not be expected that Elisabeth should have any in her old age. While Zacharias was burning incense in the temple, the whole multitude of the people were praying without. All the prayers we offer up to God, are acceptable and successful only…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 1414. shall rejoice--so they did (Lu 1:58, 66); but the meaning rather is, "shall have cause to rejoice"--it would prove to many a joyful event.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:14

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Barrenness
• Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
• Gabriel
• John
• Joy
• Temple
• Vision
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

In the dictionaries

• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Estate
• Ministration
• Noise
• Righteousness
• Salutation
• Sign
• Tender

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