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 appeared to them. A bright light from God shone all around them. That frightened them very much. 10The angel said to them, ‘Do not be afraid. Listen! I bring you good news. This news will make everyone very happy. Something happened today in the town of David. Someone special was born. He is the one who will save you. He is the Messiah. He is the Lord. 12I will tell you how you will know this baby. You will find him with cloths around him. He is lying in an animal's food box.’ 13At that moment, a great crowd of angels appeared. They were praising God. They said:

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 sent a very strong person who will save us. This person comes from the family of his servant, King David.
• Isaiah 9:6Yes, your people are happy! A child has been born for us. We now have a son with the authority to rule. His names will be: Wonderful Advisor, Mighty God, Father for Ever, Ruler who brings Peace.
• Matthew 1:21Mary's baby will be a boy. He will save his people from their sins. Because of that, you must give him the name “Jesus”.’
• Galatians 4:4But when the time that God had decided arrived, he sent his Son into the world. A human mother gave birth to him. He was born a Jew, under the authority of God's Law.
• 2 Timothy 1:9God is the one who has saved us. He has chosen us to serve him with good, clean lives. He did not save us because of any good things that we have done. He chose to do it because he is very kind. He decided to do that before time began, because of what Christ Jesus would do for us.
• 1 John 4:14God the Father sent his Son to come into the world. God sent him to save the people of the world from their sins. We apostles have seen that this is true. So now we are telling people about it.
• Luke 2:4So Joseph went to his home town, Bethlehem. He was living in the town of Nazareth, in Galilee. Bethlehem was in Judea. King David had been born there, so Bethlehem was called the town of David. Joseph belonged to the family of David. That is why he went to Bethlehem.
• Luke 2:26The Holy Spirit had told him, ‘You will not die yet. You know that the Lord God has promised to send his Messiah. You will see him before you die.’
• Luke 1:43You are the mother of my Lord and I am not an important person. So it is very good that you have visited me.
• Luke 20:41Jesus said to them, ‘Why do people say that the Messiah will be King David's son?
• Genesis 3:15I will cause you and the woman to become enemies. Your descendants and her descendants will always be enemies. One of her descendants will attack your head. You will attack his heel.’
• Genesis 49:10Judah's descendants will always rule as king. They will continue to hold the stick and the sceptre that show the king's authority. They will do that until the man comes who truly has that authority. People from all nations will obey that king.
• Psalms 2:2Kings and rulers decide to work together, to fight against the Lord and the king that he has chosen.
• Daniel 9:24God has decided the time of punishment for your people and your holy city. It will continue for 70 weeks. That will finish the punishment for their sins. The people will no longer turn against God. They will have paid the price for their sins. God will cause them to live for ever in a way that is right. God will show that the visions and messages of the prophets are true. The Most Holy Place will belong to God again.
• Matthew 1:16Jacob was the father of Joseph. Joseph married Mary. Mary was the mother of Jesus. Jesus is the one who is called Christ, the Messiah.
• Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered him. ‘You are the Messiah. You are the Son of God, the God who lives for ever.’

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