New English Translation
Luke 2:7
7And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
Luke 2:7 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
- New International Version (NIV)and she gave birth to her firstborn, a son. She wrapped him in cloths and placed him in a manger, because there was no guest room available for them.
- English Standard Version (ESV)And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn.
- New King James Version (NKJV)And she brought forth her firstborn Son, and wrapped Him in swaddling cloths, and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
Context of Luke 2:7
5He went to be registered with Mary, who was promised in marriage to him, and who was expecting a child. 6While they were there, the time came for her to deliver her child. And she gave birth to her firstborn son and wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no place for them in the inn. 8Now there were shepherds nearby living out in the field, keeping guard over their flock at night. 9An angel of the Lord appeared to them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them, and they were absolutely terrified.
Read all of Luke 2Luke 2:7 word by word
καὶ ἔτεκεν τὸν υἱὸν αὐτῆς τὸν πρωτότοκον καὶ ἐσπαργάνωσεν αὐτὸν καὶ ἀνέκλινεν αὐτὸν ἐν φάτνῃ, διότι οὐκ ἦν αὐτοῖς τόπος ἐν τῷ καταλύματι.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- she brought forthτίκτωtiktō · to give birth toG5088
- herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- firstbornπρωτότοκοςprōtotokos · firstbornG4416
- sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
- wrappedσπαργανόωsparganoō · to wrapG4683
- laidἀνακλίνωanaklinō · to reclineG347
- inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
- a mangerφάτνηphatnē · mangerG5336
- becauseδιότιdioti · becauseG1360
- there wasεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- noοὐou · noG3756
- roomτόποςtopos · placeG5117
- the innκατάλυμαkataluma · guest room/innG2646
Cross-references for Luke 2:7
- Isaiah 7:14For this reason the sovereign master himself will give you a confirming sign. Look, this young woman is about to conceive and will give birth to a son. You, young woman, will name him Immanuel.
- Matthew 1:25but did not have marital relations with her until she gave birth to a son, whom he named Jesus.
- Galatians 4:4But when the appropriate time had come, God sent out his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
- Luke 2:11Today your Savior is born in the city of David. He is Christ the Lord.
- Psalms 22:6But I am a worm, not a man; people insult me and despise me.
- Isaiah 53:2He sprouted up like a twig before God, like a root out of parched soil; he had no stately form or majesty that might catch our attention, no special appearance that we should want to follow him.
- Matthew 8:20Jesus said to him, “Foxes have dens, and the birds in the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has no place to lay his head.”
- Matthew 13:55Isn’t this the carpenter’s son? Isn’t his mother named Mary? And aren’t his brothers James, Joseph, Simon, and Judas?
- John 1:14Now the Word became flesh and took up residence among us. We saw his glory – the glory of the one and only, full of grace and truth, who came from the Father.
- 2 Corinthians 8:9For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that although he was rich, he became poor for your sakes, so that you by his poverty could become rich.
- Luke 10:34He went up to him and bandaged his wounds, pouring oil and wine on them. Then he put him on his own animal, brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
- Genesis 42:27When one of them opened his sack to get feed for his donkey at their resting place, he saw his money in the mouth of his sack.
- Genesis 43:21But when we came to the place where we spent the night, we opened our sacks and each of us found his money – the full amount – in the mouth of his sack. So we have returned it.
- Exodus 4:24Now on the way, at a place where they stopped for the night, the Lord met Moses and sought to kill him.
Commentaries on Luke 2:7
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 7Laid him in a manger - Wetstein has shown, from a multitude of instances, that means not merely the manger, but the whole stable, and this I think is its proper meaning in this place. The Latins use praesepe, a manger, in the same sense. So Virgil, Aen. vii. p. 275. Stabant ter centum nitidi in praesepibus altis "Three hundred sleek horses stood in lofty stables." Many have thought that this was a full proof of the meanness and poverty of the holy family…Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 7Her first-born son - Whether Mary had any other children or not has been a matter of controversy. The obvious meaning of the Bible is that she had; and if this be the case, the word “firstborn” is here to be taken in its common signification. Swaddling clothes - When a child among the Hebrews was born, it was washed in water, rubbed in salt, and then wrapped in swaddling clothes; that is, not garments regularly made, as with us, but bands or blankets that…Read the comment
- Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 7wrapped Him in swaddling cloths: This was a common way to show motherly love and care (see Ezekiel 16:4). a manger: This was a feeding container for animals. there was no room for them in the inn: The word translated as inn does not refer to a commercial inn (a place where travelers pay to stay). Such inns were likely not found in a small town like Bethlehem. It more likely refers to a guest room in a private home or a simple shelter for travelers. Since…Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 77. first-born--So Mt 1:25; yet the law, in speaking of the first-born, regardeth not whether any were born after or no, but only that none were born before [Lightfoot]. wrapt him ... laid him--The mother herself did so. Had she then none to help her? It would seem so (2Co 8:9). a manger--the manger, the bench to which the horses' heads were tied, on which their food could rest [Webster and Wilkinson]. no room in the inn--a square erection, open inside…Read the comment
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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
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