Luke 1:31

Luke 1:31 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
• New International Version (NIV)You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to call him Jesus.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall call his name Jesus.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and shall call His name Jesus.

Context of Luke 1:31

29Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean. 30“Don’t be afraid, Mary,” the angel told her, “for you have found favor with God! You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32He will be very great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David. 33And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!”

Luke 1:31 word by word

καὶ ἰδοὺ συλλήμψῃ ἐν γαστρὶ καὶ τέξῃ υἱὸν καὶ καλέσεις τὸ ὄνομα αὐτοῦ Ἰησοῦν.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• beholdὁράωhoraō · to see: seeG3708
• thou shalt conceiveσυλλαμβάνωsullambanō · to seize/conceive/helpG4815
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• thy wombγαστήρgastēr · bellyG1064
• bring forthτίκτωtiktō · to give birth toG5088
• a sonυἱόςuihos · sonG5207
• shalt callκαλέωkaleō · to call: callG2564
• hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• nameὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• nameὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• JESUSἸησοῦςIēsous · JesusG2424

Cross-references for Luke 1:31

• Luke 1:27to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David.
• Isaiah 7:14All right then, the Lord himself will give you the sign. Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son and will call him Immanuel (which means ‘God is with us’).
• Matthew 1:23“Look! The virgin will conceive a child! She will give birth to a son, and they will call him Immanuel, which means ‘God is with us.’”
• Galatians 4:4But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law.
• Luke 1:13But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John.
• Luke 2:21Eight days later, when the baby was circumcised, he was named Jesus, the name given him by the angel even before he was conceived.
• Matthew 1:21And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”

Commentaries on Luke 1:31

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 31Thou - shalt call his name Jesus - See on Matthew 1:20, Matthew 1:21; (note), and here, on Luke 2:21; (note), and John 1:29; (note).Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 31And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb - See the notes at Isaiah 7:14. And shalt call his name Jesus - A Saviour. See the notes at Matthew 1:21. All this was announced. also, by an angel to Joseph, after this visitation to Mary. See the notes at Matthew 1:20-21.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. 31you are to give Him the name Jesus: The name Jesus means "the Lord saves."Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3131. The angel purposely conforms his language to Isaiah's famous prophecy (Is 7:14) [Calvin].Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:31

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Conception
• Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Mary
• Miracles
• Women
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

In the dictionaries

• Jesus
• Jesus, Jesus Christ, Christ Jesus
• Angel
• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Estate
• Ministration
• Noise
• Righteousness

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