New Living Translation
Luke 1:33
33And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!”
Luke 1:33 in other versions
- King James Version (KJV)And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
- New International Version (NIV)and he will reign over Jacob’s descendants forever; his kingdom will never end.”
- English Standard Version (ESV)and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end."
- New King James Version (NKJV)And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
Context of Luke 1:33
31You 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. And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!” 34Mary asked the angel, “But how can this happen? I am a virgin.” 35The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the baby to be born will be holy, and he will be called the Son of God.
Read all of Luke 1Luke 1:33 word by word
καὶ βασιλεύσει ἐπὶ τὸν οἶκον Ἰακὼβ εἰς τοὺς αἰῶνας, καὶ τῆς βασιλείας αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἔσται τέλος.¶Read the interlinear
Words taken from the KJV.
- Andκαίkai · andG2532
- he shall reignβασιλεύωbasileuō · to reignG936
- overἐπίepi · upon/to/againstG1909
- the houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
- the houseοἶκοςoikos · house: householdG3624
- of JacobἸακώβIakōb · JacobG2384
- forεἰςeis · towardG1519
- everαἰώνaiōn · an age: eternityG165
- ofβασιλείαbasileia · kingdomG932
- hisαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
- there shall beεἰμίeimi · to beG1510
- noοὐou · noG3756
- endτέλοςtelos · goal/taxG5056
Cross-references for Luke 1:33
- Psalms 45:6Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice.
- Psalms 89:35I have sworn an oath to David, and in my holiness I cannot lie:
- Daniel 2:44“During the reigns of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed or conquered. It will crush all these kingdoms into nothingness, and it will stand forever.
- Daniel 7:13As my vision continued that night, I saw someone like a son of man coming with the clouds of heaven. He approached the Ancient One and was led into his presence.
- Obadiah 1:21Those who have been rescued will go up to Mount Zion in Jerusalem to rule over the mountains of Edom. And the Lord himself will be king!”
- Micah 4:7Those who are weak will survive as a remnant; those who were exiles will become a strong nation. Then I, the Lord, will rule from Jerusalem as their king forever.”
- 1 Corinthians 15:24After that the end will come, when he will turn the Kingdom over to God the Father, having destroyed every ruler and authority and power.
- Hebrews 1:8But to the Son he says, “Your throne, O God, endures forever and ever. You rule with a scepter of justice.
- Revelation 11:15Then the seventh angel blew his trumpet, and there were loud voices shouting in heaven: “The world has now become the Kingdom of our Lord and of his Christ, and he will reign forever and ever.”
- Revelation 20:4Then I saw thrones, and the people sitting on them had been given the authority to judge. And I saw the souls of those who had been beheaded for their testimony about Jesus and for proclaiming the word of God. They had not worshiped the beast or his statue, nor accepted his mark on their foreheads or their hands. They all came to life again, and they reigned with Christ for a thousand years.
- Revelation 22:3No longer will there be a curse upon anything. For the throne of God and of the Lamb will be there, and his servants will worship him.
- Romans 9:6Well then, has God failed to fulfill his promise to Israel? No, for not all who are born into the nation of Israel are truly members of God’s people!
- Galatians 3:29And now that you belong to Christ, you are the true children of Abraham. You are his heirs, and God’s promise to Abraham belongs to you.
- Galatians 6:16May God’s peace and mercy be upon all who live by this principle; they are the new people of God.
- Philippians 3:3For we who worship by the Spirit of God are the ones who are truly circumcised. We rely on what Christ Jesus has done for us. We put no confidence in human effort,
Commentaries on Luke 1:33
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 33The house of Jacob - All who belong to the twelve tribes, the whole Israelitish people.Read the comment
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 33Over the house of Jacob - The house of Jacob means the same thing as the “family” of Jacob, or the descendants of Jacob - that is, the children of Israel. This was the name by which the ancient people of God were known, and it is the same as saying that he would reign over his own church and people forever. This he does by giving them laws, by defending them, and by guiding them; and this he will do forever in the kingdom of his glory. Of his kingdom…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. 32-33These verses echo God’s covenant with David (a binding promise God made with King David; 2 Samuel 7:11–16). This promise became the foundation for the hope of a coming Messiah (the Christ, God’s chosen king and savior; see also Isaiah 9:6–7; 11:1–5; Jeremiah 23:5–6; 33:15–16; Ezekiel 37:24–25).Read the comment
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 32-3332-33. This is but an echo of the sublime prediction in Is 9:6, 7.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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