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

9Suddenly, an angel of the Lord appeared among them, and the radiance of the Lord’s glory surrounded them. They were terrified, 10but the angel reassured them. “Don’t be afraid!” he said. “I bring you good news that will bring great joy to all people. The Savior—yes, the Messiah, the Lord—has been born today in Bethlehem, the city of David! 12And you will recognize him by this sign: You will find a baby wrapped snugly in strips of cloth, lying in a manger.” 13Suddenly, the angel was joined by a vast host of others—the armies of heaven—praising God and saying,

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 us a mighty Savior from the royal line of his servant David,
• Isaiah 9:6For a child is born to us, a son is given to us. The government will rest on his shoulders. And he will be called: Wonderful Counselor, Mighty God, Everlasting Father, Prince of Peace.
• Matthew 1:21And she will have a son, and you are to name him Jesus, for he will save his people from their sins.”
• Galatians 4:4But when the right time came, God sent his Son, born of a woman, subject to the law.
• 2 Timothy 1:9For God saved us and called us to live a holy life. He did this, not because we deserved it, but because that was his plan from before the beginning of time—to show us his grace through Christ Jesus.
• 1 John 4:14Furthermore, we have seen with our own eyes and now testify that the Father sent his Son to be the Savior of the world.
• Luke 2:4And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.
• Luke 2:26and had revealed to him that he would not die until he had seen the Lord’s Messiah.
• Luke 1:43Why am I so honored, that the mother of my Lord should visit me?
• Luke 20:41Then Jesus presented them with a question. “Why is it,” he asked, “that the Messiah is said to be the son of David?
• Genesis 3:15And I will cause hostility between you and the woman, and between your offspring and her offspring. He will strike your head, and you will strike his heel.”
• Genesis 49:10The scepter will not depart from Judah, nor the ruler’s staff from his descendants, until the coming of the one to whom it belongs, the one whom all nations will honor.
• Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth prepare for battle; the rulers plot together against the Lord and against his anointed one.
• Daniel 9:24“A period of seventy sets of seven has been decreed for your people and your holy city to finish their rebellion, to put an end to their sin, to atone for their guilt, to bring in everlasting righteousness, to confirm the prophetic vision, and to anoint the Most Holy Place.
• Matthew 1:16Jacob was the father of Joseph, the husband of Mary. Mary gave birth to Jesus, who is called the Messiah.
• Matthew 16:16Simon Peter answered, “You are the Messiah, the Son of the living God.”

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