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

9And, lo, the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone around them: and they were in great fear. 10And the angel said to them, Fear not: for, behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For to you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord. 12And this shall be a sign to you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger. 13And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host 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

• Forὅτιhoti · that/since: sinceG3754
• youὑμῖνhumin · to youG5213
• bornτίκτωtiktō · to give birth toG5088
• dayσήμερονsēmeron · todayG4594
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• DavidΔαυείδ, Δαυίδ, ΔαβίδDabid · DavidG1138
• Saviourσωτήρsōtēr · saviorG4990
• whoὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• isἐστίesti · he isG2076
• ChristΧριστόςChristos · ChristG5547
• Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962

Cross-references for Luke 2:11

• Luke 1:69And hath raised up an horn of salvation for us in the house of his servant David;
• Isaiah 9:6For to us a child is born, to us a son is given: and the government shall be upon his shoulder: and his name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, The mighty God, The everlasting Father, The Prince of Peace.
• Matthew 1:21And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
• Galatians 4:4But when the fulness of the time was come, God sent forth his Son, born of a woman, born under the law,
• 2 Timothy 1:9Who hath saved us, and called us with an holy calling, not according to our works, but according to his own purpose and grace, which was given to us in Christ Jesus before the world began,
• 1 John 4:14And we have seen and do testify that the Father sent the Son to be the Saviour of the world.
• Luke 2:4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem; (because he was of the house and lineage of David:)
• Luke 2:26And it was revealed to him by the Holy Spirit, that he should not see death, before he had seen the Lord’s Christ.
• Luke 1:43And why is this granted to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?
• Luke 20:41And he said to them, How say they that Christ is David’s son?
• Genesis 3:15And I will put enmity between thee and the woman, and between thy seed and her seed; it shall bruise thy head, and thou shalt bruise his heel.
• Genesis 49:10The sceptre shall not depart from Judah, nor a lawgiver from between his feet, until Shiloh shall come; and to him shall be the obedience of the people.
• Psalms 2:2The kings of the earth set themselves, and the rulers take counsel together, against the LORD, and against his anointed, saying,
• Daniel 9:24Seventy weeks are determined upon thy people and upon thy holy city, to finish the transgression, and to make an end of sins, and to make reconciliation for iniquity, and to bring in everlasting righteousness, and to seal up the vision and prophecy, and to anoint the most Holy.
• Matthew 1:16And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
• Matthew 16:16And Simon Peter answered and said, Thou art the Christ, 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