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Luke 1:32
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KJ21
He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give unto Him the throne of His father David,
ASV
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
AMP
He will be great and eminent and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;
AMPC
He will be great (eminent) and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His forefather David,
BRG
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
CSB
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
CSBA
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
CEB
He will be great and he will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of David his father.
CJB
He will be great, he will be called Son of Ha‘Elyon. Adonai, God, will give him the throne of his forefather David;
CEV
He will be great and will be called the Son of God Most High. The Lord God will make him king, as his ancestor David was.
DARBY
*He* shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest; and [the] Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;
DLNT
This One will be great, and will be called ‘Son of the Most-High’. And the Lord God will give Him the throne of David, His father.
DRA
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High; and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of David his father; and he shall reign in the house of Jacob for ever.
ERV
He will be great. People will call him the Son of the Most High God, and the Lord God will make him king like his ancestor David.
EASY
He will be great. People will call him the Son of the powerful God who is over all. The Lord God will make him king. He will rule as his ancestor King David ruled.
EHV
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
ESV
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
ESVUK
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
EXB
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of ·King David, his ancestor [L his father David].
GNV
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the most High, and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David.
GW
He will be a great man and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
GNT
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High God. The Lord God will make him a king, as his ancestor David was,
HCSB
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.
ICB
He will be great, and people will call him the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of King David, his ancestor.
ISV
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
PHILLIPS
Mary was deeply perturbed at these words and wondered what such a greeting could possibly mean. But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; God loves you dearly. You are going to be the mother of a son, and you will call him Jesus. He will be great and will be known as the Son of the most high. The Lord God will give him the throne of his forefather, David, and he will be king over the people of Jacob for ever. His reign shall never end.”
JUB
He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Highest, and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David;
KJV
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
AKJV
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
LSB
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
LEB
This one will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
TLB
He shall be very great and shall be called the Son of God. And the Lord God shall give him the throne of his ancestor David.
MSG
She was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that. But the angel assured her, “Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus. He will be great, be called ‘Son of the Highest.’ The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David; He will rule Jacob’s house forever— no end, ever, to his kingdom.”
MEV
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,
MOUNCE
This very one will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
NOG
He will be a great man and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
NABRE
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
NASB
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;
NASB1995
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David;
NCB
He will be great and will be called Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his ancestor David.
NCV
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of King David, his ancestor.
NET
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.
NIRV
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High God. The Lord God will make him a king like his father David of long ago.
NIV
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
NIVUK
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
NKJV
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David.
NLV
He will be great. He will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the place where His early father David sat.
NLT
He 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.
NMB
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest. And the Lord God will give to him the seat of his father David,
NRSVA
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.
NRSVACE
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.
NRSVCE
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.
NRSVUE
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his ancestor David.
NTFE
He will be a great man, and he’ll be called the son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of David his father,
OJB
He will be gadol (great) and will be called Ben HaElyon (Son of the Most High). Adonoi Elohim will give him the kisse Dovid Aviv,
RGT
“He shall be great and shall be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give to Him the throne of his father David.
RSV
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
RSVCE
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David,
TLV
He will be great and will be called Ben-Elyon. Adonai Elohim will give Him the throne of David, His father.
VOICE
Jesus will become the greatest among men. He will be known as the Son of the Highest God. God will give Him the throne of His ancestor David,
WEB
He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David,
WE
He will be a great man. He will be called the Son of the Highest One [a name for God]. The Lord God will make him king where his father David was king.
WYC
This shall be great [He shall be great], and he shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give to him the seat of David, his father,
YLT
he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,
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