Luke 1:35

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³³ and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”

³⁴ “How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

³⁶ Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.

³⁷ For no word from God will ever fail.”

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
KJV: And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
WEB: The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.
ASV: And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.
DARBY: And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God.
BLB: And answering, the angel said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore also the Holy One being born will be called Son of God.

ÅB: Og engelen svarte henne: Den Hellige Ånd skal komme over deg, og den Høyestes kraft skal overskygge deg; derfor skal også det hellige som fødes, kalles Guds Sønn.
OTB: Engelen svarte, “Den Hellige Ånd skal komme over deg, og Den Høyestes kraft skal overskygge deg. Derfor skal det hellige som blir født, kalles Guds Sønn.
B1930: Og engelen svarte henne: Den Hellige Ånd skal komme over dig, og den Høiestes kraft skal overskygge dig; derfor skal også det hellige som fødes, kalles Guds Sønn.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Matthew 1:18
This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.
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John 1:49
“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”
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Matthew 1:20
But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.
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John 1:34
I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God.”
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Luke 1:31–32
Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.
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Hebrews 4:15
For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.
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Romans 1:4
and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.
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Matthew 26:63–64
But Jesus remained silent. Then the high priest said to Him, “I charge You under oath by the living God: Tell us if You are the Christ, the Son of God.”
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