Luke 1:32
Modern Translations
New International Version
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,

New Living Translation
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.

English Standard Version
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,

Berean Study Bible
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,

New American Standard Bible
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;

NASB 1995
"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;

NASB 1977
“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;

Amplified Bible
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;

Christian Standard Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
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.

Contemporary English Version
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.

Good News Translation
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,

GOD'S WORD® Translation
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.

International Standard Version
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.

NET Bible
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.
Classic Translations
King James Bible
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:

New King James Version
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.

King James 2000 Bible
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:

New Heart English Bible
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,

World English Bible
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,

American King James Version
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give to him the throne of his father David:

American Standard Version
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:

A Faithful Version
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God shall give Him the throne of David, His forefather;

Darby Bible Translation
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;

English Revised Version
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:

Webster's Bible Translation
He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of his father David.

Early Modern
Geneva Bible of 1587
He shall be great, and shall be called the Sonne of the most High, and the Lorde God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid.

Bishops' Bible of 1568
He shalbe great, & shalbe called ye sonne of the hyest: & the Lord God shall geue vnto him the seate of his father Dauid:

Coverdale Bible of 1535
he shalbe greate, & shalbe called ye sonne of the Hyest. And the LORDE God shal geue him ye seate of Dauid his father,

Tyndale Bible of 1526
He shalbe greate and shalbe called the sonne of the hyest. And ye lorde God shall geve vnto him the seate of his father David
Literal Translations
Literal Standard Version
He will be great, and He will be called Son of the Highest, and the LORD God will give Him the throne of His father David,

Berean Literal Bible
He will be great, and He will be called Son of the Most High. And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,

Young's Literal Translation
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,

Smith's Literal Translation
He shall be great, and he shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father:

Literal Emphasis Translation
He 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;

Catholic Translations
Douay-Rheims Bible
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.

Catholic Public Domain Version
He will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father. And he will reign in the house of Jacob for eternity.

Translations from Aramaic
Aramaic Bible in Plain English
This One will be great and he will be called The Son of The Highest and THE LORD JEHOVAH will give to him the throne of David his father,

Lamsa Bible
He will be great, and he will be called the Son of the Highest; and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

NT Translations
Anderson New Testament
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to him the throne of David his father;

Godbey New Testament
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:

Haweis New Testament
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God will give him the throne of David his father;

Mace New Testament
he shall be great, he shall be the son of the most high, the Lord God shall give him the throne of his father David.

Weymouth New Testament
He will be great and He will be called 'Son of the Most High.' And the Lord God will give Him the throne of His forefather David;

Worrell New Testament
He shall be great, and shall be called Son of the Most High; and the Lord God will give to Him the throne of His father David;

Worsley New Testament
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God shall give Him the throne of David his father,
















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