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Luke 1:14

"You will have great joy and delight, and many will rejoice over his birth,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Barrenness;   Elisabeth (Elizabeth);   Gabriel;   John;   Joy;   Temple;   Vision;   Zacharias (Zechariah);  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - Elisabeth;   John;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Elizabeth;   Gabriel;   John the baptist;   Joy;   Zechariah;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Angel;   Jerusalem;   John the Baptist;   Joy;   Miracle;   Vision(s);   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Angel;   Union Hypostatical;   Easton Bible Dictionary - Zacharias;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Juttah;   Luke, the Gospel According to;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Annunciation;   Birth;   Gabriel;   Incense;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   John;   Joy;   Luke, Gospel of;   Mother;   Temple of Jerusalem;   Temptation of Jesus;   Zacharias;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gabriel;   John the Baptist;   Joy;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Deaf and Dumb;   Generation;   Holy Spirit (2);   Hymn;   John the Baptist;   Joy;   Joy (2);   Zacharias ;   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Elisabeth ;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Gabriel;   Theophilus;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Elisabeth;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - John the Baptist;  

Encyclopedias:

- Condensed Biblical Cyclopedia - John, the Baptize;   International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Birth;   John the Baptist;   Joy;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - John the Baptist;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
There will be joy and delight for you, and many will rejoice at his birth.
King James Version (1611)
And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnesse, and many shall reioyce at his birth:
King James Version
And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
English Standard Version
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
New American Standard Bible
"You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice over his birth.
New Century Version
He will bring you joy and gladness, and many people will be happy because of his birth.
New American Standard Bible (1995)
"You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
Legacy Standard Bible
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
Berean Standard Bible
He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
Contemporary English Version
His birth will make you very happy, and many people will be glad.
Complete Jewish Bible
He will be a joy and a delight to you, and many people will rejoice when he is born,
Darby Translation
And he shall be to thee joy and rejoicing, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
Easy-to-Read Version
You will be very happy, and many others will share your joy over his birth.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnes, and many shall reioyce at his birth.
George Lamsa Translation
And you will have joy and gladness; and a great many will rejoice at his birth.
Good News Translation
How glad and happy you will be, and how happy many others will be when he is born!
Lexham English Bible
And you will experience joy and exultation, and many will rejoice at his birth.
Literal Translation
And he will be joy and exultation to you, and many will rejoice over his birth.
American Standard Version
And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
Bible in Basic English
And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.
Hebrew Names Version
You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.
International Standard Version
You will have joy and gladness, and many people will rejoice at his birth.Luke 1:58;">[xr]
Etheridge Translation
And to thee shall be joy and exultation, and many shall rejoice in his birth:
Murdock Translation
And thou wilt have joy and gladness: and many will rejoice at his birth.
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnesse, and many shall reioyce at his birth.
English Revised Version
And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
World English Bible
You will have joy and gladness; and many will rejoice at his birth.
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And thou shalt have joy and exultation, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
Weymouth's New Testament
Gladness and exultant joy shall be yours, and many will rejoice over his birth.
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And ioye and gladyng schal be to thee; and many schulen `haue ioye in his natyuyte.
Update Bible Version
And you shall have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
Webster's Bible Translation
And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.
New English Translation
Joy and gladness will come to you, and many will rejoice at his birth,
New King James Version
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth.
New Living Translation
You will have great joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
New Life Bible
You will be glad and have much joy. Many people will be happy because he is born.
New Revised Standard
You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
And there shall be joy to thee and exulting, and, many, over his birth, shall rejoice;
Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt have joy and gladness: and many shall rejoice in his nativity.
Revised Standard Version
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth;
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and thou shalt have ioye and gladnes and many shall reioyce at his birth.
Young's Literal Translation
and there shall be joy to thee, and gladness, and many at his birth shall joy,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
& thou shalt haue ioye and gladnesse: and many shal reioyce at his byrth,
Mace New Testament (1729)
he shall be your joy and transport, and numbers shall rejoice at his birth.
Simplified Cowboy Version
He's going to make you, and a lot of other people, very happy.

Contextual Overview

5In the days of Herod [the Great], king of Judea, there was a certain priest whose name was Zacharias, of the division of Abijah. His wife was a descendant of Aaron [the first high priest of Israel], and her name was Elizabeth. 6They both were righteous (approved) in the sight of God, walking blamelessly in all the commandments and requirements of the Lord. 7But they were childless, because Elizabeth was barren, and they were both far advanced in years. 8Now it happened while Zacharias was serving as priest before God in the appointed order of his priestly division, 9as was the custom of the priesthood, he was chosen by lot to enter [the sanctuary of] the temple of the Lord and burn incense [on the altar of incense]. 10And all the congregation was praying outside [in the court of the temple] at the hour of the incense offering. 11And an angel of the Lord appeared to him, standing to the right of the altar of incense. 12When Zacharias saw the angel, he was troubled and overcome with fear. 13But the angel said to him, "Do not be afraid, Zacharias, because your petition [in prayer] was heard, and your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John. 14"You will have great joy and delight, and many will rejoice over his birth,

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Luke 1:58, Genesis 21:6, Proverbs 15:20, Proverbs 23:15, Proverbs 23:24

Reciprocal: Ecclesiastes 3:4 - a time to laugh Jeremiah 20:15 - A man Luke 7:28 - Among

Cross-References

Genesis 1:1
In the beginning God (Elohim) created [by forming from nothing] the heavens and the earth.
Genesis 1:2
The earth was formless and void or a waste and emptiness, and darkness was upon the face of the deep [primeval ocean that covered the unformed earth]. The Spirit of God was moving (hovering, brooding) over the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:3
And God said, "Let there be light"; and there was light.
Genesis 1:4
God saw that the light was good (pleasing, useful) and He affirmed and sustained it; and God separated the light [distinguishing it] from the darkness.
Genesis 1:6
And God said, "Let there be an expanse [of the sky] in the midst of the waters, and let it separate the waters [below the expanse] from the waters [above the expanse]."
Genesis 1:7
And God made the expanse [of sky] and separated the waters which were under the expanse from the waters which were above the expanse; and it was so [just as He commanded].
Genesis 1:8
God called the expanse [of sky] heaven. And there was evening and there was morning, a second day.
Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the waters below the heavens be gathered into one place [of standing, pooling together], and let the dry land appear"; and it was so.
Genesis 1:12
The earth sprouted and abundantly produced vegetation, plants yielding seed according to their kind, and trees bearing fruit with seed in them, according to their kind; and God saw that it was good and He affirmed and sustained it.
Genesis 1:14
Then God said, "Let there be light-bearers (sun, moon, stars) in the expanse of the heavens to separate the day from the night, and let them be useful for signs (tokens) [of God's provident care], and for marking seasons, days, and years;

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And thou shalt have joy and gladness,.... Not only because of his having a son; but because this his son would be the prophet of the Highest; would go before the Lord, and prepare his ways; give knowledge of salvation to many, and light to them that were in darkness, and guide their feet in the way of peace: all which, and more, he afterwards expresses in his song, whereby this part of the angel's prediction had its accomplishment:

and many shall rejoice at his birth; as the neighbours and cousins of his parents did; see Luke 1:58 and not only they, but all others, who, afterwards had knowledge of him as prophet, and as the forerunner of the Messiah.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

Many shall rejoice at his birth - This does not refer so much to the time of his birth as to the subsequent rejoicing. Such will be his “character,” that he will be an honor to the family, and many will rejoice that he lived: or, in other words, he will be a blessing to mankind.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse Luke 1:14. Thou shalt have joy, c.] εσται χαρα σοι, He will be joy and gladness to thee. A child of prayer and faith is likely to be a source of comfort to his parents. Were proper attention paid to this point, there would be fewer disobedient children in the world and the number of broken-hearted parents would be lessened. But what can be expected from the majority of matrimonial connections, connections begun without the fear of God, and carried on without his love.

Many shall rejoice at his birth. — He shall be the minister of God for good to multitudes, who shall, through his preaching, be turned from the error of their ways, and converted to God their Saviour.


 
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