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Selected Verse: Luke 1:31 - King James
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 1:31 |
King James |
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
| The angel purposely conforms his language to Isaiah's famous prophecy (Isa 7:14) [CALVIN]. |
| Notes on the Bible, by Albert Barnes, [1834] |
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb - See the notes at Isa 7:14.
And shalt call his name Jesus - A Saviour. See the notes at Mat 1:21. All this was announced. also, by an angel to Joseph, after this visitation to Mary. See the notes at Mat 1:20-21. |
| Vincent's Word Studies, by Marvin R. Vincent [1886] |
Thou shalt conceive
See on Luk 1:24.
Jesus
See on Mat 1:21. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| Thou - shalt call his name Jesus - See on Mat 1:20, Mat 1:21 (note), and here, on Luk 2:21 (note), and Joh 1:29 (note). |
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
14 Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
24 And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
29 The next day John seeth Jesus coming unto him, and saith, Behold the Lamb of God, which taketh away the sin of the world.
21 And when eight days were accomplished for the circumcising of the child, his name was called JESUS, which was so named of the angel before he was conceived in the womb.
21 And she shall bring forth a son, and thou shalt call his name JESUS: for he shall save his people from their sins.
20 But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the Lord appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Ghost.