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Luke 1:14

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

KJV

καὶ ἔσται χαρά σοι καὶ ἀγαλλίασις, καὶ πολλοὶ ἐπὶ τῇ γενέσει αὐτοῦ χαρήσονται.

Greek NT

et erit gaudium tibi, et exsultatio, et multi in nativitate ejus gaudebunt :

Vulgate

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

ASV

And thou shalt have joy and gladness: and many shall rejoice in his nativity.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

11 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

αὐτός
autos
pronoun · 5564×
γένεσις
genesis
noun · 5×
εἰμί
eimi
verb · 2461×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
πολύς
polus
adjective · 412×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
χαίρω
chairo
verb · 74×
χαρά
chara
noun · 59×
ἀγαλλίασις
agalliasis
noun · 5×
ἐπί
epi
preposition · 888×
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: γενέσει | WH/Treg/NIV: γενέσει | RP: γεννήσει
  • γενέσειSBLGNT
  • γενέσειWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • γεννήσειRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Prophecy

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Gen 21:6 — And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
  • Gen 21:6 — And Sarah said, God hath made me to laugh, so that all that hear will laugh with me.
  • Luke 1:58 — And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
  • Luke 1:58 — And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.
  • Prov 15:20 — A wise son maketh a glad father: but a foolish man despiseth his mother.
  • Prov 23:15 — My son, if thine heart be wise, my heart shall rejoice, even mine.
  • Prov 23:24 — The father of the righteous shall greatly rejoice: and he that begetteth a wise child shall have joy of him.