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Luke 1:44

For, lo, as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

KJV

ἰδοὺ γὰρ ὡς ἐγένετο ἡ φωνὴ τοῦ ἀσπασμοῦ σου εἰς τὰ ὦτά μου, ἐσκίρτησεν ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει τὸ βρέφος ἐν τῇ κοιλίᾳ μου.

Greek NT

Ecce enim ut facta est vox salutationis tuæ in auribus meis, exsultavit in gaudio infans in utero meo.

Vulgate

For behold, when the voice of thy salutation came into mine ears, the babe leaped in my womb for joy.

ASV

For behold as soon as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the infant in my womb leaped for joy.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

16 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

βρέφος
brephos
noun · 8×
γάρ
gar
conjunction · 1036×
γίνομαι
ginomai
verb · 667×
εἰς
eis
preposition · 1769×
κοιλία
koilia
noun · 23×
οὖς
ous
noun · 36×
σκιρτάω
skirtao
verb · 3×
σύ
su
pronoun · 1071×
φωνή
phone
noun · 139×
ἀγαλλίασις
agalliasis
noun · 5×
ἀσπασμός
aspasmos
noun · 10×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἐν
en
preposition · 2743×
o
article · 19778×
ὁράω
orao
verb · 682×
ὡς
os
adverb · 502×

Textual variants

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

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SBLGNT: ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει τὸ βρέφος | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει τὸ βρέφος | RP: τὸ βρέφος ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει
  • ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει τὸ βρέφοςSBLGNT
  • ἐν ἀγαλλιάσει τὸ βρέφοςWestcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • τὸ βρέφος ἐν ἀγαλλιάσειRobinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Doctrines that cite this verse

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Luke 1:41 — And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost: