Luke 1:15 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.”
Luke 1:15 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
Luke 1:15 in 6 Bible Translations
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Luke 1:15 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.”
Luke 1:15 — World English Bible
Luke 1:15 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb. ”
Luke 1:15 — American Standard Version
Luke 1:15 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;”
Luke 1:15 — Young's Literal Translation
Luke 1:15 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“For he shall be great before [the] Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with [the] Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb. ”
Luke 1:15 — Darby Translation
Luke 1:15 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“For he shalbe great in the sight of the Lord, and shall neither drinke wine, nor strong drinke: and he shalbe filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.”
Luke 1:15 — Geneva Bible
Luke 1:15 in Context — Luke 1
13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.
14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.
16 And many of the children of Israel shall he turn to the Lord their God.
17 And he shall go before him in the spirit and power of Elias, to turn the hearts of the fathers to the children, and the disobedient to the wisdom of the just; to make ready a people prepared for the Lord.
What Does Luke 1:15 Mean?
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