Luke 1:35 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.”

Luke 1:35 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

Luke 1:35 in 6 Bible Translations

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Luke 1:35 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.”

Luke 1:35 — World English Bible

Luke 1:35 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God. ”

Luke 1:35 — American Standard Version

Luke 1:35 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“And the messenger answering said to her, `The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;”

Luke 1:35 — Young's Literal Translation

Luke 1:35 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son ofGod. ”

Luke 1:35 — Darby Translation

Luke 1:35 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“And the Angel answered, and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the most High shall ouershadowe thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall be called the Sonne of God.”

Luke 1:35 — Geneva Bible

Luke 1:35 in Context — Luke 1

33 And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

34 Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?

35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

36 And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.

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What Does Luke 1:35 Mean?

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