King James Version
Luke 1:31 in the King James Version says “And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.”
Luke 1:31 · KJV
And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
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“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“thou shalt conceive”
G4815to clasp, i.e., seize (arrest, capture); specially, to conceive (literally or figuratively); by implication, to aid
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“bring forth”
G5088to produce (from seed, as a mother, a plant, the earth, etc.), literally or figuratively
“a son”
G5207a "son" (sometimes of animals), used very widely of immediate, remote or figuratively, kinship
“And”
G2532and, also, even, so then, too, etc.; often used in connection (or composition) with other particles or small words
“shalt call”
G2564to "call" (properly, aloud, but used in a variety of applications, directly or otherwise)
“his”
G846the reflexive pronoun self, used (alone or in the comparative g1438) of the third person, and (with the proper personal pronoun) of the other persons
“JESUS”
G2424jesus (i.e., jehoshua), the name of our lord and two (three) other israelites
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