Luke 1:33
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Luke 1:33 in other translations
| BSB | and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!” |
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| WEB | and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.” |
| ASV | and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. |
| YLT | and he shall reign over the house of Jacob to the ages; and of his reign there shall be no end.' |
| DARBY | and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end. |
| BBE | He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end. |
| Webster | And he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end. |
What does Luke 1:33 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:32-33
32-33. This is but an echo of the sublime prediction in Is 9:6, 7.
Barnes' Notes
(i) Of his kingdom there shall be no end. He shall reign among his people on earth until the end of time, and be their king for ever in heaven. His is the only kingdom that shall never have an end; He the only King that shall never lay aside his diadem and robes, and that shall never die. He the only King that can defend us from all our enemies, sustain us in death, and reward us in eternity. O how important, then, to have an interest in his kingdom! and how unimportant, compared with his favour, is the favour of all earthly monarchs!
(i) Dan 7:14,27, Mi 4:7
Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain
Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 1:26-38
We have here an account of the mother of our Lord; though we are not to pray to her, yet we ought to praise God for her. Christ must be born miraculously. The angel's address means only, Hail, thou that art the especially chosen and favoured of the Most High, to attain the honour Jewish mothers have so long desired. This wondrous salutation and appearance troubled Mary. The angel then assured her that she had found…
Luke 1:33 in the original Greek
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Cross references for Luke 1:33
- Daniel 2:44
And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- Hebrews 1:8
But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
- Daniel 7:13-14
I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him. And there was given him dominion, and glory, and a kingdom, that all people, nations, and languages, should serve him: his dominion is an everlasting dominion, which shall not pass away, and his kingdom that which shall not be destroyed.
- Daniel 7:27
And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
- Psalms 89:35-37
Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David. His seed shall endure for ever, and his throne as the sun before me. It shall be established for ever as the moon, and as a faithful witness in heaven. Selah.
- 2 Samuel 7:16
And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
- Revelation 11:15
And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
- Matthew 28:18
And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
- Psalms 45:6
Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
- 1 Corinthians 15:24-25
Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power. For he must reign, till he hath put all enemies under his feet.
- Micah 4:7
And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the Lord shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
- Daniel 7:18
But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
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Context
- Luke 1:32
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:
- Luke 1:33
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
- Luke 1:34
Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
Luke 1:33 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y reinará en la casa de Jacob por siempre; y de su reino no habrá fin. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | et il régnera sur la maison de Jacob à toujours, et il n’y aura pas de fin à son royaume. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | und er wird über das Haus Jakobs herrschen in die Zeitalter, und seines Reiches wird kein Ende sein. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | et regni ejus non erit finis. |