Luke 1:14

And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.

Bible in Basic English

In The King James Version

And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.

In Context

13But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

15For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.

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Cross References

Genesis 21:6And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me.

Proverbs 23:15My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;

Jeremiah 20:15A curse on the man who gave the news to my father, saying, You have a male child; making him very glad.

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:6-26

The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to… Read the whole commentary →

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