Luke 1:14

And thou shalt haue ioy and gladnes, and many shall reioyce at his birth.

Geneva Bible 1599

In The King James Version

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

In Context

13But the Angel saide vnto him, Feare not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard, and thy wise Elisabet shall beare thee a sonne, and thou shalt call his name Iohn.

15For 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.

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Cross References

Genesis 21:6Then Sarah said, God hath made me to reioyce: all that heare will reioyce with me.

Proverbs 23:15My sonne, if thine heart be wise, mine heart shall reioyce, and I also.

Jeremiah 20:15Cursed be the man, that shewed my father, saying, A man child is borne vnto thee, and comforted him.

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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