Luke 1:35 “The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power…”

Luke 1:35

The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.

Berean Standard Bible

Other translations

King James Version

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.

World English Bible

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.

American Standard Version

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.

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.

Darby Translation

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 of God.

Young's Literal Translation

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;

Bible in Basic English

And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

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Cross references

“The Holy Ghost”

Matthew 1:20 Luke 1:27 Luke 1:31

Matthew 1:20 · BSB

But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit…

Luke 1:27 · BSB

to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.

Luke 1:31 · BSB

Behold, you will conceive and give birth to a son, and you are to give Him the name Jesus.

“that”

Hebrews 4:15 Job 25:4 Job 14:4 Hebrews 7:26–28 Job 15:16 Ephesians 2:3

Hebrews 4:15 · BSB

For we do not have a high priest who is unable to sympathize with our weaknesses, but we have one who was tempted in every way that we are, yet was without sin.

Job 25:4 · BSB

How then can a man be just before God? How can one born of woman be pure?

Job 14:4 · BSB

Who can bring out clean from unclean? No one!

Hebrews 7:26–28 · BSB

Such a high priest truly befits us—One who is holy, innocent, undefiled, set apart from sinners, and exalted above the heavens.

Job 15:16 · BSB

how much less man, who is vile and corrupt, who drinks injustice like water?

Ephesians 2:3 · BSB

All of us also lived among them at one time, fulfilling the cravings of our flesh and indulging its desires and thoughts. Like the rest, we were by nature children of wrath.

“the Son of God”

John 1:49 John 1:34 Romans 1:4 Matthew 27:54 John 20:31 Galatians 2:20

John 1:49 · BSB

“Rabbi,” Nathanael answered, “You are the Son of God! You are the King of Israel!”

John 1:34 · BSB

I have seen and testified that this is the Son of God. ”

Romans 1:4 · BSB

and who through the Spirit of holiness was declared with power to be the Son of God by His resurrection from the dead: Jesus Christ our Lord.

Matthew 27:54 · BSB

When the centurion and those with him who were guarding Jesus saw the earthquake and all that had happened, they were terrified and said, “Truly this was the Son of God.”

John 20:31 · BSB

But these are written so that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in His name.

Galatians 2:20 · BSB

I have been crucified with Christ, and I no longer live, but Christ lives in me. The life I live in the body, I live by faith in the Son of God, who loved me and gave Himself up for me.

Also

Matthew 1:18 Mark 1:24 Acts 8:36 Matthew 4:3

Matthew 1:18 · BSB

This is how the birth of Jesus Christ came about: His mother Mary was pledged in marriage to Joseph, but before they came together, she was found to be with child through the Holy Spirit.

Mark 1:24 · BSB

“What do You want with us, Jesus of Nazareth? Have You come to destroy us? I know who You are—the Holy One of God!”

Acts 8:36 · BSB

As they traveled along the road and came to some water, the eunuch said, “Look, here is water! What is there to prevent me from being baptized?”

Matthew 4:3 · BSB

The tempter came to Him and said, “If You are the Son of God, tell these stones to become bread.”

Cross references adapted from OpenBible.info (CC BY 4.0) and the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.

In context

34“How can this be,” Mary asked the angel, “since I am a virgin?”

36Look, even Elizabeth your relative has conceived a son in her old age, and she who was called barren is in her sixth month.

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