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Berean Standard Bible

“He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,”

Luke 1:32

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Gabriel tells Mary that she has found favor with God and will conceive and bear a son named Jesus. The angel then describes who this child will be.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,

World English Bible (WEB)

He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,

King James Version (KJV)

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:

American Standard Version (ASV)

He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

he shall be great, and Son of the Highest he shall be called, and the Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Este será grande, y será llamado Hijo del Altísimo: y le dará el Señor Dios el trono de David su padre:

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Él será un gran hombre, y le darán el título de Hijo del Altísimo. Dios el Señor lo hará rey como hizo rey a su antepasado David,

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