Luke 1:14 - An Understandable Version (2005 edition)

And you will have joy and happiness and many people will rejoice when he is born.

More versions

King James Version (Oxford) 1769

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

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

And you shall have joy and exultant delight, and many will rejoice over his birth,

American Standard Version (1901)

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

Common English Bible

He will be a joy and delight to you, and many people will rejoice at his birth,

Catholic Public Domain Version

And there will be joy and exultation for you, and many will rejoice in his nativity.

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

And thou shalt have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice in his nativity.

Luke 1:14 Cross References

Luke 1:13

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid Zacharias, for your earnest prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will give birth to a son and you will name him John.

Luke 1:15

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and he will not drink any wine or intoxicating drinks [Note: This restriction suggests that John may have taken the special vow of consecration making him a “Nazarite”]. And he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the time he is born.

Luke 1:58

When her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had extended great mercy toward her [i.e., in giving her a child], they rejoiced with her.