Luke 1:15 - The Scriptures 2009

¹⁵ “For he shall be great before יהוה, and shall drink no wine and strong drink at all. And he shall be filled with the Set-apart Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁵ For he will be great and distinguished in the sight of the Lord. And he must drink no wine nor strong drink, and he will be filled with and controlled by the Holy Spirit even in and from his mother's womb. [Num. 6:3.]

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁵ For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

Common English Bible

¹⁵ for he will be great in the Lord’s eyes. He must not drink wine and liquor. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit even before his birth.

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁵ For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will not drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.

Luke 1:15 Cross References

Jeremiah 1:5

“Before I formed you in the belly I knew you, and before you came out of the womb I did set you apart – I appointed you a prophet to nations.”

Ephesians 5:18

And do not be drunk with wine, in which is loose behaviour, but be filled with the Spirit,

Galatians 1:15

But when it pleased Elohim, who separated me from my mother’s womb and called me by His favour,

Acts 2:4

And they were all filled with the Set-apart Spirit and began to speak with other tongues, as the Spirit gave them to speak.

Luke 7:33

For Yoḥanan the Immerser came neither eating bread nor drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon.’ ”

Joshua 4:14

On that day יהוה made Yehoshua great before the eyes of all Yisra’ĕl. And they feared him, as they had feared Mosheh, all the days of his life.

Luke 7:28

“For I say to you, among those born of women there is not a greater prophet than Yoḥanan the Immerser, but he who is least in the reign of Elohim is greater than he.”

1 Chronicles 17:8

“And I have been with you wherever you have gone, and have cut off all your enemies from before you, and have made you a name like the name of the great men who are on the earth.

Joshua 3:7

And יהוה said to Yehoshua, “This day I begin to make you great before the eyes of all Yisra’ĕl, so that they know that I am with you as I was with Mosheh.

Zechariah 9:15

יהוה of hosts shall shield them. And they shall devour and trample on sling stones. And they shall drink, roar as if with wine, and they shall be filled like basins, like the corners of the slaughter-place.

Psalm 22:9

For You are the One who took Me out of the womb; Causing Me to trust while on My mother’s breasts.

1 Chronicles 29:12

“And the riches and the esteem come from Your presence, and You rule over all. And in Your hand is power and might, and in Your hand to make great and to give strength to all.

Genesis 48:19

But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know. He also becomes a people, and he also is great. And yet, his younger brother is greater than he, and his seed is to become the completeness of the nations.”

Genesis 12:2

“And I shall make you a great nation, and bless you and make your name great, and you shall be a blessing!

John 5:35

“He was the burning and shining lamp, and for a while you wished to rejoice in his light.

Leviticus 10:9

Do not drink wine or strong drink, you, nor your sons with you, when you go into the Tent of Appointment, lest you die – a law forever throughout your generations,”

Jeremiah 35:6

But they said, “We do not drink wine, because Yonaḏaḇ the son of Rĕḵaḇ, our father, commanded us, saying, ‘You shall not drink wine, neither you nor your sons, forever.

Luke 1:14

“And you shall have joy and gladness, and many shall rejoice at his birth.