Luke 1:15

Holman Christian Standard Bible

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord and will never drink wine or beer. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit while still in his mother’s womb.

Cross References

Genesis 12:2

I will make you into a great nation, I will bless you, I will make your name great, and you will be a blessing.

Genesis 48:19

But his father refused and said, “I know, my son, I know! He too will become a tribe, and he too will be great; nevertheless, his younger brother will be greater than he, and his offspring will become a populous nation.”

1 Chronicles 17:8

I have been with you wherever you have gone, and I have destroyed all your enemies before you. I will make a name for you like that of the greatest in the land.

1 Chronicles 29:12

Riches and honor come from You, and You are the ruler of everything. Power and might are in Your hand, and it is in Your hand to make great and to give strength to all.

Psalm 22:9

You took me from the womb, making me secure while at my mother’s breast.

Jeremiah 1:5

I chose you before I formed you in the womb; I set you apart before you were born. I appointed you a prophet to the nations.

Jeremiah 35:6

But they replied, “We do not drink wine, for Jonadab, son of our ancestor Rechab, commanded: ‘You and your sons must never drink wine.

Leviticus 10:9

“You and your sons are not to drink wine or beer when you enter the tent of meeting, or else you will die; this is a permanent statute throughout your generations.

Zechariah 9:15

The Lord of Hosts will defend them. They will consume and conquer with slingstones; they will drink and be rowdy as if with wine. They will be as full as the sprinkling basin, like those at the corners of the altar.

Luke 1:14

There will be joy and delight for you, and many will rejoice at his birth.

Luke 7:28

I tell you, among those born of women no one is greater than John, but the least in the kingdom of God is greater than he.”

Luke 7:33

For John the Baptist did not come eating bread or drinking wine, and you say, ‘He has a demon! ’

John 5:35

John was a burning and shining lamp, and for a time you were willing to enjoy his light.

Acts 2:4

Then they were all filled with the Holy Spirit and began to speak in different languages, as the Spirit gave them ability for speech.

Galatians 1:15

But when God, who from my birth set me apart and called me by His grace, was pleased

Ephesians 5:18

And don’t get drunk with wine, which leads to reckless actions, but be filled by the Spirit:

Joshua 3:7

The Lord spoke to Joshua: “Today I will begin to exalt you in the sight of all Israel, so they will know that I will be with you just as I was with Moses.

Joshua 4:14

On that day the Lord exalted Joshua in the sight of all Israel, and they revered him throughout his life, as they had revered Moses.