Luke 1:15

Weymouth NT

For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; no wine or fermented drink shall he ever drink; but he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth.

Cross References

Luke 1:14

Gladness and exultant joy shall be yours, and many will rejoice over his birth.

Luke 7:28

»I tell you that among all of women born there is not one greater than John. Yet one who is of lower rank in the Kingdom of God is greater than he.«

Luke 7:33

For John the Baptist has come eating no bread and drinking no wine, and you say, `He has a demon!'

John 5:35

He was the lamp that burned and shone, and for a time you were willing to be gladdened by his light.

Acts 2:4

They were all filled with the Holy Spirit, and began to speak in foreign languages according as the Spirit gave them words to utter.

Galatians 1:15

But when He who set me apart even from my birth, and called me by His grace,

Ephesians 5:18

Do not over-indulge in wine –a thing in which excess is so easy–