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

15 For he shall be great in the [a]sight of the Lord, and shall neither drink wine, nor [b]strong drink: and he shall be filled with the holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

16 (A)And many of the children of Israel shall he [c]turn to their Lord God.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:15 So speak the Hebrews when it signified a rare kind of excellency: so is it said of Nimrod, Gen. 10:9. He was a valiant hunter before God.
  2. Luke 1:15 Any drink that may make drunken.
  3. Luke 1:16 Shall be a means to bring many to repentance, and turn themselves to the Lord from whom they fell.

14 He will be a joy and delight to you, and many will rejoice because of his birth,(A) 15 for he will be great in the sight of the Lord. He is never to take wine or other fermented drink,(B) and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit(C) even before he is born.(D) 16 He will bring back many of the people of Israel to the Lord their God.

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