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Luke 1:14

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

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ASV

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

KJV

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

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This verse in Luke 1

Commentary

11 notes on this verse

A commentator

Ambrose of Milan

Catena Aurea by Aquinas · Written before 397.

But a saint is not only the blessing of his parents, but also the salvation of many; as it follows, And many shall rejoice at his birth. Parents are reminded here to rejoice at the birth of saints, and to give thanks. For it is no slight gift of God to vouchsafe unto us children, to be the transmitters of our race, to be the heirs of succession.

This site's exposition

He will be a joy

on Luke 1:14-15

He shall never take wine or strong drink is the language of the Nazirite vow in Numbers 6. It places John beside Samson and Samuel as deliverers set apart from the womb.

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The Church Fathers2 voices

A commentator

Origen of Alexandria

Catena Aurea by Aquinas · Written before 253.

proposed

For when a just man is born into the world, the authors of his birth rejoice; but when one is born who is to be as it were an exile to labour and punishment, they are struck with terror and dismay.

A commentator

Jerome

St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER EIGHT · Written before 420.

proposed

[Daniel 8:16-17] "And I heard the voice of a man in the midst of the Ulai, and he cried out and said: 'Gabriel, make this vision intelligible (Vulgate: make this man to understand the vision).' And he came and stood near to where I was standing." The Jews claim that this man who directed Gabriel to explain the vision to Daniel was Michael. Quite appropriately it was Gabriel, who has been put in charge of battles, to whom this duty was assigned, inasmuch as the vision had to do with battles and contests between kings and even between kingdoms themselves. For Gabriel is translated into our language as "the strength of, or the mighty one of, God." And so at that time also when the Lord was about to be born and to declare war against the demons and to triumph over the world, Gabriel came to Zacharias (Luke 1:11-20) and to Mary (Luke 1:26-27). And then we read in the Psalms concerning the Lord in His triumph: "Who is this king of glory? The Lord strong and mighty, the Lord mighty in battle; He is the King of glory" (Psalm 24:8). But whenever it is medicine or healing that is needed, it is Raphael who is sent, for his name is rendered as "the healing of," or "the medicine of God" - that is, if one cares to accept the authority of the Book of Tobias (Tobit 12:11-15). […]

The Medieval Church3 voices

A commentator

Bonaventure

Commentary on Luke, Chapter 1 · Written in the 13th century.

proposed

It is described lastly as consoling in the words: And you shall have joy and exultation: Proverbs 23: "The father of the just exults with joy," that is, Zacharias, the father of John; and "he who has begotten a wise son shall rejoice in him," …

A commentator

Bede

Homilies on the Gospels 2.19 · Written before 735.

proposed

Whenever in the Scriptures a name is imposed or changed … by God, it is indicative of great praise and virtue. It was good that our Redeemer's precursor was ordered to be called John. The name John means "the grace of the Lord" or "in …

A commentator

Bede

On the Gospel of Luke · Written before 735.

proposed

And there will be joy to you and exultation, and many will rejoice at his birth. The father rightfully rejoices because either born in old age or has received a son of such grace. Others also rejoice, to whom he will preach the hitherto unheard …
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The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

And thou shalt have joy and gladness,....

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Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

proposed

He shall be another Isaac, thy laughter; and some think that is partly intended in his name, John. He shall be a welcome child. Thou for thy part shall have joy and gladness.

The Nineteenth Century2 voices

A commentator

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible · Written before 1832.

proposed

Thou shalt have joy, etc. - ΕϚαι χαρα σοι, He will be joy and gladness to thee. A child of prayer and faith is likely to be a source of comfort to his parents. Were proper attention paid to this point, there would be fewer disobedient children in the world; and the number of broken-hearted parents would be lessened. But what can be expected from the majority of matrimonial connections, connections begun without the fear of God, and carried on without his love.
Many shall rejoice at his birth - This does not refer so much to the time of his birth as to the subsequent rejoicing. Such will be his “character,” that he will be an honor to the family, and many will rejoice that he lived: or, in other words, he will be a blessing to mankind.

The words behind it

13 Greek words

Every Greek word of this verse in the order it stands, with what it means and the door to its own study. The last column counts the times a word stands in the whole Bible: the rarer the word, the more the places it appears belong together.

A shaded row is a word that stands 400 times or fewer in the Bible.

Related verses

6 in all, six open

The walk

8 stops

Each card is a verse this one points to, and under it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it.

  • Through

    Proverbs 23:24

    The father of a righteous man will greatly rejoice, and he who fathers a wise son will delight in him.

    it leads to

    • Proverbs 29:3

      A man who loves wisdom brings joy to his father, but a companion of prostitutes squanders his wealth.

      Reached by 3 separate paths from here.

    • Proverbs 10:1

      The proverbs of Solomon: A wise son brings joy to his father, but a foolish son grief to his mother.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

    • Proverbs 23:15–16

      My son, if your heart is wise, my own heart will indeed rejoice.

      Reached by 2 separate paths from here.

  • Through

    Genesis 21:6

    Then Sarah said, “God has made me laugh, and everyone who hears of this will laugh with me.”

    it leads to

    • Psalms 126:2

      Then our mouths were filled with laughter, our tongues with shouts of joy. Then it was said among the nations, “The LORD has done great things for them.”

    • Isaiah 54:1

      “Shout for joy, O barren woman, who bears no children; break forth in song and cry aloud, you who have never travailed; because more are the children of the desolate woman than of her…

    • Genesis 17:17

      Abraham fell facedown. Then he laughed and said to himself, “Can a child be born to a man who is a hundred years old? Can Sarah give birth at the age of ninety?”

    • Luke 1:58

      Her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown her great mercy, and they rejoiced with her.

    • Isaiah 49:21

      Then you will say in your heart, ‘Who has begotten these for me? I was bereaved and barren; I was exiled and rejected. So who has reared them? Look, I was left all alone,…

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About Luke

The Return of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt, about 1668. Public domain.
The Return of the Prodigal Son, Rembrandt, about 1668. Public domain.
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This page draws on 11 works. Open the list of works

This page draws on Adam Clarke, Commentary on the Bible; Albert Barnes, Notes, Explanatory and Practical, on the Old and New Testaments (1832-1869); Ambrose of Milan, Catena Aurea by Aquinas; Bede, Homilies on the Gospels 2.19; Bede, On the Gospel of Luke; Bonaventure, Commentary on Luke, Chapter 1; Jerome, St. Jerome, Commentary on Daniel, CHAPTER EIGHT; John Gill, Exposition of the New Testament (1746-1748); John Wesley, Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament; Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible and Origen of Alexandria, Catena Aurea by Aquinas.

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