Luke 1:35
The angel replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. So the Holy One to be born will be called the Son of God.
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ASV
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.
KJV
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
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24 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| Καὶ | Kai | And | G2532 → |
| ἀποκριθεὶς | apokritheis | answering | G611 → |
| ὁ | ho | the | G3588 → |
| ἄγγελος | angelos | angel | G32 → |
| εἶπεν | eipen | said | G2036 → |
| αὐτῇ· | autēa | to her; | G846 → |
| πνεῦμα | pneuma | [the] Spirit | G4151 → |
| ἅγιον | hagion | Holy | G40 → |
| ἐπελεύσεται | epeleusetai | will come | G1904 → |
| ἐπὶ | epi | upon | G1909 → |
| σὲ | se | you | G4771 → |
| καὶ | kai | and | G2532 → |
| δύναμις | dunamis | power | G1411 → |
| ὑψίστου | hupsistou | of [the] Most High | G5310 → |
| ἐπισκιάσει | episkiasei | will overshadow | G1982 → |
| σοι· | soi | you; | G4771 → |
| διὸ | dio | therefore | G1352 → |
| καὶ | kai | also | G2532 → |
| τὸ | to | the [one] | G3588 → |
| γεννώμενον | gennōmenon | being born | G1080 → |
| ἅγιον | hagion | Holy [One] | G40 → |
| κληθήσεται | klēthēsetai | will be called | G2564 → |
| υἱὸς | huios | [the] Son | G5207 → |
| θεοῦ. | theou | of God. | G2316 → |
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