Luke 1:14

Bible in Basic English (1941)

And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.

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Referenced Verses

  • Luke 1:58 : 58 And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.
  • Gen 21:6 : 6 And Sarah said, God has given me cause for laughing, and everyone who has news of it will be laughing with me.
  • Prov 15:20 : 20 A wise son makes a glad father, but a foolish man has no respect for his mother.
  • Prov 23:15 : 15 My son, if your heart becomes wise, I, even I, will be glad in heart;
  • Prov 23:24 : 24 The father of the upright man will be glad, and he who has a wise child will have joy because of him.

Similar Verses (AI)

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  • Luke 1:12-13
    2 verses
    84%

    12 And Zacharias was troubled when he saw him, and fear came on him.

    13 But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

  • Luke 1:15-20
    6 verses
    84%

    15 For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.

    16 And through him great numbers of the children of Israel will be turned to the Lord their God.

    17 And he will go before his face in the spirit and power of Elijah, turning the hearts of fathers to their children, and wrongdoers to the way of righteousness; to make ready a people whose hearts have been turned to the Lord.

    18 And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.

    19 And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.

    20 Now, see, you will be without voice or language till the day when these things come about, because you had not faith in my words, which will have effect at the right time.

  • Luke 1:40-45
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    81%

    40 And went into the house of Zacharias and took Elisabeth in her arms.

    41 And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of the Holy Spirit,

    42 And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.

    43 How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me?

    44 For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy.

    45 Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done.

  • Luke 1:30-33
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    80%

    30 And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.

    31 And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.

    32 He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

    33 He will have rule over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

  • Luke 1:76
    78%

    76 And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

  • Luke 1:35-37
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    78%

    35 And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

    36 Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.

    37 For there is nothing which God is not able to do.

  • Luke 1:57-60
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    77%

    57 Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

    58 And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

    59 And on the eighth day they came to see to the circumcision of the child, and they would have given him the name of Zacharias, his father's name;

    60 But his mother made answer and said, No, his name is John.

  • Luke 1:66-67
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    77%

    66 And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67 And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:

  • Luke 1:47-48
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    74%

    47 My spirit is glad in God my Saviour.

    48 For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.

  • Luke 2:10-14
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    10 And the angel said, Have no fear; for truly, I give you good news of great joy which will be for all the people:

    11 For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.

    12 And this is the sign to you: you will see a young child folded in linen, in the place where the cattle have their food.

    13 And suddenly there was with the angel a great band of spirits from heaven, giving praise to God, and saying,

    14 Glory to God in the highest, and on the earth peace among men with whom he is well pleased.

  • Luke 1:28
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    28 And the angel came in to her and said, Peace be with you, to whom special grace has been given; the Lord is with you.

  • Luke 1:24-26
    3 verses
    73%

    24 After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,

    25 The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.

    26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,

  • Matt 1:21-23
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    21 And she will give birth to a son; and you will give him the name Jesus; for he will give his people salvation from their sins.

    22 Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

    23 See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

  • Luke 1:5
    73%

    5 In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

  • Isa 7:14
    72%

    14 For this cause the Lord himself will give you a sign; a young woman is now with child, and she will give birth to a son, and she will give him the name Immanuel.

  • Luke 1:62-63
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    72%

    62 And they made signs to his father, to say what name was to be given to him.

    63 And he sent for writing materials and put down: His name is John; and they were all surprised.

  • Judg 13:3
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    3 And the angel of the Lord came to the woman, and said to her, See now! though you have never given birth to children, you will be with child and give birth to a son.

  • Prov 23:25
    71%

    25 Let your father and your mother be glad, let her who gave you birth have joy.

  • John 16:21
    71%

    21 When a woman is about to give birth she has sorrow, because her hour is come; but when she has given birth to the child, the pain is put out of her mind by the joy that a man has come into the world.

  • Luke 1:8
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    8 Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,