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  • Luke 1:15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
    • 15 for he will be great in the sight of Jehovah.*+ But he must drink no wine or any alcoholic drink at all,+ and he will be filled with holy spirit even from before birth,*+

  • Luke 1:15
    The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
    • 15 ἔσται he will be γὰρ for μέγας great ἐνώπιον in sight Κυρίου, of Lord, καὶ and οἶνον wine καὶ and σίκερα strong drink οὐ not μὴ not πίῃ, he might drink, καὶ and πνεύματος of spirit ἁγίου holy πλησθήσεται he will be filled ἔτι yet ἐκ out of κοιλίας cavity μητρὸς of mother αὐτοῦ, of him,

  • Luke 1:15
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
    • 15 for he will be great before Jehovah.*+ But he must drink no wine and strong drink at all,+ and he will be filled with holy spirit* right from his mother’s womb;+

  • Luke 1:15
    The Bible in Living English
    • 15 For he shall be a great man before the Lord, and shall not drink wine or beer, and shall be filled with Holy Spirit from his very birth;

  • Luke 1:15
    American Standard Version
    • 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and he shall drink no wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother’s womb.

  • Luke 1:15
    The Emphasized Bible
    • 15 For he shall be great before the Lord, And wine and strong drink in nowise may he drink And with Holy Spirit shall he be filled already from his mother’s womb;

  • Luke 1:15
    King James Version
    • 15 For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shall drink neither wine nor strong drink; and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother’s womb.

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1986-2025
    • 1:15 w10 2/1 23; w94 7/15 26

  • Luke
    Watch Tower Publications Index 1930-1985
    • 1:15 hs 82-83; g73 12/22 28; g65 9/8 28; g62 3/8 27; ns 216

  • Luke
    Research Guide for Jehovah’s Witnesses—2019 Edition
    • 1:15

      The Watchtower,

      2/1/2010, p. 23

      7/15/1994, p. 26

  • The True Light of the World
    The Good News According to Jesus—Video Reference Guide
    • Gabriel foretells birth of John the Baptist (gnj 1 06:04–13:53)

  • Luke Study Notes—Chapter 1
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
    • 1:15

      in the sight of Jehovah: The Greek expression e·noʹpi·on Ky·riʹou (lit., “in sight of [before] Lord”) reflects a Hebrew idiom and occurs over 100 times in existing copies of the Septuagint as a translation of Hebrew phrases where the Tetragrammaton is used in the original text. (Jg 11:11; 1Sa 10:19; 2Sa 5:3; 6:5) The Hebrew Scripture background for this expression is an indication that Kyʹri·os is here used as a substitute for the divine name.​—See App. C3 introduction; Lu 1:15.

      holy spirit: Or “holy active force.”​—See Glossary, “Holy spirit”; “Spirit.”

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