Luke 1:15
“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.”
King James Version (KJV)
Other Translations of Luke 1:15
“For he shall be great in the sight of the Lord, and shal drinke neither wine, nor strong drinke, and he shall bee filled with the holy Ghost, euen from his mothers wombe.”King James Version (1611) -
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“"For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; and he will drink no wine or liquor, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit while yet in his mother's womb.”New American Standard Version (1995)
“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.”American Standard Version (1901)
“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.”Basic English Bible
“For he shall be great before [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.”Darby Bible
“For he shall be great before the Lord; and shall drink no wine nor strong drink: and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb. ”Douay Rheims Bible
“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 Spirit, even from his mother's womb. ”Webster's Bible
“For he will be great in the sight of the Lord; no wine or fermented drink shall he ever drink; but he will be filled with the Holy Spirit from the very hour of his birth.”Weymouth Bible
“For he will be great in the sight of the Lord, and he will drink no wine nor strong drink. He will be filled with the Holy Spirit, even from his mother's womb.”World English Bible
“For he schal be greet bifor the Lord, and he schal not drynke wyn and sidir, and he schal be fulfillid with the Hooli Goost yit of his modir wombe.”Wycliffe Bible
“for he shall be great before the Lord, and wine and strong drink he may not drink, and of the Holy Spirit he shall be full, even from his mother's womb;”Youngs Literal Bible
Mike D's comment on 2015-03-21 04:58:42:
In verses 15,16,and 17 Gabriel gives information about this special child, first of his character and then second, of his purpose or ministry. In verse 15 it states he shall be great in the sight of the Lord. Jesus says later that none born was greater than John. It goes on to say he will be different from the rest, that he will abstain from any wine or strong drink. There is something also that is stated in verse 15 about John that isn 't said about any man in the entire Bible, and that is that he would be filled with the Holy Spirit before birth, in his mother 's womb.
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