Luke 1:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsLuke 1:15 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
ἔσται
eimí
G1510
to be
γὰρ
gár
G1063
for
μέγας
mégas
G3173
great
ἐνώπιον
enṓpion
G1799
before
κυρίου
kýrios
G2962
Lord
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
οἶνον
oînos
G3631
wine
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
σίκερα
síkera
G4608
strong drink
οὐ
ou
G3756
not
μὴ
mḗ
G3361
not
πίῃ
pínō
G4095
to drink
καὶ
kaí
G2532
and
πνεύματος
pneûma
G4151
spirit
ἁγίου
hágios
G40
saint
πλησθήσεται
plḗthō
G4130
to fill
ἔτι
éti
G2089
still
ἐκ
ek
G1537
from
κοιλίας
koilía
G2836
belly
μητρὸς
mḗtēr
G3384
mother
αὐτοῦ
autós
G846
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For he will be great before the Lord, and he must never drink wine or strong drink, and he will be filled with the Holy Spirit even from his mother’s womb.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).