Luke 2:7
Greek (Tischendorf 8th ed.) Luke 2:7 appears in the Greek New Testament. The text above is from the Tischendorf 8th edition. Each word links to its Strong’s number and a concise gloss. Click any word for its full Thayer’s Greek Lexicon entry.She brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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World English Bible Public Domain
She brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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King James Version Public Domain
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she delivered her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).
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Every available English version of this verse, each an independent rendering of the whole verse.
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World English Bible Public Domain
She brought forth her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in bands of cloth, and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Berean Standard Bible Public Domain
And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Majority Standard Bible Public Domain
And she gave birth to her firstborn, a Son. She wrapped Him in swaddling cloths and laid Him in the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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King James Version Public Domain
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
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American Standard Version (1901) Public Domain
And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Revised Version (1885) Public Domain
And she brought forth her firstborn son; and she wrapped him in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Geneva Bible (1599) Public Domain
And she brought foorth her first begotten sonne, and wrapped him in swadling clothes, and laide him in a cratch, because there was no roome for them in the ynne.
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Douay-Rheims (1899) Public Domain
And she brought forth her firstborn son, and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Young's Literal Translation Public Domain
and she brought forth her son -- the first-born, and wrapped him up, and laid him down in the manger, because there was not for them a place in the guest-chamber.
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Literal Standard Version CC BY-SA 4.0
and she brought forth her Son—the firstborn, and wrapped Him up, and laid Him down in the manger, because there was not a place for them in the guest-chamber.
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Unlocked Literal Bible CC BY-SA 4.0
She gave birth to a son, her firstborn child, and she wrapped him in long strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And she delivered her firstborn son, and she wrapped him in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Darby Bible Public Domain
and she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him up in swaddling-clothes and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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World Messianic Bible Public Domain
She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him in bands of cloth and laid him in a feeding trough, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Webster's Bible Public Domain
And she brought forth her first-born son, and wrapped him in swaddling-clothes, and laid him in a manger; because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Free Bible Version CC BY-SA 4.0
She gave birth to her firstborn son. She wrapped him up in strips of cloth and laid him in a manger because the inn had no rooms left.
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Bible in Basic English Public Domain
And she had her first son; and folding him in linen, she put him to rest in the place where the cattle had their food, because there was no room for them in the house.
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Text-Critical English NT CC BY 4.0
and she gave birth to her firstborn son. Then she wrapped him in swaddling cloths and laid him in the manger, because there was no room for them in the inn.
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Tyndale New Testament (1534) Public Domain
And she brought forth her fyrst begotten sonne and wrapped him in swadlynge cloothes and layed him in a manger because ther was no roume for them within in the ynne.
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- Appears 2× in the Greek New Testament
- First appears here
- Part of Speech
- Verb
- Tense
- Aorist
- Voice
- Active
- Mood
- Indicative
- Person
- 3rd person
- Number
- Singular
Full Thayer's Definition
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἔτεκεν tíktō G5088 “to produce” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- τὸν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- υἱὸν huiós G5207 “son” Noun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- αὐτῆς autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Genitive, Singular, Feminine
- τὸν ho G3588 “the” Article, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- πρωτότοκον prōtótokos G4416 “firstborn” Adjective, Accusative, Singular, Masculine, Superlative
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἐσπαργάνωσεν sparganóō G4683 “to swaddle” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- αὐτὸν autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- καὶ kaí G2532 “and” Conjunction
- ἀνέκλινεν anaklínō G347 “to lean” Verb, Aorist, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- αὐτὸν autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Accusative, Singular, Masculine
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- φάτνῃ phátnē G5336 “manger” Noun, Dative, Singular, Feminine
- διότι dióti G1360 “because” Conjunction
- οὐκ ou G3756 “not” Particle, Negative
- ἦν eimí G1510 “to be” Verb, Imperfect, Active, Indicative, 3rd person, Singular
- αὐτοῖς autós G846 “he” Personal pronoun, Dative, Plural, Masculine
- τόπος tópos G5117 “place” Noun, Nominative, Singular, Masculine
- ἐν en G1722 “in” Preposition
- τῷ ho G3588 “the” Article, Dative, Singular, Neuter
- καταλύματι katályma G2646 “inn” Noun, Dative, Singular, Neuter
About this verse
These counts appear in no published source. They are computed here, from the morphology-tagged text and Lemma’s own curated glosses. What Lemma adds →
- 23
- words
- 15
- distinct lemmas
- Gospels
- section
Notable vocabulary
The rarest word here is ἐσπαργάνωσεν to swaddle G4683 — appearing just 2 times in the whole Greek New Testament.
First appearance in Scripture
These words make their first canonical appearance in the Greek New Testament here:
Shared distinctive vocabulary
ἐσπαργάνωσεν to swaddle G4683 occurs in 2 verses of the Greek New Testament. Also found in:
Cross-references
12Topical passages linked to Luke 2:7 in the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge — connected by theme and wording, ordered by reader-vote popularity; previews shown in the World English Bible.
- Galatians 4:4 But when the fullness of the time came, God sent out his Son, born to a woman, born under the law,
- 2 Corinthians 8:9 For you know the grace of our Lord Jesus Christ, that, though he was rich, yet for your sakes he became poor, that you through his poverty might become rich.
- Isaiah 53:2–3 For he grew up before him as a tender plant, and as a root out of a dry ground: he has no form nor comeliness; and when we see him, there is no beauty that we should desire him.
- John 1:14 The Word became flesh, and lived among us. We saw his glory, such glory as of the one and only Son of the Father, full of grace and truth.
- Matthew 1:25 and didn't know her sexually until she had brought forth her firstborn son. He named him Jesus.
- Matthew 8:20 Jesus said to him, "The foxes have holes, and the birds of the sky have nests, but the Son of Man has nowhere to lay his head."
- Luke 2:11–12 For there is born to you, this day, in the city of David, a Savior, who is Christ the Lord.
- Isaiah 7:14 Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
- Psalms 22:6 But I am a worm, and no man; A reproach of men, and despised by the people.
- Matthew 13:55 Isn't this the carpenter's son? Isn't his mother called Mary, and his brothers, James, Joses, Simon, and Judas?
- Exodus 4:24 It happened on the way at a lodging place, that Yahweh met him and wanted to kill him.
- Luke 10:34 came to him, and bound up his wounds, pouring on oil and wine. He set him on his own animal, and brought him to an inn, and took care of him.
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Lesson kit
Teaching starters — assembled from the data on this page, not authored interpretation. Every prompt links to the verse data it draws on. Edit before teaching.
Luke, in the Gospels, opens this verse with 23 words (15 distinct Greek lemmas). Its most distinctive word is sparganóō (“to swaddle”). A historical commentator’s framing appears above. Read the whole chapter for the surrounding context.
Discussion questions
- The word sparganóō carries the sense “to swaddle.” How does it shape the verse?
- 3 words here appear for the first time in Scripture. What is being introduced at this debut?
- Luke 2:12 shares the word «to swaddle» with this verse. How do the two illuminate each other?
- “he” occurs 4× in this one verse. What is the effect of the repetition?
- These translations render this verse differently; the difference is in the English rendering, not the original. What questions does that raise?
- Reading how The Biblical Illustrator and Tyndale Open Study Notes read this verse, where do the two commentators agree and where do they part?
Things to notice
- 3 words make their first canonical appearance in Scripture here.
- These translations choose different wording for 11 words in this verse.
- “he” occurs 4× in this single verse.
- 15 distinct Greek lemmas span 23 words in this verse.
Commentary
Notes on Luke 2:7 from classic Christian and Jewish commentators (each source and its license shown beneath its notes). The classic Christian expositions comment on the surrounding passage and are grouped to its opening verse, so a note may address several verses; the Jewish commentaries on the Tanakh (Rashi and others) are per-verse, so they appear only where the commentator wrote on this verse.
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The Biblical Illustrator
Joseph S. Exell
The Biblical Illustrator, edited by Joseph S. Exell (c. 1880s–1900s) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale Open Resources
Tyndale Open Study Notes — © Tyndale Open Resources, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Bengel's Gnomon
Johann Albrecht Bengel
Bengel's Gnomon of the New Testament — English translation (T&T Clark, Edinburgh, 1860) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown
Jamieson, Fausset & Brown — Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Adam Clarke's Commentary
Adam Clarke's Commentary on the Bible (1810–1826) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers
A Bible Commentary for English Readers, edited by Charles John Ellicott (1878–1897) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges
gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne
The Cambridge Bible for Schools and Colleges (gen. ed. J. J. S. Perowne; Cambridge University Press, 1878–1918) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Gill's Exposition
John Gill's Exposition of the Whole Bible (1746–1763) — public domain (CC PDM 1.0). Text via the HelloAO Bible API.
Trapp's Complete Commentary
John Trapp
John Trapp, A Commentary or Exposition upon All the Books of the Old and New Testament (1647–1656) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible
Albert Barnes' Notes on the Bible (1834–1885) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary
George Leo Haydock (1774–1849), Haydock's Catholic Family Bible and Commentary, 1859 edition — public domain. Excludes Psalms (Douay-Rheims chapter numbering differs from Protestant) and Deuterocanonical books (Catholic canon only).
Matthew Poole's English Annotations
Matthew Poole's English Annotations on the Holy Bible (1683–1685) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.
Whedon's Commentary on the Bible
Daniel D. Whedon
Daniel D. Whedon (gen. ed.), Commentary on the Old and New Testaments (1874–1909) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
The Pulpit Commentary
The Pulpit Commentary (1880–1919), ed. H.D.M. Spence-Jones & Joseph S. Exell — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
John Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley, Explanatory Notes Upon the Whole Bible (1754–1765) — public domain. Text via the GEBible commentary corpus.
The People's New Testament
B. W. Johnson
B. W. Johnson's The People's New Testament with Notes (1889–1891) — public domain. Electronic text from the Christian Classics Ethereal Library (CCEL) ThML edition.
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges
Cambridge Greek Testament for Schools and Colleges (Cambridge University Press, 1896; 21 vols, various authors incl. Carr, Maclear, Plummer, Farrar, Lumby, Moule, M. R. James, Simcox) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Alford’s Greek Testament
Henry Alford
Henry Alford, The Greek Testament (1849–1861) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
International Critical Commentary
International Critical Commentary — older volumes (1896–1929), various authors — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword module.
Vincent's Word Studies in the New Testament
Marvin R. Vincent
Marvin R. Vincent, Word Studies in the New Testament (1887–1900) — public domain. Text from a community e-Sword/MySword module.