Luke 1:35

King James Version (KJV)

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

Translations

Luke 1:35 - Amplified Bible

Then the angel said to her, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you [like a shining cloud]; and so the holy (pure, sinless) Thing (Offspring) which shall be born {of you} will be called the Son of God.

Luke 1:35 - American Standard Version

And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Most High shall overshadow thee: wherefore also the holy thing which is begotten shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 1:35 - Bible in Basic English

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.

Luke 1:35 - Darby Bible

And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God.

Luke 1:35 - English Standard Version

And the angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; therefore the child to be born will be called holy–the Son of God.

Luke 1:35 - King James Version

Luke 1:35 - La Biblia de las Americas

Respondiendo el ángel, le dijo: El Espìritu Santo vendrá sobre ti, y el poder del Altìsimo te cubrirá con su sombra; por eso el santo Niño que nacerá será llamado Hijo de Dios.

Luke 1:35 - The Message

The angel answered,

   The Holy Spirit will come upon you,
      the power of the Highest hover over you;
   Therefore, the child you bring to birth
      will be called Holy, Son of God.

Luke 1:35 - New American Standard Bible

The angel answered and said to her, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 1:35 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

El ángel le respondiò: "El Espìritu Santo vendrá sobre ti, y el poder del Altìsimo te cubrirá con su sombra; por eso el Niño que nacerá será llamado Hijo de Dios.

Luke 1:35 - World English Bible

The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one which is born from you will be called the Son of God.

Luke 1:35 - Young's Living Translation

And the messenger answering said to her, `The Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee, therefore also the holy-begotten thing shall be called Son of God;

Luke 1:35 - Additional Comments

The angels answer in effect - it will be a miracle by the Holy Spirit.
Regarding the title "Son of God" -
- The angel prophesied in this verse Jesus would be called the "Son of God".
- Mark, at the beginning of his gospel, gives Jesus the title Son of God (Mark 1:1).
- John the Baptist declares Jesus to be the Son of God (John 1:34).
- The devil tempts Jesus with the power associated with being the Son of God (Luke 4:3,9).
- Nathanael, upon learning Jesus saw him under the fig tree, declared Him to be the Son of God (John 1:49).
- Martha calls Jesus the Son of God, and equates it to being the Christ (John 11:27).
- The demons in the possessed man declared Jesus to be the Son of God, equating it to being the Christ (Luke 4:41).
- The apostles, marveling at Jesus when he calmed the wind and the waves, called Him the Son of God (Matt 14:33).
- Jesus declares Himself to be the Son of God (John 3:18, 5:25, 9:35, 10:36, 11:4).
- Jesus Himself acknowledged He is the Son of God during the interrogation by the chief priests and scribes (Matt 26:63-64, Luke 22:70).
- Immediately after Jesus' death, when the centurion saw the earthquake and the other events, he acknowledged Jesus was the Son of God (Matt 27:54).
- John, at the end of his gospel, calls Jesus the Son of God, and equates it to being the Christ (John 20:31).

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