Luke 1:33
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New International Version (©2011)
and he will reign over Jacob's descendants forever; his kingdom will never end."

New Living Translation (©2007)
And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!"

English Standard Version (©2001)
and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.”

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end."

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.

International Standard Version (©2012)
He will rule over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end."

NET Bible (©2006)
He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end."

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And he will reign over the house of Jaqob eternally and to his Kingdom there will not be an end.”

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
Your son will be king of Jacob's people forever, and his kingdom will never end."

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob forever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

American King James Version
And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

American Standard Version
and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Darby Bible Translation
and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end.

English Revised Version
and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.

Webster's Bible Translation
And he will reign over the house of Jacob for ever, and of his kingdom there will be no end.

Weymouth New Testament
and He will be King over the House of Jacob for the Ages, and of His Kingdom there will be no end."

World English Bible
and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom."

Young's Literal Translation
and he shall reign over the house of Jacob to the ages; and of his reign there shall be no end.'

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

1:26-38 We have here an account of the mother of our Lord; though we are not to pray to her, yet we ought to praise God for her. Christ must be born miraculously. The angel's address means only, Hail, thou that art the especially chosen and favoured of the Most High, to attain the honour Jewish mothers have so long desired. This wondrous salutation and appearance troubled Mary. The angel then assured her that she had found favour with God, and would become the mother of a son whose name she should call Jesus, the Son of the Highest, one in a nature and perfection with the Lord God. JESUS! the name that refreshes the fainting spirits of humbled sinners; sweet to speak and sweet to hear, Jesus, a Saviour! We know not his riches and our own poverty, therefore we run not to him; we perceive not that we are lost and perishing, therefore a Saviour is a word of little relish. Were we convinced of the huge mass of guilt that lies upon us, and the wrath that hangs over us for it, ready to fall upon us, it would be our continual thought, Is the Saviour mine? And that we might find him so, we should trample on all that hinders our way to him. Mary's reply to the angel was the language of faith and humble admiration, and she asked no sign for the confirming her faith. Without controversy, great was the mystery of godliness, God manifest in the flesh, 1Ti 3:16. Christ's human nature must be produced so, as it was fit that should be which was to be taken into union with the Divine nature. And we must, as Mary here, guide our desires by the word of God. In all conflicts, let us remember that with God nothing is impossible; and as we read and hear his promises, let us turn them into prayers, Behold the willing servant of the Lord; let it be unto me according to thy word.

Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

And he shall reign over the house of Jacob,.... Not over the Jews, the posterity of Jacob, in a literal sense; but over the whole Israel of God, consisting of Jews and Gentiles. For as his father David reigned over the Idumeans, Syrians, and others, as well as over the house of Judah and Israel, so this his son shall reign over both Jews and Gentiles: his kingdom shall be from one end of the earth to the other, even over all the elect of God; who in successive generations call themselves by the name of Jacob, and surname themselves by the name of Israel, of whatsoever nation they be; and this reign of his shall be

for ever, and of his kingdom there shall be no end; referring to Isaiah 9:7 see also Daniel 2:44 Daniel 7:14 he shall reign in the hearts of his people here unto the end of the world; and with his saints a thousand years in the new heavens and new earth; and with them to all eternity, in the ultimate glory.

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The Birth of Jesus Foretold
…32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give to him the throne of his father David: 33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end. 34Then said Mary to the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man? …

2 Samuel 7:13 He is the one who will build a house for my Name, and I will establish the throne of his kingdom forever.
2 Samuel 7:16 Your house and your kingdom will endure forever before me; your throne will be established forever.'"
Psalm 89:4 I will establish your line forever and make your throne firm through all generations.'"
Psalm 89:36 that his line will continue forever and his throne endure before me like the sun;
Psalm 89:37 it will be established forever like the moon, the faithful witness in the sky."
Isaiah 9:7 Of the greatness of his government and peace there will be no end. He will reign on David's throne and over his kingdom, establishing and upholding it with justice and righteousness from that time on and forever. The zeal of the LORD Almighty will accomplish this.
Isaiah 16:5 In love a throne will be established; in faithfulness a man will sit on it-- one from the house of David-- one who in judging seeks justice and speeds the cause of righteousness.
Jeremiah 23:5 "The days are coming," declares the LORD, "when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.
Daniel 2:44 "In the time of those kings, the God of heaven will set up a kingdom that will never be destroyed, nor will it be left to another people. It will crush all those kingdoms and bring them to an end, but it will itself endure forever.
Daniel 4:34 At the end of that time, I, Nebuchadnezzar, raised my eyes toward heaven, and my sanity was restored. Then I praised the Most High; I honored and glorified him who lives forever. His dominion is an eternal dominion; his kingdom endures from generation to generation.
Daniel 6:26 "I issue a decree that in every part of my kingdom people must fear and reverence the God of Daniel. "For he is the living God and he endures forever; his kingdom will not be destroyed, his dominion will never end.
Daniel 7:14 He was given authority, glory and sovereign power; all nations and peoples of every language worshiped him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion that will not pass away, and his kingdom is one that will never be destroyed.