KJV ORIGINAL
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.
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
The angel answered her, 'The Holy Spirit will come to you, and God's power will cover you like a shadow. That's why the holy child you're going to have will be called the Son of God.'
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's own power was about to create something miraculous through Mary — literally the Son of God.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Luke was written by an anonymous author, traditionally identified as Luke, a companion of Paul, for a patron named Theophilus and a wider Gentile audience in the late first century CE. It was written to provide an orderly and reliable account of the life and teachings of Jesus, based on various sources, to confirm the truth of Christian instruction for its readers.
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