Luke 1:31
And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
Cross-references
In Luke 1:27, Mary is introduced as a virgin betrothed — the necessary context for the miraculous conception announced here.
In Luke 1:13, Gabriel announces John's birth to Zechariah — a parallel announcement of a miraculous son, setting a pattern for Jesus.
In Luke 1:35, the angel explains how Mary will conceive this son by the Holy Spirit, directly continuing the annunciation.
In Luke 2:21, Jesus is named at circumcision as the angel commanded — fulfilling the naming instruction given here.
Matthew 1:25 records Joseph naming the child Jesus, fulfilling the angel's command to Mary here.
In Matthew 1:23, the angel quotes Isaiah's prophecy about the virgin's son being called Immanuel — connecting Jesus' birth to the prophetic promise.
In Isaiah 7:14, the prophet foretells a virgin conceiving and bearing a son named Immanuel — the prophecy fulfilled in Jesus' birth.
In Matthew 1:21, the angel tells Joseph to name him Jesus 'for he will save his people from their sins' — giving the meaning behind the name.
John 1:14 describes the Word becoming flesh, the same child whose birth is announced here.
Matthew 1:16 concludes the genealogy with Jesus' birth and name, confirming the same child announced here.
Micah 5:2 prophesies a ruler from Bethlehem with eternal origins — directly fulfilled in Jesus' birth announced in Luke 1:31.
Isaiah 49:1 describes the Lord's servant called from the womb and named by God — a direct typological parallel to Jesus' naming.
Psalm 72:17 foretells a king whose name endures and brings blessing — a messianic prophecy fulfilled in Jesus' naming.
Acts 13:23 declares Jesus as the promised Savior from David's offspring, fulfilling the birth announced here.
2 Samuel 7:13 promises David an everlasting throne through his offspring; Jesus fulfills this Davidic covenant.
Romans 1:3 identifies Jesus as descended from David according to the flesh, matching the lineage announced here.
Genesis 3:15 promises the seed of the woman who will crush the serpent; Jesus is that promised offspring.
In Galatians 4:4, Paul describes God sending His Son, born of a woman — the theological significance of the birth announced here.
Acts 2:30 cites God's oath to David about a descendant on his throne — the same Jesus whose birth is foretold here.
Hosea 1:4 records a symbolic naming for judgment — in contrast, Jesus' naming in Luke 1:31 signals salvation.
Psalm 18:50 speaks of God's unfailing love to David's anointed forever; Jesus is the ultimate anointed descendant.
2 Kings 4:16 records Elisha prophesying a son to the Shunammite, a parallel miraculous birth announcement.
Judges 13:3 records an angel announcing Samson's birth, mirroring the pattern of divine birth announcement.
Genesis 16:11 has an angel announce Ishmael's birth with similar wording 'you will conceive and bear a son'.