And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
Parallel translations
- WEB and he will reign over the house of Jacob forever. There will be no end to his Kingdom.”
- BSB and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever. His kingdom will never end!”
- NKJV And He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”
- NASB and He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and His kingdom will have no end.”
- NLT And he will reign over Israel forever; his Kingdom will never end!”
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Jesus will reign over Jacob's house forever, with a kingdom that never ends. His rule is eternal and unshakable.
Overview
The angel proclaims the endless reign of Jesus over God's people, fulfilling the promise of an everlasting Davidic kingdom. Unlike earthly kings, his rule will never cease. This points to Christ's eternal lordship over all who belong to him.
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Cross-references · 20
- Dan 2:44And in the days of these kings shall the God of heaven set up a kingdom, which shall never be destroyed: and the kingdom shall not be left to other people, but it shall break in pieces and consume all these kingdoms, and it shall stand for ever.
- Heb 1:8But unto the Son he saith, Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: a sceptre of righteousness is the sceptre of thy kingdom.
- Dan 7:13–14I saw in the night visions, and, behold, one like the Son of man came with the clouds of heaven, and came to the Ancient of days, and they brought him near before him.
- Dan 7:27And the kingdom and dominion, and the greatness of the kingdom under the whole heaven, shall be given to the people of the saints of the most High, whose kingdom is an everlasting kingdom, and all dominions shall serve and obey him.
- 2 Sam 7:16And thine house and thy kingdom shall be established for ever before thee: thy throne shall be established for ever.
- Ps 89:35–37Once have I sworn by my holiness that I will not lie unto David.
- Rev 11:15And the seventh angel sounded; and there were great voices in heaven, saying, The kingdoms of this world are become the kingdoms of our Lord, and of his Christ; and he shall reign for ever and ever.
- Matt 28:18And Jesus came and spake unto them, saying, All power is given unto me in heaven and in earth.
- 1 Cor 15:24–25Then cometh the end, when he shall have delivered up the kingdom to God, even the Father; when he shall have put down all rule and all authority and power.
- Ps 45:6Thy throne, O God, is for ever and ever: the sceptre of thy kingdom is a right sceptre.
- Mic 4:7And I will make her that halted a remnant, and her that was cast far off a strong nation: and the LORD shall reign over them in mount Zion from henceforth, even for ever.
- Dan 7:18But the saints of the most High shall take the kingdom, and possess the kingdom for ever, even for ever and ever.
- Rev 22:3–5And there shall be no more curse: but the throne of God and of the Lamb shall be in it; and his servants shall serve him:
- Gal 3:29And if ye be Christ’s, then are ye Abraham’s seed, and heirs according to the promise.
- Rev 20:4–6And I saw thrones, and they sat upon them, and judgment was given unto them: and I saw the souls of them that were beheaded for the witness of Jesus, and for the word of God, and which had not worshipped the beast, neither his image, neither had received his mark upon their foreheads, or in their hands; and they lived and reigned with Christ a thousand years.
- Gal 6:16And as many as walk according to this rule, peace be on them, and mercy, and upon the Israel of God.
- Rom 9:6Not as though the word of God hath taken none effect. For they are not all Israel, which are of Israel:
- Phil 3:3For we are the circumcision, which worship God in the spirit, and rejoice in Christ Jesus, and have no confidence in the flesh.
- Obad 1:21And saviours shall come up on mount Zion to judge the mount of Esau; and the kingdom shall be the LORD’s.
- Matt 1:1The book of the generation of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
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