Luke 1:33 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

Luke 1:31 and behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus.

Luke 1:32 *He* shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest; and [the] Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father;

Luke 1:33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end.

Luke 1:34 But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man?

Luke 1:35 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.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "reign", "over", "house", "jacob", "ages", and "kingdom". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "reign", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 32's "He shall be great and shall be..." into verse 34's "But Mary said to the angel How...", so "shall" and "reign" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "shall" and "reign" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.