Luke 1:33 (GNV)

Passage

And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome shall bee none ende.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:31 For loe, thou shalt conceiue in thy wobe, and beare a sonne, and shalt call his name Iesus.

Luke 1:32 He shall be great, and shall be called the Sonne of the most High, and the Lord God shall giue vnto him the throne of his father Dauid.

Luke 1:33 And hee shall reigne ouer the house of Iacob for euer, and of his kingdome shall bee none ende.

Luke 1:34 Then sayde Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I knowe not man?

Luke 1:35 And the Angel answered, and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the most High shall ouershadowe thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall be called the Sonne of God.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "shall", "reigne", "ouer", "house", "iacob", "euer", and "kingdome". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "shall" and "reigne", 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 "Then sayde Marie vnto the Angel How...", so "shall" and "reigne" 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 "reigne" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.