Back to Today
Luke 1:35
The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God."
Permalink Verse page
Interpretation

Luke 1:35 shows a holy spirit that is lived within concrete decisions—see "holy" and "angel". Choose holy spirit when pressure tempts shortcuts—brighten hope by remembering. Holiness & Sanctification connects here: Set‑apart life rooted in God’s holiness and empowered by the Spirit (Lev 19:2; 1 Pet 1:16; Rom 8).

Context

Luke speaks here as gospel narrative writing, highlighting holy spirit. Within ch. 1, a small unit frames the emphasis. It edges toward holiness & sanctification. Watch the terms “holy” and “angel”.

Authorship & Historical Background

Early sources associate Luke with Luke the physician (companion of Paul). Modern scholarship on Luke sees Anonymous; author also wrote Acts; polished Greek historian‑theologian.. Scholars commonly date Luke AD 80–90. Luke addresses Broader Greco‑Roman audience.. This verse leans into holiness & sanctification. A careful historian-theologian frames a universal horizon.

More details
Traditional:Luke the physician (companion of Paul)
Modern scholarship:Anonymous; author also wrote Acts; polished Greek historian‑theologian.
Date:AD 80–90
Audience:Broader Greco‑Roman audience.
Manuscripts & Textual Witnesses
The Greek text is preserved in over 5,800 manuscripts, more than any other surviving ancient work. Early papyri from the 2nd-3rd centuries like P46, P66, P75 provide text within 100–150 years of composition. Major uncial codices (Sinaiticus, Vaticanus, 4th century) contain complete or near-complete texts. The Byzantine text family represents the majority of later manuscripts. Textual variants exist but are mostly minor: word order, articles, spelling. No central Christian doctrine depends on any disputed text. Modern critical editions compare all manuscript families to determine the most likely original reading.
Sources & witness notes
SinaiticusVaticanusP46