Luke 2:11

KJV

For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.

— Luke 2:11, King James Version
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Study Note

The identification of the newborn as 'a Savior, who is Christ the Lord' packs three christological titles into a single announcement: Savior (Sōtēr, a term used of emperors and gods in the Greco-Roman world), Christ (Messiah, the anointed Davidic king), and Lord (Kyrios, the LXX's translation of YHWH). The political resonance would not have been lost on a first-century audience: Augustus had recently been hailed as 'savior' in the Priene inscription, and Luke places the birth in the context of Caesar's census (verse 1), positioning Jesus as the true Savior against imperial pretension. The addition 'in the city of David' grounds the announcement in Davidic covenant fulfillment, connecting the birth to 2 Samuel 7 and Micah 5:2. This verse was a foundational proof-text for early Christian preaching about the identity of Jesus.

Otras traducciones

ASV

for there is born to you this day in the city of David a Saviour, who is Christ the Lord.

YLT

because there was born to you to-day a Saviour--who is Christ the Lord--in the city of David,

BBE

For on this day, in the town of David, a Saviour has come to birth, who is Christ the Lord.

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