Luke 1:14
Good News Translation
How glad and happy you will be, and how happy many others will be when he is born!

New Revised Standard Version
You will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,

Contemporary English Version
His birth will make you very happy, and many people will be glad.

New American Bible
And you will have joy and gladness, and many will rejoice at his birth,

Douay-Rheims Bible
And thou shalt have joy and gladness: and many shall rejoice in his nativity.

Treasury of Scripture Knowledge

And thou shalt have joy and gladness: and many shall rejoice in his nativity.

Luke 1:58 And her neighbors and kinsfolks heard that the Lord had shewed his great mercy towards her: and they congratulated with her.

Genesis 21:6 And Sara said: God hath made a laughter for me: whosoever shall hear of it will laugh with me.

Proverbs 15:20 A wise son maketh a father joyful: but the foolish man despiseth his mother.

Proverbs 23:15,24 My son, if thy mind be wise, my heart shall rejoice with thee: . . .

Context
Gabriel Foretells John's Birth
13But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard: and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son. And thou shalt call his name John. 14And thou shalt have joy and gladness: and many shall rejoice in his nativity. 15For he shall be great before the Lord and shall drink no wine nor strong drink: and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.…
Cross References
Luke 1:13
But the angel said to him: Fear not, Zachary, for thy prayer is heard: and thy wife Elizabeth shall bear thee a son. And thou shalt call his name John.

Luke 1:15
For he shall be great before the Lord and shall drink no wine nor strong drink: and he shall be filled with the Holy Ghost, even from his mother's womb.

Luke 1:13
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