Luke 1:30

Luke 1:30 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
• New International Version (NIV)But the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary; you have found favor with God.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And the angel said to her, "Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

Context of Luke 1:30

28And the angel came to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you.” 29But she was deeply troubled by this statement, wondering what kind of greeting this could be. Then the angel told her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God. 31Now listen: You will conceive and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. 32He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give him the throne of his father David.

Luke 1:30 word by word

καὶ εἶπεν ὁ ἄγγελος αὐτῇ· μὴ φοβοῦ Μαριάμ, εὗρες γὰρ χάριν παρὰ τῷ θεῷ.Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andκαίkai · andG2532
• the angelὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• saidλέγωlegō · to sayG3004
• unto herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• Fearφοβέωphobeō · to fearG5399
• notμήmē · notG3361
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• forγάρgar · forG1063
• thou hast foundεὑρίσκωheuriskō · to find/meetG2147
• favourχάριςcharis · graceG5485
• withπαράpara · from/with/besideG3844
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316

Cross-references for Luke 1:30

• Luke 1:13But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you will name him John.
• Luke 12:32Don’t be afraid, little flock, because your Father delights to give you the kingdom.
• Isaiah 41:10Do not fear, for I am with you; do not be afraid, for I am your God. I will strengthen you; I will help you; I will hold on to you with my righteous right hand.
• Isaiah 43:1Now this is what the Lord says — the one who created you, Jacob, and the one who formed you, Israel — “Do not fear, for I have redeemed you; I have called you by your name; you are mine.
• Isaiah 44:2This is the word of the Lord your Maker, the one who formed you from the womb: He will help you. Do not fear, Jacob my servant, Jeshurun whom I have chosen.
• Matthew 28:5The angel told the women, “Don’t be afraid, because I know you are looking for Jesus who was crucified.
• Acts 18:9The Lord said to Paul in a night vision, “Don’t be afraid, but keep on speaking and don’t be silent.
• Acts 27:24and said, ‘Don’t be afraid, Paul. It is necessary for you to appear before Caesar. And indeed, God has graciously given you all those who are sailing with you.’
• Romans 8:31What, then, are we to say about these things? If God is for us, who is against us?
• Hebrews 13:6Therefore, we may boldly say, The Lord is my helper; I will not be afraid. What can man do to me?

Commentaries on Luke 1:30

• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 30Fear not, Mary - Do not be alarmed at this appearance of an angel. He only comes to announce to you good tidings. Similar language was addressed by an angel to Joseph. See the notes at Matthew 1:20. Thou hast found favour with God - Eminent favor or mercy in being selected to be the mother of the Messiah.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 26-38Verses 26-38 We have here an account of the mother of our Lord; though we are not to pray to her, yet we ought to praise God for her. Christ must be born miraculously. The angel's address means only, Hail, thou that art the especially chosen and favoured of the Most High, to attain the honour Jewish mothers have so long desired. This wondrous salutation and appearance troubled Mary. The angel then assured her that she had found favour with God, and would…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:30

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
• God
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Mary
• Miracles
• Women
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

In the dictionaries

• God
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Angel
• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Estate
• Ministration
• Noise
• Righteousness

Commentaries on Luke 1

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Calvin’s Commentaries
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Catena Aurea
• Illustrated New Testament
• Burkitt’s Expository Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Family Bible Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• John Lightfoot Commentary
• Luther’s Commentary on Selected Bible Passages
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• The People’s New Testament
• Robertson’s Word Pictures
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• The Fourfold Gospel and Commentary on Acts
• Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings