Luke 1:26

Luke 1:26 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
• New International Version (NIV)In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
• English Standard Version (ESV)In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
• New King James Version (NKJV)Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

Context of Luke 1:26

24Soon, a baby was growing inside his wife Elizabeth. She stayed in her house for five months. 25‘The Lord has now given me a baby,’ she said. ‘He has been kind to me. Because of this, other people cannot say bad things about me now.’ When Elizabeth's baby had grown inside her for nearly six months, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth. Nazareth is a town in Galilee. 27Gabriel went there to visit a young woman. Her name was Mary. She had never had sex with anyone. She had promised to marry a man called Joseph. He belonged to the family of King David. 28Gabriel went to Mary and said, ‘Hello, Mary. The Lord God loves you very much. He is very near to you.’

Luke 1:26 word by word

Ἐν δὲ τῷ μηνὶ τῷ ἕκτῳ ἀπεστάλη ὁ ἄγγελος Γαβριὴλ ἀπὸ τοῦ θεοῦ εἰς πόλιν τῆς Γαλιλαίας ᾗ ὄνομα ΝαζαρὲθRead the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• ·ὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• Andδέde · thenG1161
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the sixthἕκτοςhektos · sixthG1623
• monthμήνmēn · monthG3376
• the angelἄγγελοςaggelos · angelG32
• GabrielΓαβριήλGabriēl · GabrielG1043
• was sentἀποστέλλωapostellō · to sendG649
• fromὑπόhupo · by/under: byG5259
• Godθεόςtheos · GodG2316
• untoεἰςeis · towardG1519
• a cityπόλιςpolis · cityG4172
• of GalileeΓαλιλαίαGalilaia · GalileeG1056
• namedὄνομαonoma · nameG3686
• NazarethΝαζαρέθ, ΝαζαράNazareth Nazaret · NazarethG3478

Cross-references for Luke 1:26

• Luke 1:24Soon, a baby was growing inside his wife Elizabeth. She stayed in her house for five months.
• Luke 1:19The angel answered, ‘I am called Gabriel. My place is to stand in front of God. I am always ready to work for God. He has sent me to speak to you. He told me that I should tell you this good news.
• Luke 2:4So Joseph went to his home town, Bethlehem. He was living in the town of Nazareth, in Galilee. Bethlehem was in Judea. King David had been born there, so Bethlehem was called the town of David. Joseph belonged to the family of David. That is why he went to Bethlehem.
• Matthew 2:23So Joseph went there and he lived in a town called Nazareth. Long ago God's prophets had said about God's Messiah, ‘He will be called a person from Nazareth.’ Now this had become true.
• John 1:45Philip went to find Nathanael. He told Nathanael, ‘We have found the man that Moses wrote about in the book of God's Law. The prophets also wrote about him. He is Jesus, who is Joseph's son, from Nazareth.’
• John 7:41Other people said, ‘This man is the Messiah.’ But some other people said, ‘The Messiah will not come from Galilee!

Commentaries on Luke 1:26

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 26A city of Galilee - As Joseph and Mary were both of the family of David, the patrimonial estate of which lay in Bethlehem, it seems as if the family residence should have been in that city, and not in Nazareth; for we find that, even after the return from the captivity, the several families went to reside in those cities to which they originally belonged. See Nehemiah 11:3. But it is probable that the holy family removed to Galilee for fear of exciting…Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 26In the sixth month - The sixth month after Elizabeth‘s conception. A city of Galilee named Nazareth - See the notes at Matthew 2:22-23.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
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 26Nazareth was a small village in Galilee, southwest of the Sea of Galilee. People did not think highly of it (see John 1:46).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 2626. sixth month--of Elisabeth's time. Joseph, of the house of David--(See on Mt 1:16).Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:26

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

In the dictionaries

• Gabriel
• Galilee
• God
• Nazareth
• Galilee, Galilean
• Nazareth, Nazarene
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Angel
• Begin
• Certainty

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