Luke 1:56

Luke 1:56 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
• New International Version (NIV)Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.
• English Standard Version (ESV)And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.
• New King James Version (NKJV)And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her house.

Context of Luke 1:56

54He promised that he would be kind to his people, Israel. Now he has come and helped them. 55He made a promise to Abraham and to our other ancestors. Now he has done what he promised.’ Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months. Then she returned to her home. 57The time arrived for Elizabeth to have her baby. She had a son. 58Her family and the people who lived near her heard about her baby. They knew that the Lord had been very kind to her. They saw that she was happy. So they were happy too.

Luke 1:56 word by word

Ἔμεινεν δὲ Μαριὰμ σὺν αὐτῇ ὡς μῆνας τρεῖς καὶ ὑπέστρεψεν εἰς τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Andδέde · thenG1161
• MaryΜαρίαMaria Mariam · MaryG3137
• abodeμένωmenō · to stayG3306
• withσύνsun · withG4862
• herαὐτόςautos · it/s/heG846
• aboutὡσείhōsei · like/as/aboutG5616
• threeτρεῖςtreis tria · ThreeG5140
• monthsμήνmēn · monthG3376
• andκαίkai · andG2532
• returnedὑποστρέφωhupostrephō · to returnG5290
• toεἰςeis · towardG1519
• houseὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• houseοἶκοςoikos · house: homeG3624

Commentaries on Luke 1:56

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 56And Mary abode with her about three months - According to some, the departure of Mary from Hebron must have been but a few days before the birth of John; as nine months had now elapsed since Elisabeth's conception; see Luke 1:36. Hence it immediately follows: -Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 39-56Verses 39-56 It is very good for those who have the work of grace begun in their souls, to communicate one to another. On Mary's arrival, Elisabeth was conscious of the approach of her who was to be the mother of the great Redeemer. At the same time she was filled with the Holy Ghost, and under his influence declared that Mary and her expected child were most blessed and happy, as peculiarly honoured of and dear to the Most High God. Mary, animated by…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5656. abode with her about three months--What an honored roof was that which, for such a period, overarched these cousins! and yet not a trace of it is now to be seen, while the progeny of those two women--the one but the honored pioneer of the other--have made the world new. returned to her own house--at Nazareth, after which took place what is recorded in Mt 1:18-25.Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:56

• Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Mary
• Miracles
• Nazareth
• Readings, Select
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

In the dictionaries

• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Estate
• Mary
• Ministration
• Noise
• Righteousness
• Salutation
• Sign

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