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Luke 1:26-80

26NowG1161 in the sixthG1623 monthG3376 the angelG32 1GabrielG1043 was sentG649 from GodG2316 to a cityG4172 in GalileeG1056 calledG3686 2NazarethG3478, 27to 3a virginG3933 4engagedG3423 to a manG435 whoseG3739 nameG3686 was JosephG2501, 5of the 6descendantsG3624 of DavidG1160; and the virgin’sG3933 nameG3686 was 7MaryG3137. 28And comingG1525 in, he saidG3004 to her, “GreetingsG5463, 8favoredG5487 one! The LordG2962 9is with you.” 29But she 10was veryG1298 perplexedG1298 at this statementG3056, and kept ponderingG1260 whatG4217 kindG4217 of salutationG783 thisG3778 was. 30The angelG32 saidG3004 to her, “11Do not be afraidG5399, MaryG3137; for you have foundG2147 favorG5485 with GodG2316. 31And beholdG2400, you will conceiveG4815 in your wombG1064 and bearG5088 a sonG5207, and you 12shall nameG3686 Him JesusG2424. 32He will be greatG3173 and will be calledG2564 the SonG5207 of 13the MostG5310 HighG5310; and the LordG2962 GodG2316 will giveG1325 Him 14the throneG2362 of His fatherG3962 DavidG1160; 3315and He will reignG936 overG1909 the houseG3624 of JacobG2384 foreverG165, 16and His kingdomG932 will have noG3756 endG5056.” 34MaryG3137 saidG3004 to the angelG32, “HowG4459 17can thisG3778 be, sinceG1893 I 18am a virginG435G3756G1097?” 35The angelG32 answeredG611 and saidG3004 to her, “19The HolyG40 SpiritG4151 will comeG1904 upon you, and the powerG1411 of 20the MostG5310 HighG5310 will overshadowG1982 you; and for that reasonG1352 21the 22holyG40 ChildG1080 shall be calledG2564 23the SonG5207 of GodG2316. 36And beholdG2400, evenG2532 your relativeG4773 ElizabethG1665 has alsoG2532 conceivedG4815 a sonG5207 in her oldG1094 ageG1094; and 24she who was calledG2564 barrenG4723 is now in her sixthG1623 monthG3376. 37For 2526nothingG3756G3956G4487 will be impossibleG101 with GodG2316.” 38And MaryG3137 saidG3004, “BeholdG2400, the 27bondslaveG1401 of the LordG2962; may it be doneG1096 to me accordingG2596 to your wordG4487.” And the angelG32 departedG565 from her.

39NowG1161 28at thisG3778 timeG2250 MaryG3137 aroseG450 and wentG4198 in a hurryG4710 to 29the hillG3714 countryG3714, to a cityG4172 of JudahG2455, 40and enteredG1525 the houseG3624 of ZachariasG2197 and greetedG782 ElizabethG1665. 41WhenG5613 ElizabethG1665 heardG191 Mary’sG3137 greetingG783, the babyG1025 leapedG4640 in her wombG2836; and ElizabethG1665 was 30filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151. 42And she criedG400 out with a loudG3173 voiceG2906 and saidG3004, “BlessedG2127 are you amongG1722 womenG1135, and blessedG2127 is the fruitG2590 of your wombG2836! 43And 31howG4159 has it happened to me, that the motherG3384 of 32my LordG2962 would comeG2064 to me? 44For beholdG2400, whenG5613 the soundG5456 of your greetingG783 reachedG1096 my earsG3775, the babyG1025 leapedG4640 in my wombG2836 for joyG20. 45And 33blessedG3107 is she who 34believedG4100 that there would be a fulfillmentG5050 of what had been spokenG2980 to her 35by the LordG2962.”

46And MaryG3137 saidG3004: “36My soulG5590 3738exaltsG3170 the LordG2962,47And 39my spiritG4151 has rejoicedG21 in 40GodG2316 my SaviorG4990.48For 41He has hadG1914 regardG1914 for the humbleG5014 stateG5014 of His 42bondslaveG1401; For beholdG2400, from thisG3568 timeG3568 on allG3956 generationsG1074 will countG3106 me 43blessedG3106.49For the MightyG1415 OneG1415 has doneG4160 greatG3173 thingsG3173 for me; And holyG40 is His nameG3686.5044And His mercyG1656 is 45upon generationG1074 afterG2532 generationG1074 Toward thoseG3588 who fearG5399 Him.5146He has doneG4160 47mightyG2904 deedsG2904 with His armG1023; He has scatteredG1287 those who were proudG5244 in the 48thoughtsG1271 of their heartG2588.52He has broughtG2507 downG2507 rulersG1413 from their thronesG2362, And has 49exaltedG5312 those who were humbleG5011.5350He has filledG1705 the hungryG3983 with goodG18 thingsG18; And sentG1821 awayG1821 the richG4147 empty-handedG2756.54He has givenG482 helpG482 to IsraelG2474 His servantG3816, 51In remembranceG3403 of His mercyG1656,5552As He spokeG2980 to our fathersG3962, 53To AbrahamG11 and his 54descendantsG4690 foreverG165.”

56And MaryG3137 stayedG3306 with her aboutG5613 threeG5140 monthsG3376, and then returnedG5290 to her homeG3624.

57NowG1161 the timeG5550 55had comeG4092 for ElizabethG1665 to giveG5088 birthG5088, and she gaveG1080 birthG5088 to a sonG5207. 58Her neighborsG4040 and her relativesG4773 heardG191 that the LordG2962 had 5657displayedG3170 His greatG3170 mercyG1656 towardG3326 her; and they were rejoicingG4796 with her.

59And it happenedG1096 that on 58the eighthG3590 dayG2250 they cameG2064 to circumciseG4059 the childG3813, and they were going to callG2564 him ZachariasG2197, 59afterG1909 his fatherG3962. 60But his motherG3384 answeredG611 and saidG3004, “NoG3780 indeedG3780; but 60he shall be calledG2564 JohnG2491.” 61And they saidG3004 to her, “There is noG3762 oneG3762 amongG1537 your relativesG4772 whoG3739 is calledG2564 by that nameG3686.” 62And they 61madeG1770 signsG1770 to his fatherG3962, as to whatG5101G302 he wantedG2309 him calledG2564. 63And he askedG154 for a tabletG4093 and wroteG1125 as followsG3004, “62His nameG3686 is JohnG2491.” And they were allG3956 astonishedG2296. 6463And at onceG3916 his mouthG4750 was openedG455 and his tongueG1100 loosed, and he began to speakG2980 in praiseG2127 of GodG2316. 65FearG5401 cameG1096 on allG3956 thoseG3588 livingG4039 aroundG4039 them; and allG3956 theseG3778 mattersG4487 were being talkedG1255 aboutG1255 in allG3650 64the hillG3714 countryG3714 of JudeaG2453. 66AllG3956 who heardG191 them keptG5087 them in mindG2588, sayingG3004, “WhatG5101 thenG686 will thisG3778 childG3813 turn out to be?” For 65the handG5495 of the LordG2962 was certainlyG2532 with him.

67And his fatherG3962 ZachariasG2197 66was filledG4092 with the HolyG40 SpiritG4151, and 67prophesiedG4395, sayingG3004:68“68BlessedG2128 be the LordG2962 GodG2316 of IsraelG2474, For He has visitedG1980 us and accomplishedG4160 69redemptionG3085 for His peopleG2992,69And has raisedG1453 up a 70hornG2768 of salvationG4991 for us In the houseG3624 of DavidG1160 71His servantG3816--7072As He spokeG2980 by the mouthG4750 of His holyG40 prophetsG4396 73from of oldG165--717475SalvationG4991 76from our enemiesG2190, And from the handG5495 of allG3956 who hateG3404 us;7277To showG4160 mercyG1656 towardG3326 our fathersG3962, 78And to rememberG3403 His holyG40 covenantG1242,7379The oathG3727 whichG3739 He sworeG3660 to AbrahamG11 our fatherG3962,74To grantG1325 us that we, being rescuedG4506 from the handG5495 of our enemiesG2190, Might serveG3000 Him withoutG870 fearG870,7580In holinessG3742 and righteousnessG1343 beforeG1799 Him allG3956 our daysG2250.76And you, childG3813, will be calledG2564 the 81prophetG4396 of 82the MostG5310 HighG5310; For you will goG4313 on 83beforeG1799 the LordG2962 to 84prepareG2090 His waysG3598;77To giveG1325 to His peopleG2992 the knowledgeG1108 of salvationG4991 85By 86the forgivenessG859 of their sinsG266,78BecauseG1223 of the tenderG4698 mercyG1656 of our GodG2316, With whichG3739 87the SunriseG395 from on highG5311 will visitG1980 us,7988To shineG2014 upon thoseG3588 who sitG2521 in darknessG4655 and the shadowG4639 of deathG2288, To guideG2720 our feetG4228 into the 89wayG3598 of peaceG1515.”

8090And the childG3813 continued to growG837 and to becomeG2901 strongG2901 in spiritG4151, and he livedG1510 in the desertsG2048 untilG2193 the dayG2250 of his publicG323 appearanceG323 to IsraelG2474.

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Notes

  1. 1. Luke 1:26 Luke 1:19 ↩
  2. 2. Luke 1:26 Matt 2:23 ↩
  3. 3. Luke 1:27 Matt 1:18 ↩
  4. 4. Luke 1:27 Or betrothed; i.e. the first stage of marriage in Jewish culture, usually lasting for a year before the wedding night. More legal than engagement ↩
  5. 5. Luke 1:27 Matt 1:16, 20; Luke 2:4 ↩
  6. 6. Luke 1:27 Lit house ↩
  7. 7. Luke 1:27 Gr Mariam; i.e. Heb Miriam; so throughout Luke ↩
  8. 8. Luke 1:28 Or woman richly blessed ↩
  9. 9. Luke 1:28 Or be ↩
  10. 10. Luke 1:29 Luke 1:12 ↩
  11. 11. Luke 1:30 Matt 14:27; Luke 1:13 ↩
  12. 12. Luke 1:31 Is 7:14; Matt 1:21, 25; Luke 2:21 ↩
  13. 13. Luke 1:32 Mark 5:7; Luke 1:35, 76; 6:35; Acts 7:48 ↩
  14. 14. Luke 1:32 2 Sam 7:12, 13, 16; Is 9:7 ↩
  15. 15. Luke 1:33 Matt 1:1 ↩
  16. 16. Luke 1:33 2 Sam 7:13, 16; Ps 89:36, 37; Dan 2:44; 7:14, 18, 27; Matt 28:18 ↩
  17. 17. Luke 1:34 Lit will ↩
  18. 18. Luke 1:34 Lit know no man ↩
  19. 19. Luke 1:35 Matt 1:18 ↩
  20. 20. Luke 1:35 Luke 1:32 ↩
  21. 21. Luke 1:35 Mark 1:24 ↩
  22. 22. Luke 1:35 Lit the holy thing begotten ↩
  23. 23. Luke 1:35 Matt 4:3; John 1:34, 49; 20:31 ↩
  24. 24. Luke 1:36 Lit this is the sixth month to her who ↩
  25. 25. Luke 1:37 Lit not any word ↩
  26. 26. Luke 1:37 Gen 18:14; Jer 32:17; Matt 19:26 ↩
  27. 27. Luke 1:38 I.e. female slave ↩
  28. 28. Luke 1:39 Lit in these days ↩
  29. 29. Luke 1:39 Josh 20:7; 21:11; Luke 1:65 ↩
  30. 30. Luke 1:41 Luke 1:67; Acts 2:4; 4:8; 9:17 ↩
  31. 31. Luke 1:43 Lit from where this to me ↩
  32. 32. Luke 1:43 Luke 2:11 ↩
  33. 33. Luke 1:45 Luke 1:20, 48 ↩
  34. 34. Luke 1:45 Or believed, because there will be ↩
  35. 35. Luke 1:45 Lit from ↩
  36. 36. Luke 1:46 Luke 1:46-53: 1 Sam 2:1-10 ↩
  37. 37. Luke 1:46 Lit makes great ↩
  38. 38. Luke 1:46 Ps 34:2f ↩
  39. 39. Luke 1:47 Ps 35:9; Hab 3:18 ↩
  40. 40. Luke 1:47 1 Tim 1:1; 2:3; Titus 1:3; 2:10; 3:4; Jude 25 ↩
  41. 41. Luke 1:48 Ps 138:6 ↩
  42. 42. Luke 1:48 I.e. female slave ↩
  43. 43. Luke 1:48 Luke 1:45 ↩
  44. 44. Luke 1:50 Ps 103:17 ↩
  45. 45. Luke 1:50 Lit unto generations and generations ↩
  46. 46. Luke 1:51 Ps 98:1; 118:15 ↩
  47. 47. Luke 1:51 Lit might ↩
  48. 48. Luke 1:51 Lit thought, attitude ↩
  49. 49. Luke 1:52 Job 5:11 ↩
  50. 50. Luke 1:53 Ps 107:9 ↩
  51. 51. Luke 1:54 Lit So as to remember ↩
  52. 52. Luke 1:55 Gen 17:19; Ps 132:11; Gal 3:16 ↩
  53. 53. Luke 1:55 Gen 17:7 ↩
  54. 54. Luke 1:55 Lit seed ↩
  55. 55. Luke 1:57 Lit was fulfilled ↩
  56. 56. Luke 1:58 Lit magnified ↩
  57. 57. Luke 1:58 Gen 19:19 ↩
  58. 58. Luke 1:59 Gen 17:12; Lev 12:3; Luke 2:21; Phil 3:5 ↩
  59. 59. Luke 1:59 Lit after the name of ↩
  60. 60. Luke 1:60 Luke 1:13, 63 ↩
  61. 61. Luke 1:62 Luke 1:22 ↩
  62. 62. Luke 1:63 Luke 1:13, 60 ↩
  63. 63. Luke 1:64 Luke 1:20 ↩
  64. 64. Luke 1:65 Luke 1:39 ↩
  65. 65. Luke 1:66 Acts 11:21 ↩
  66. 66. Luke 1:67 Luke 1:41; Acts 2:4, 8; 9:17 ↩
  67. 67. Luke 1:67 Joel 2:28 ↩
  68. 68. Luke 1:68 1 Kin 1:48; Ps 41:13; 72:18; 106:48 ↩
  69. 69. Luke 1:68 Luke 1:71; 2:38; Heb 9:12 ↩
  70. 70. Luke 1:69 1 Sam 2:1, 10; Ps 18:2; 89:17; 132:17; Ezek 29:21 ↩
  71. 71. Luke 1:69 Matt 1:1 ↩
  72. 72. Luke 1:70 Rom 1:2 ↩
  73. 73. Luke 1:70 Acts 3:21 ↩
  74. 74. Luke 1:71 Or Deliverance ↩
  75. 75. Luke 1:71 Luke 1:68 ↩
  76. 76. Luke 1:71 Ps 106:10 ↩
  77. 77. Luke 1:72 Mic 7:20 ↩
  78. 78. Luke 1:72 Ps 105:8f, 42; 106:45 ↩
  79. 79. Luke 1:73 Gen 22:16ff; Heb 6:13 ↩
  80. 80. Luke 1:75 Eph 4:24 ↩
  81. 81. Luke 1:76 Matt 11:9 ↩
  82. 82. Luke 1:76 Luke 1:32 ↩
  83. 83. Luke 1:76 Mal 3:1; Matt 11:10; Mark 1:2; Luke 7:27 ↩
  84. 84. Luke 1:76 Luke 1:17 ↩
  85. 85. Luke 1:77 Or Consisting in ↩
  86. 86. Luke 1:77 Jer 31:34; Mark 1:4 ↩
  87. 87. Luke 1:78 Mal 4:2; Eph 5:14; 2 Pet 1:19 ↩
  88. 88. Luke 1:79 Is 9:2 ↩
  89. 89. Luke 1:79 Is 59:8; Matt 4:16 ↩
  90. 90. Luke 1:80 Luke 2:40 ↩

Commentaries on Luke 1

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