Luke 1
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Luke 1:26-29

26NowG1161 in the sixthG1623 monthG3376 the angelG32 1GabrielG1043 was sentG649 from GodG2316 to a cityG4172 inG649 GalileeG1056 namedG3686 2NazarethG3478,

27to 3a virginG3933 4betrothedG3423 to a manG435 whoseG3739 nameG3686 was JosephG2501, 5of the 6descendantsG3624 of DavidG1160; and the virgin’sG3933 nameG3686 was 7MaryG3137.

28And comingG1525 inG1525, he saidG3004 to her, “GreetingsG5463, favoredG5487 one! The LordG2962 8is with you.”

29But she 9was veryG1298 perplexedG1298 at this statementG3056, and was ponderingG1260 whatG4217 kindG4217 of greetingG783 thisG3778 was.

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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 Unlike engagement, a betrothed couple was considered married, but did not yet live together ↩
  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, Heb Miriam; so throughout Luke ↩
  8. 8. Luke 1:28 Or be ↩
  9. 9. Luke 1:29 Luke 1:12 ↩

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