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Luke 1:26
26In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
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,
- 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,
- New Living Translation (NLT)In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee,
Context of Luke 1:26
24After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion. 25“The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.” In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, 27to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary. 28The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
Read all of Luke 1Luke 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 1:24After this his wife Elizabeth became pregnant and for five months remained in seclusion.
- Luke 1:19The angel said to him, “I am Gabriel. I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to tell you this good news.
- Luke 2:4So Joseph also went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to Bethlehem the town of David, because he belonged to the house and line of David.
- Matthew 2:23and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was said through the prophets, that he would be called a Nazarene.
- John 1:45Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the one Moses wrote about in the Law, and about whom the prophets also wrote—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”
- John 7:41Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others asked, “How can the Messiah 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
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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
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