Luke 1:25

Luke 1:25 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
• New International Version (NIV)“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.”
• English Standard Version (ESV)"Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people."
• New King James Version (NKJV)“Thus the Lord has dealt with me, in the days when He looked on me, to take away my reproach among people.”

Context of Luke 1:25

23When Zechariah’s week of service in the Temple was over, he returned home. 24Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months. “How kind the Lord is!” she exclaimed. “He has taken away my disgrace of having no children.” 26In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee, 27to a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph, a descendant of King David.

Luke 1:25 word by word

ὅτι οὕτως μοι πεποίηκεν κύριος ἐν ἡμέραις αἷς ἐπεῖδεν ἀφελεῖν ὄνειδός μου ἐν ἀνθρώποις.¶Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• ·ὅτιhoti · that/since: thatG3754
• Thusοὕτωςhoutō · thus(-ly)G3779
• hathποιέωpoieō · to do/make: doG4160
• the Lordὁho hē to · the/this/whoG3588
• the Lordκύριοςkurios · lord: GodG2962
• with meἐγώegō · I/weG1473
• inἐνen · in/on/amongG1722
• the daysἡμέραhēmera · dayG2250
• whereinὅςhos hē ho · whichG3739
• he looked onἐπεῖδονepeidon · to look uponG1896
• to take awayἀφαιρέωaphaireō · to removeG851
• reproachὄνειδοςoneidos · disgraceG3681
• menἄνθρωποςanthrōpos · a humanG444

Cross-references for Luke 1:25

• Luke 1:13But the angel said, “Don’t be afraid, Zechariah! God has heard your prayer. Your wife, Elizabeth, will give you a son, and you are to name him John.
• Genesis 21:1The Lord kept his word and did for Sarah exactly what he had promised.
• Genesis 25:21Isaac pleaded with the Lord on behalf of his wife, because she was unable to have children. The Lord answered Isaac’s prayer, and Rebekah became pregnant with twins.
• Genesis 30:22Then God remembered Rachel’s plight and answered her prayers by enabling her to have children.
• 1 Samuel 1:19The entire family got up early the next morning and went to worship the Lord once more. Then they returned home to Ramah. When Elkanah slept with Hannah, the Lord remembered her plea,
• 1 Samuel 2:21And the Lord blessed Hannah, and she conceived and gave birth to three sons and two daughters. Meanwhile, Samuel grew up in the presence of the Lord.
• Hebrews 11:11It was by faith that even Sarah was able to have a child, though she was barren and was too old. She believed that God would keep his promise.
• Genesis 30:23She became pregnant and gave birth to a son. “God has removed my disgrace,” she said.
• 1 Samuel 1:6So Peninnah would taunt Hannah and make fun of her because the Lord had kept her from having children.
• Isaiah 4:1In that day so few men will be left that seven women will fight for each man, saying, “Let us all marry you! We will provide our own food and clothing. Only let us take your name so we won’t be mocked as old maids.”
• Isaiah 54:1“Sing, O childless woman, you who have never given birth! Break into loud and joyful song, O Jerusalem, you who have never been in labor. For the desolate woman now has more children than the woman who lives with her husband,” says the Lord.

Commentaries on Luke 1:25

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 25To take away my reproach - As fruitfulness was a part of the promise of God to his people, Genesis 17:6, and children, on this account, being considered as a particular blessing from heaven, Exodus 23:20; Leviticus 26:9; : Psalm 127:3; so barrenness was considered among the Jews as a reproach, and a token of the disapprobation of the Lord. 1 Samuel 1:6. But see Luke 1:36.Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 25Thus - In this merciful manner. To take away my reproach - Among the Jews, a family of children was counted a signal blessing, an evidence of the favor of God, Psalm 113:9; Psalm 128:3; Isaiah 4:1; Isaiah 44:3-4; Leviticus 26:9. To be “barren,” therefore, or to be destitute of children, was considered a “reproach” or a “disgrace,” 1 Samuel 1:6.Read the comment
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary · v. 5-25Verses 5-25 The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners as all are, and were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they were eminent for piety and integrity. They had no children, and it could not be expected that Elisabeth should have any in her old age. While Zacharias was burning incense in the temple, the whole multitude of the people were praying without. All the prayers we offer up to God, are acceptable and successful only…Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 5-255. Herod--(See on Mt 2:1). course of Abia--or Abijah; the eighth of the twenty-four orders of courses into which David divided the priests (see 1Ch 24:1, 4, 10). Of these courses only four returned after the captivity (Ezr 2:34-39), which were again subdivided into twenty-four--retaining the ancient name and order of each. They took the whole temple service for a week each. his wife was of the daughters of Aaron--The priests might marry into any tribe…Read the comment

Topics related to Luke 1:25

• Barrenness
• Childlessness
• Conception
• Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
• Joy
• Miracles
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

In the dictionaries

• Barren
• Begin
• Certainty
• Conceive
• Estate
• 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