Luke 1:26

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,
• New International Version (NIV)In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
• 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,

Context of Luke 1:26

24Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months. 25“How kind the Lord is!” she exclaimed. “He has taken away my disgrace of having no children.” In 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. 28Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!”

Luke 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 1:24Soon afterward his wife, Elizabeth, became pregnant and went into seclusion for five months.
• Luke 1:19Then the angel said, “I am Gabriel! I stand in the very presence of God. It was he who sent me to bring you this good news!
• Luke 2:4And because Joseph was a descendant of King David, he had to go to Bethlehem in Judea, David’s ancient home. He traveled there from the village of Nazareth in Galilee.
• Matthew 2:23So the family went and lived in a town called Nazareth. This fulfilled what the prophets had said: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
• John 1:45Philip went to look for Nathanael and told him, “We have found the very person Moses and the prophets wrote about! His name is Jesus, the son of Joseph from Nazareth.”
• John 7:41Others said, “He is the Messiah.” Still others said, “But he can’t be! Will 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

Topics related to Luke 1:26

• Angel (a Spirit)
• Elisabeth (Elizabeth)
• Gabriel
• Jesus Continued
• Jesus, the Christ
• Joy
• Mary
• Miracles
• Nazareth
• Women
• Zacharias (Zechariah)

In the dictionaries

• Gabriel
• Galilee
• God
• Nazareth
• Galilee, Galilean
• Nazareth, Nazarene
• god, false god, goddess, idol, idolater, idolatrous, idolatry
• Angel
• Begin
• Certainty

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