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Luke 1:26-27 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verses 26–27
26And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.Luke 1:26-27 · King James Version
Luke 1:26-27 in context
24And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
25Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
26And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
28And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
29And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
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- espousedmnēsteuōto woo her and ask her in marriage, to be promised in marriage, be betrothedG3423 →
- GabrielgabriēlGabriel = " man of God" , one of the angel princes or chiefs of the angelsG1043 →
- GalileegalilaiaGalilee = " Circuit" , the name of a region of northern Palestine, bounded on the…G1056 →
- virginparthenosa virgin, a marriageable maiden, a woman who has never had sexual intercourse with a man…G3933 →
- JosephiōsēphJoseph = " let him add" , the patriarch, the eleventh son of Jacob, the son of…G2501 →
- sixthhektosthe sixthG1623 →
- monthmēna month, the time of the new moon, new moonG3376 →
- angelangelosa messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from GodG32 →
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We have here notice given us of all that it was fit we should know concerning the incarnation and conception of our blessed Saviour, six months after the conception of John. The same angel, Gabriel, that was employed in making known to Zacharias God's purpose concerning his son, is employed in this also;
— Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on verses 26-38