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Luke 1:35 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 35
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.Luke 1:35 · King James Version
Luke 1:35 in context
33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
34Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
36And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
37For with God nothing shall be impossible.
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- overshadowepiskiazōto throw a shadow upon, to envelop in a shadow, to overshadowG1982 →
- answeredapokrinomaito give an answer to a question proposed, to answer, to begin to speak, but always where…G611 →
- Highesthypsistoshighest, most high, of place the highest regions, of rank the most high GodG5310 →
- angelangelosa messenger, envoy, one who is sent, an angel, a messenger from GodG32 →
- Ghostpneumathe third person of the triune God, the Holy Spirit, coequal, coeternal with the Father…G4151 →
- powerdynamisstrength power, ability, inherent power, power residing in a thing by virtue of its…G1411 →
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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