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Luke 1:36 KJV
Luke · chapter 1 · verse 36
And, 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.Luke 1:36 · King James Version
Luke 1:36 in context
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.
38And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Commentary
Key words (Strong's)
- ElisabethelisabetElisabeth = " oath of God" , the wife of Zacharias and mother of John the…G1665 →
- conceivedsyllambanōto seize, take one as prisoner, to conceive, of a woman, metaph. of lust whose impulses a…G4815 →
- beholdidoubehold, see, loG2400 →
- cousinsyngenēsof the same kin, akin to, related by blood, in a wider sense, of the same nation, a…G4773 →
- calledkaleōto call, to call aloud, utter in a loud voice, to invite, to callG2564 →
- sixthhektosthe sixthG1623 →
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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