25 “This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to (A)take away my disgrace among men.”

Jesus’ Birth Foretold

26 Now in the sixth month the angel (B)Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called (C)Nazareth, 27 to (D)a virgin [a]engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, (E)of the [b]descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was [c]Mary.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:27 Or betrothed; i.e. the first stage of marriage in Jewish culture, usually lasting for a year before the wedding night. More legal than engagement
  2. Luke 1:27 Lit house
  3. Luke 1:27 Gr Mariam; i.e. Heb Miriam; so throughout Luke

25 “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace(A) among the people.”

The Birth of Jesus Foretold

26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel(B) to Nazareth,(C) a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph,(D) a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.

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