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Christ’s Birth Announced to Mary

26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
27 to a virgin abetrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.  
28 And having come in, the angel said to her, a“Rejoice, highly favored one, bthe Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”  
29 But1 when she saw him, ashe was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was.  
30 Then the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found afavor with God.  
31 aAnd behold, you will conceive in your womb and bring forth a Son, and bshall call His name Jesus.  
32 He will be great, aand will be called the Son of the Highest; and bthe Lord God will give Him the cthrone of His dfather David.  
33 aAnd He will reign over the house of Jacob forever, and of His kingdom there will be no end.”  
34 Then Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, since I1 do not know a man?”  
35 And the angel answered and said to her, a“The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Highest will overshadow you; therefore, also, that Holy One who is to be born will be called bthe Son of God.  
36 Now indeed, Elizabeth your relative has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is now the sixth month for her who was called barren.
37 For awith God nothing will be impossible.”  
38 Then Mary said, “Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

Mary Visits Elizabeth

39 Now Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, ato a city of Judah,  
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Luke 1:28

Hail - This word of salutation is equivalent to "Peace be with thee," or "Joy be with thee;" a form of speech implying that she was signally favored, and expressing joy at meeting her.

Highly favoured - By being the mother of the long-expected Messiah - the mother of the Redeemer of mankind. Long had he been predicted; long had the eyes of the nation been turned to him, and long had his coming been an object of intense desire. To be reckoned among his "ancestors" was accounted sufficient honor for even Abraham and David. But now the happy "individual" was designated who was to be his mother; and on Mary, a poor virgin of Nazareth, was to come this honor, which would have rendered infinitely illustrious any of the daughters of Adam the honor of giving birth to the world' s Redeemer and the Son of God.

The Lord is with thee - The word "is" is not in the original, and the passage may be rendered either "the Lord "is" with thee," or "the Lord be" with thee," implying the prayer of the angel that all blessings from God might descend and rest upon her.

Blessed art thou among women - This passage is equivalent to saying "thou art the most happy of women."




Other Barnes' Notes entries containing Luke 1:28:

Judges 6:12
Daniel 3:28
Luke 1:42
Acts 15:23
Revelation 11:15

 

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