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27
to
1
a
virgin
[a]
engaged
to a
man
whose
name
was
Joseph
,
2
of the
[b]
descendants
of
David
; and the
virgin's
name
was
[c]
Mary
.
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Luke 1:27 In-Context
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"This is the way the Lord has dealt with me in the days when He looked with favor upon me, to take away my disgrace among men."
26
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,
27
to a virgin engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, of the descendants of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
28
And coming in, he said to her, "Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you."
29
But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was.
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2
1.
Matthew 1:18
2.
Matthew 1:16, 20
;
Luke 2:4
Footnotes
3
[a].
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
[b].
Lit "house"
[c].
Gr "Mariam;" i.e. Heb Miriam; so throughout Luke
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