Luke 1:25

25 "The Lord has done this for me," she said. "In these days, he has been kind to me. He has taken away my shame among the people."

Luke 1:25 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:25

Thus hath the Lord dealt with me
In a very gracious and bountiful manner; in giving her strength to conceive a son in her old age, and such an one that was to be great, and so useful in his day; of which her husband had doubtless informed her by writing, though he could not speak:

in the days wherein he looked on me;
with a favourable eye, with a look of love and mercy:

he took away my reproach
from among men; as barrenness was accounted, especially among the Israelites, the seed of Abraham; to whom was promised a numerous issue, as the stars in the sky, and as the sand on the sea shore, and particularly the Messiah; see ( Genesis 30:23 ) ( Isaiah 4:1 ) .

Luke 1:25 In-Context

23 When his time of service was over, he returned home.

24 After that, his wife Elizabeth became pregnant. She stayed at home for five months.

25 "The Lord has done this for me," she said. "In these days, he has been kind to me. He has taken away my shame among the people."

26 In the sixth month after Elizabeth had become pregnant, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee.

27 He was sent to a virgin. The girl was engaged to a man named Joseph. He came from the family line of David. The virgin's name was Mary.