Luke 1:38

38 Then Mary said, "I am the Lord's servant. Let it be with me just as you have said." Then the angel left her.

Luke 1:38 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:38

And Mary said, behold the handmaid of the Lord,
&c.] In which words she expresses her obedience of faith; she owns herself to be the handmaid of the Lord, and desires to obey him, and be submissive to him as such; and tacitly acknowledges her meanness, and great unworthiness:

be it unto me according to thy word;
she assented to what the angel said should be unto her; she earnestly desired it might be, and firmly believed it would be; she set her "Amen" to the angel's message:

and the angel departed from her;
to the heavenly regions from whence he came; to his great Lord and master, that sent him; having dispatched the business he came about, and which he was accountable to him for.

Luke 1:38 In-Context

36 Look, even in her old age, your relative Elizabeth has conceived a son. This woman who was labeled ‘unable to conceive' is now six months pregnant.
37 Nothing is impossible for God."
38 Then Mary said, "I am the Lord's servant. Let it be with me just as you have said." Then the angel left her.
39 Mary got up and hurried to a city in the Judean highlands.
40 She entered Zechariah's home and greeted Elizabeth.
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