Luke 1:27

27 ¹to a virgin betrothed^[a] to a man whose name was Joseph, ²of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.

Luke 1:27 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:27

To a virgin
A pure virgin, that never knew man; (See Gill on Luke 1:34) and yet

espoused to a man whose name was Joseph;
but they were not come together, nor had he taken her for his wife, and home to his house, nor had they cohabited:

of the house of David;
which, according to the grammatical construction of the words, may be connected either with the virgin, or with Joseph, to whom she was espoused; and is true of both; for they both were of the house and lineage of David: and this shows what a low condition David's family was in, that the persons that were the nearest allied to it were a carpenter, and a poor virgin; and both residing in so despicable a place as Nazareth in Galilee:

and the virgin's name was Mary;
a name frequent among the Jews, and the same with Miriam; of which name was the sister of Moses and Aaron.

Luke 1:27 In-Context

25 “Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people. ”

26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,

27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary.

28 And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you! ”

29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.

Cross References

• 1. 1:27 Matt. 1:16, 18
• 2. 1:27 ch. 2:4; Matt. 1:20

Footnotes

• [a] 1:27 That is, legally pledged to be married