Luke 1:27

27 to a virgin legally promised in marriage to a man {named}^[a] Joseph of the house of David. And the name of the virgin [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 in which he has concerned himself with [me], to take away my disgrace among people."

26 Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee {named} Nazareth,

27 to a virgin legally promised in marriage to a man {named} Joseph of the house of David. And the name of the virgin [was] Mary.

28 And he came to her [and] said, "Greetings, favored one! The Lord [is] with you."

29 But she was greatly perplexed at the statement, and was pondering what sort of greeting this might be.

Footnotes

• [a] Literally "to whom the name"