Luke 1:25
25
“The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
Read Luke 1:25 Using Other Translations
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
"Thus the Lord has done for me in the days when he looked on me, to take away my reproach among people."
“How kind the Lord is!” she exclaimed. “He has taken away my disgrace of having no children.”
What does Luke 1:25 mean?
John Gill's Exposition of the Bible
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 ) .
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