Luke 1:40

40 and entred into the housse of zachary and saluted Elizabeth.

Luke 1:40 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:40

And entered into the house of Zacharias,
&c] Which was in the above city, and might be well known to her: and saluted Elisabeth; not Zacharias; either because he was not at home; or because he was deaf and dumb, and could neither hear her salutation, nor return it; or because it was not usual for women to salute men, nor men to salute women; (See Gill on Luke 1:29), yet one woman might salute another; and especially Mary saluted Elisabeth, because she came to pay the visit to her, and it was with her she was principally concerned.

Luke 1:40 In-Context

38 And Mary sayd: beholde ye honde mayden of ye lorde be it vnto me even as thou hast sayde. And the angell departed from her.

39 And Mary arose in thoose dayes and went into ye mountayns wt hast into a cite of Iurie

40 and entred into the housse of zachary and saluted Elizabeth.

41 And it fortuned as Elizabeth hearde ye salutacion of Mary the babe spronge in her belly. And Elizabeth was filled with the holy goost

42 and cryed with a loude voyce and sayde: Blessed arte thou amonge wemen and blessed is the frute of thy wombe.