Luke 1:28

28 So Gabriel went into the house and said to her, "Joy be to you, favoured one! the Lord is with you."

Luke 1:28 Meaning and Commentary

Luke 1:28

And the angel came in unto her
Into her house, and into the room where she was:

and said, hail;
all health, happiness, and prosperity attend thee; ( Matthew 28:9 )

thou art highly favoured;
or graciously accepted, or hast obtained grace; not referring to electing, redeeming; justifying, pardoning, adopting, and sanctifying grace, which she had in common with other saints; but to that special and particular favour, in being chosen and singled out from all other women, to be the mother of the Messiah:

the Lord is with thee;
so the angel to Gideon, ( Judges 6:12 ) or "be with thee", an usual form of salutation among the Jews; ( Ruth 2:4 )

thou art blessed among women;
and will be pronounced so by other women, as she was by Elisabeth, ( Luke 1:42 ) and by another woman, ( Luke 11:27 ) .

Luke 1:28 In-Context

26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

27 to a maiden betrothed to a man of the name of Joseph, a descendant of David. The maiden's name was Mary.

28 So Gabriel went into the house and said to her, "Joy be to you, favoured one! the Lord is with you."

29 She was greatly agitated at his words, and wondered what such a greeting meant.

30 But the angel said, "Do not be frightened, Mary, for you have found favour with God.