Luke 1:26

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

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And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

In Context

25The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.

27To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

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Cross References

Matthew 2:23And he came and was living in a town named Nazareth: so that the word of the prophets might come true, He will be named a Nazarene.

Luke 2:4And Joseph went up from Galilee, out of the town of Nazareth, into Judaea, to Beth-lehem, the town of David, because he was of the house and family of David,

John 7:41Others said, This is the Christ. But others said, Not so; will the Christ come from Galilee?

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:6-26

The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to… Read the whole commentary →

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