Luke 1:36

Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.

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In The King James Version

And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.

In Context

35And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

37For there is nothing which God is not able to do.

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Cross References

Genesis 11:30And Sarai had no child.

Genesis 18:11Now Abraham and Sarah were very old, and Sarah was past the time for giving birth.

2 Kings 4:17Then the woman became with child and gave birth to a son at the time named, in the year after, as Elisha had said to her.

Hebrews 11:11And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word;

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:27-39

The Birth of Christ Foretold. 26 And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary. 28 And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women. 29 And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be. 30 And the angel said… Read the whole commentary →

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