Luke 1:28

And the angel came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”

English Majority Text (NT)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

27to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

29But when she saw him, she was greatly perplexed by his saying, and she wondered what sort of greeting this was.

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Cross References

Luke 1:30Then the angel said to her, “Do not fear, Mary, for you have found grace with God.

Luke 11:27And it happened, while He spoke these things, that a certain woman from the crowd raised her voice and said to Him, “Blessed is the womb which bore You, and the breasts which nursed You!”

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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