Luke 1:28
The angel greeted her. “You are very privileged,” he told her. “The Lord is with you.”
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In Context
27She was engaged to a man named Joseph.
29Mary was very puzzled at what he said, and wondered what this greeting meant.
Cross References
Judges 6:12The angel of the Lord appeared to him and said, “The Lord is with you, great man of courage!”
Isaiah 43:5Don't be afraid, for I am with you! I will bring you and your children from the east and the west, and gather you together.
Daniel 9:21While I was still praying, Gabriel, whom I'd seen previously when I'd had the vision, came flying rapidly towards me at the time of the evening sacrifice.
Hosea 14:2Take words like these with you and come back to the Lord, saying to him, “Please take away all our guilt, accept what is good, and we will repay you with praise from our lips.
Luke 1:30“Don't worry, Mary,” the angel went on, “for God has shown his graciousness to you.
Luke 11:27As he was speaking, a woman in the crowd called out, “Blessed is the womb from where you came and the breasts that 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 →