Luke 1:36

And Elizabeth, your relative, even she is pregnant in her old age. The woman that people said couldn't have children is already six months pregnant.

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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

35He replied, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you. The baby who is to be born is holy, and will be called the Son of God.

37Nothing is impossible for God.”

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Cross References

Genesis 11:30Sarai wasn't able to become pregnant and so had no children.

Genesis 18:11Abraham and Sarah were old, getting on in years. Sarah was well past the age of having children.

2 Kings 4:17But the woman did indeed become pregnant, and the next year around that same time she gave birth to a son, just as Elisha had promised her.

Hebrews 11:11By her trust in God even Sarah herself was given the ability to conceive a child though she was too old, because she trusted God who had made the promise.

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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