Luke 1:27

to a maiden there who was engaged to a man named Joseph, a descendant of David. Her name was Mary.

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In The King James Version

To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

In Context

26Six months later the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

28Gabriel came into her presence and greeted her, saying, “You have been shown great favor – the Lord is with you.”

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Cross References

Matthew 1:16Jacob of Joseph, the husband of Mary, who was the mother of Jesus, who is called ‘Christ’.

Matthew 1:20He had been thinking this over, when an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream. “Joseph, son of David,” the angel said, “do not be afraid to take Mary for your wife, for her child has been conceived by the power of the Holy Spirit.

Luke 2:4Among others Joseph went up from the town of Nazareth in Galilee to Bethlehem, the town of David, in Judea – because he belonged to the family and house of David –

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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