Luke 1:38

Mary said, “All right, I will do whatever God wants. I want everything to happen just like you said.” Then Gabriel left her.

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

In Context

37You see, God can do anything. Nothing is too hard for him.”

39Soon after that, Mary got ready, and she went south quickly to a town in the hilly part of the country called Judea.

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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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