Luke 1:39

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

Plain English Version

In The King James Version

And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

In Context

38Mary said, “All right, I will do whatever God wants. I want everything to happen just like you said.” Then Gabriel left her.

40Zekariah and Elizabeth lived in that town. Mary went to their house, and she went in and said to Elizabeth, “Hello cousin.”

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Cross References

Luke 1:65The people there never saw God do things like that before. They were really surprised. They told other people about everything that happened, and soon a lot of people in the hilly part of Judea country were talking about it.

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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