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Luke 1:26

In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,

Text-Critical English NT

In The King James Version

And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

In Context

25“The Lord has done this for me. In these days he has looked upon me with favor and taken away my reproach among the people.”

27to a virgin betrothed to a man named Joseph, of the house of David. The virgin's name was Mary.

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Cross References

Matthew 2:23and came and dwelt in a town called Nazareth, so that what had been spoken by the prophets might be fulfilled: “He will be called a Nazarene.”

Luke 2:4Joseph also went up from Galilee, from the town of Nazareth, to Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David,

John 7:41Others were saying, “He is the Christ.” But others were saying, “No, for the Christ does not come from Galilee, does he?

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:6-26

The Appearance of an Angel to Zacharias; The Birth of John Foretold; The Unbelief of Zacharias. 5 There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judæa, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. 6 And they were both righteous before God, walking in all the commandments and ordinances of the Lord blameless. 7 And they had no child, because that Elisabeth was barren, and they both were now well stricken in years. 8 And it came to… Read the whole commentary →

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