Luke 1:25
Thus, for me, hath the Lord wrought,—in the days in which he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
The Emphasised Bible by J. B. Rotherham
In The King James Version
In Context
24And, after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and she disguised herself five months, saying—
Cross References
Genesis 21:1Now, Yahweh, visited Sarah, as he had said,—And Yahweh did for Sarah as he had spoken.
Genesis 30:22Then God remembered Rachel,—and God hearkened unto her, and granted her to bear.
1 Samuel 1:6And her rival used even to cause her great vexation, for the sake of provoking her,—because Yahweh had restrained her from having children.
1 Samuel 2:21And Yahweh visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bare three sons, and two daughters. Thus did the boy Samuel grow up with Yahweh.
Isaiah 4:1And seven women will take hold of one man in that day, saying, Our own bread, will we eat, And our own apparel, will we wear,—Only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.
Luke 1:13But the messenger said unto him—Do not fear, Zachariah! Inasmuch as thy supplication hath been hearkened to,—and, thy wife Elizabeth, shall bring forth a son to thee, and thou shalt call his name, John;
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 →