Luke 1:26

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

Revised Version 1895

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

25Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.

27to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

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Cross References

Matthew 2:23and came and dwelt in a city called Nazareth: that it might be fulfilled which was spoken by the prophets, that he should be called a Nazarene.

Luke 2:4And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judaea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem, because he was of the house and family of David;

John 7:41Others said, This is the Christ. But some said, What, doth the Christ come out of Galilee?

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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