Luke 1:28

So Gabriel went into the house and said to her, "Joy be to you, favoured one! the Lord is with you."

Weymouth NT (1912)

In The King James Version

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.

In Context

27to a maiden betrothed to a man of the name of Joseph, a descendant of David. The maiden's name was Mary.

29She was greatly agitated at his words, and wondered what such a greeting meant.

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Cross References

Luke 1:30But the angel said, "Do not be frightened, Mary, for you have found favour with God.

Luke 11:27As He thus spoke a woman in the crowd called out in a loud voice, "Blessed is the mother who carried you, and the breasts that you have sucked."

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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