Luke 1:38

And Mary said, Lo! the handmaid of the Lord or Lo! the handmaiden of the Lord; be it done to me after thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Wycliffe Modern Spelling

In The King James Version

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

In Context

37for every word shall not be impossible with God. (for nothing is impossible with God.)

39And Mary rose up in those days, and went with haste into the mountains [or into the hilly places], into a city of Judea.

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Cross References

2 Samuel 7:25Now therefore, Lord God, raise up (into) without end the word that thou hast spoken upon thy servant, and upon his house, and do as thou hast spoken;

Psalms 119:38Ordain thy speech to thy servant; (who is) in thy dread. (Ordain thy word to thy servant; who feareth thee or who hath reverence for thee.)

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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