Luke 1:26–38
Text — King James Version (1611)
1:26And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
1:27To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.
1:28And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
1:29And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
1:30And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.
1:31And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
1:32He shall be great, and shall be called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:
1:33And he shall reign over the house of Jacob for ever; and of his kingdom there shall be no end.
1:34Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?
1:35And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
1:36And, behold, thy cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the sixth month with her, who was called barren.
1:37For with God nothing shall be impossible.
1:38And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Works discussing this passage
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Cited in the Fathers’ own texts
- Ambrose of Milan — On the Holy Spirit cited in text
- Augustine of Hippo — City of God cited in text — Of the Meaning of the Sacrifice Abraham Was Commanded to Offer When He Supplicated to Be Taught About Those Things He Had Believed.
- John Chrysostom — Homilies on the Gospel of Matthew cited in text — on Matthew (Chrysostom)
- Jerome — Letters cited in text — (Jerome)
- Ambrose of Milan — On the Mysteries cited in text
- Ephrem the Syrian — Homilies: On Our Lord; On Admonition and Repentance; On the Sinful Woman cited in text — On Our Lord
- Gregory of Nazianzus — Select Orations cited in text — Oration 38 (Gregory Nazianzen)
- Justin Martyr — Dialogue with Trypho cited in text — In what sense Christ is [called] Jacob, and Israel, and Son of Man
- Justin Martyr — First Apology cited in text — Manner of Christ's birth predicted
- Origen — Commentary on the Gospel of John (partial: Books I, II, IV, V, VI, X) cited in text — Of the Birth of John, and of His Alleged Identity with Elijah. Of the Doctrine of Transcorporation.
Parallel passages
- Matthew 1:18–25 — The birth of Jesus.