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Luke 1:25-27
Contemporary English Version
Luke 1:25-27
Contemporary English Version
25 “What the Lord has done for me will keep people from looking down on me.”[a]
An Angel Tells about the Birth of Jesus
26 One month later God sent the angel Gabriel to the town of Nazareth in Galilee 27 (A) with a message for a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to Joseph from the family of King David.
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- 1.25 keep people from looking down on me: When a married woman could not have children, it was thought that the Lord was punishing her.
Luke 1:25-27
New International Version
Luke 1:25-27
New International Version
25 “The Lord has done this for me,” she said. “In these days he has shown his favor and taken away my disgrace(A) among the people.”
The Birth of Jesus Foretold
26 In the sixth month of Elizabeth’s pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel(B) to Nazareth,(C) a town in Galilee, 27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man named Joseph,(D) a descendant of David. The virgin’s name was Mary.
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