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Selected Verse: Luke 1:56 - Strong Concordance
| Verse |
Translation |
Text |
| Lu 1:56 |
Strong Concordance |
And [1161] Mary [3137] abode [3306] with [4862] her [846] about [5616] three [5140] months [3376], and [2532] returned [5290] to [1519] her own [846] house [3624]. |
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King James |
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house. |
Summary Of Commentaries Associated With The Selected Verse
| A Commentary, Critical, Practical, and Explanatory on the Old and New Testaments, by Robert Jamieson, A.R. Fausset and David Brown [1882] |
abode with her about three months--What an honored roof was that which, for such a period, overarched these cousins! and yet not a trace of it is now to be seen, while the progeny of those two women--the one but the honored pioneer of the other--have made the world new.
returned to her own house--at Nazareth, after which took place what is recorded in Mat 1:18-25. |
| Explanatory Notes on the Whole Bible, by John Wesley [1754-65] |
| Mary returned to her own house - And thence soon after to Bethlehem. |
| Adam Clarke Commentary on the Whole Bible - Published 1810-1826 |
| And Mary abode with her about three months - According to some, the departure of Mary from Hebron must have been but a few days before the birth of John; as nine months had now elapsed since Elisabeth's conception; see Luk 1:36. Hence it immediately follows: - |
18 Now [1161] the birth [1083] of Jesus [2424] Christ [5547] was [2258] on this wise [3779]: When as [1063] his [846] mother [3384] Mary [3137] was espoused [3423] to Joseph [2501], before [4250] [2228] they [846] came together [4905], she was found [2147] with child [1722] [1064] [2192] of [1537] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151].
19 Then [1161] Joseph [2501] her [846] husband [435], being [5607] a just [1342] man, and [2532] not [3361] willing [2309] to make [3856] her [846] a publick example [3856], was minded [1014] to put [630] her [846] away [630] privily [2977].
20 But [1161] while he [846] thought on [1760] these things [5023], behold [2400], the angel [32] of the Lord [2962] appeared [5316] unto him [846] in [2596] a dream [3677], saying [3004], Joseph [2501], thou son [5207] of David [1138], fear [5399] not [3361] to take [3880] unto thee [4675] Mary [3137] thy wife [1135]: for [1063] that which is conceived [1080] in [1722] her [846] is [2076] of [1537] the Holy [40] Ghost [4151].
21 And [1161] she shall bring forth [5088] a son [5207], and [2532] thou shalt call [2564] his [846] name [3686] JESUS [2424]: for [1063] he [846] shall save [4982] his [846] people [2992] from [575] their [846] sins [266].
22 Now [1161] all [3650] this [5124] was done [1096], that [2443] it might be fulfilled [4137] which [3588] was spoken [4483] of [5259] the Lord [2962] by [1223] the prophet [4396], saying [3004],
23 Behold [2400], a virgin [3933] shall be with child [1722] [1064] [2192], and [2532] shall bring forth [5088] a son [5207], and [2532] they shall call [2564] his [846] name [3686] Emmanuel [1694], which [3739] being interpreted [3177] is [2076], God [2316] with [3326] us [2257].
24 Then [1161] Joseph [2501] being raised [1326] from [575] sleep [5258] did [4160] as [5613] the angel [32] of the Lord [2962] had bidden [4367] him [846], and [2532] took [3880] unto him [846] his wife [1135]:
25 And [2532] knew [1097] her [846] not [3756] till [2193] [3739] she had brought forth [5088] her [846] firstborn [4416] son [5207]: and [2532] he called [2564] his [846] name [3686] JESUS [2424].
36 And [2532], behold [2400], thy [4675] cousin [4773] Elisabeth [1665], she [846] hath [4815] also [2532] conceived [4815] a son [5207] in [1722] her [846] old age [1094]: and [2532] this [3778] is [2076] the sixth [1623] month [3376] with her [846], who [3588] was called [2564] barren [4723].