Luke 1:38
The Scripture
(38) And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Chapter overview (whole chapter)
Luke 1 opens with Luke's dedication to Theophilus and the angel Gabriel's announcement to Zacharias that his wife Elisabeth will bear John, who will prepare the way for the Lord. Gabriel then tells the virgin Mary she will conceive Jesus by the Holy Spirit, and she submits as the Lord's servant. The chapter closes with Mary's visit to Elisabeth, John's birth, and Zacharias's prophecy of the coming Redeemer.
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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
II Samuel 7:25II Samuel 7:26II Samuel 7:27II Samuel 7:28II Samuel 7:29Psalms 116:16Romans 4:20Romans 4:21Psalms 119:38
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