And behold, thy cousin Elisabeth — Though Elisabeth was of the house of Aaron, and Mary of the house of David, by the fathers side, they might be related by their mothers. For the law only forbad heiresses marrying into another tribe. And so other persons continually intermarried; particularly the families of David and of Levi.
Verse 36. _THY COUSIN ELISABETH_] _Thy kinswoman_, συγγενης. As Elisabeth was of the tribe of _Levi_, Luke 1:5, and Mary of the tribe of _Judah_, they could not be relatives but by the mother's side....
THY COUSIN ELIZABETH ... - The case of Elizabeth is mentioned to inspire Mary with confidence, and to assure her that what was now promised would be fulfilled. It was almost as improbable that Elizabe...
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE Analysis and Annotations I. The Birth and Childhood -- Chapter 1-2:52 CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The Introduction. (Luke 1:1)_ 2. Zacharias and Elizabeth; the Vision. (Luke 1:5) 3. John th...
PREDICTION OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS. Lk. alone gives this narrative. Three or four months before _the birth of Elisabeth's_ child, Gabriel comes to Nazareth and announces to Mary, a virgin betrothed to o...
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth, to a maiden who was betrothed to a man called Joseph, who belonged to the house of David. The maiden's name...
AN HISTORIAN'S INTRODUCTION (Luke 1:1-4)...
COUSIN. kinswoman. SHE HATH ALSO CONCEIVED. she also hath conceived....
The Annunciation 26. _in the sixth month_ i. e. after the vision of Zachariah. This is the only passage which indicates the age of John the Baptist, as half a year older than our Lord. _Galilee_ Thus...
_thy cousin_ Rather, "_thy kinswoman_." What the actual relationship was we do not know. It is a mistake to infer from this, as Ewald does, that Mary too was of the tribe of Levi, for except in the ca...
Ἡ ΣΥΓΓΕΝΉΣ ΣΟΥ. “_thy kinswoman_.” What the actual relationship was we do not know. It is a mistake to infer positively from this, as Ewald does, that Mary too was of the tribe of Levi, for except in...
THE ANNUNCIATION...
VER 36. AND, BEHOLD, YOUR COUSIN ELISABETH, SHE HAS ALSO CONCEIVED A SON IN HER OLD AGE: AND THIS IS THE SIXTH MONTH WITH HER, WHO WAS CALLED BARREN. 37. FOR WITH GOD NOTHING SHALL BE IMPOSSIBLE. 38....
_THE BIRTH OF JESUS WAS ANNOUNCED -- LUKE 1:26-56:_ A month after the announcement of John's birth God sent Gabriel to Nazareth in Galilee with a message for a virgin named Mary. She was engaged to a...
ΣΥΓΓΕΝΊΣ (G4773) родственница, женщина из одного рода. Степень родства неясна, но предполагает, что Иоанн и Иисус — родственники (Fitzmyer, 352), ΣΥΝΕΊΛΗΦΕΝ _perf. ind. act., см._ Luke 1:24. _Perf._...
THY COUSIN ELISABETH,— Mary and Elisabeth might be _cousins,_ as the text affirms, although the former was a descendant of David, and the latter a daughter of Aaron: because the law, Numbers 36:6 forb...
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 4 Predictions of the Redeemer (Luke 1:26-56) 26 In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth, 27to a virgin betrothed to a man...
APPLEBURY'S COMMENTS _The Promise of the Birth of Jesus Scripture_ Luke 1:26-38 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betro...
And, 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. AND, BEHOLD, THY COUSIN - rather, 'relative' [ sungenee...
18 Zacharias does not believe the glad news. Hence he is stricken dumb, for unbelief has no right to speak of the things of God. 19 Gabriel gave Daniel the explanation of two of his visions (Dan_8:16...
Unasked, the angel gives Mary a sign. He who has caused Elisabeth to conceive contrary to nature can make good His word to Mary also. THY COUSIN] RV 'thy kinswoman.' It does not follow from this that...
THE ANNUNCIATION (see on Matthew 1). Wonder and awe and adoring praise are the emotions with which Christians have ever regarded the unspeakable condescension of Him who, 'when He took upon Him human...
BIRTH OF JOHN. THE ANNUNCIATION 1-4. Preface. To write a preface to a history is not a Jewish, but a classical custom, and by following it St. Luke shows himself a true Gentile, trained in Greek cult...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ THE AUTHOR Luke wrote two books of the *New Testament (NT). Luke’s *Gospel tells the story of the life and work of Jesus. Luke’s second book, Acts, continues...
THY COUSIN ELISABETH. — See Notes on Luke 1:27; Luke 1:32. Taking the word in its usual sense, it would imply that either the father or the mother of Mary had been of the house of Aaron, or that the m...
CHAPTER 4 THE VIRGIN MOTHER. THE Beautiful Gate of the Jewish Temple opened into the "Court of the Women"-so named from the fact that they were not allowed any nearer approach towards the Holy Place....
CHAPTER 3 THE GOSPEL PSALMS. UNLIKE modern church-builders, St. Luke sets his chancel by the porch. No sooner have we passed through the vestibule of his Gospel than we find ourselves within a circle...
καὶ ἰδού, introducing a reference to Elizabeth's case to help Mary's faith. συγγενίς, late form for συγγενής (T.R.), a blood relation, but of what degree not indicated, suggesting that Mary perhaps be...
_The announcement to Mary_....
THE PROMISED MESSIAH Luke 1:26-38 The narrative is artlessly simple and natural and is its own complete vindication. No human genius could have invented it. Compare it, for instance, with all the or...
And, behold, thy (k) cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the (l) sixth month with her, who was called barren. (k) Though Elisabeth was of the tribe of Levi, yet...
We find that Aaron, who was of the tribe of Levi, took a wife of the tribe of Juda, viz. Elizabeth, the sister of Naasson. In the successors of David we find that Joiada, the chief priest, took a wife...
MARY'S SUBMISSION 34-38. _“And Mary said, Behold the handmaiden of the Lord: may it he unto me according to thy word.”_ Good Lord, give us the faith of Mary, that we may perfectly submit to Thy Word a...
SECOND NARRATIVE: ANNOUNCEMENT OF THE BIRTH OF JESUS, LUKE 1:26-38 The birth of John the Baptist, like that of Isaac, was due to a higher power; but it did not certainly transcend the limits of the na...
3. _The manner in which the message was received: Luke 1:34-38_. 34. “ _Then said Mary unto the angel, How shall this be, seeing I know not a man?_ 35. _And the angel answered and said unto her, The H...
FIRST PART: THE NARRATIVES OF THE INFANCY, LUKE 1:5 TO LUKE 2:52 Both the first and the third Gospel open with a cycle of narratives relating to the birth and childhood of Jesus. These narratives do n...
(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...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
36._And, behold, Elisabeth thy cousin _By an instance taken from her own relatives, the angel encourages the faith of Mary to expect a miracle. If neither the barrenness nor the old age of Elisabeth c...
Many had undertaken to give an account of that which was historically received among Christians, as related to them by the companions of Jesus; and Luke thought it well having followed these things fr...
AND BEHOLD THY COUSIN ELISABETH,.... For though Elisabeth was of the daughters of Aaron, or of the tribe of Levi by her father's side, yet might be of the tribe of Judah by her mother's side, and so a...
And, 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. Ver. 36. _Who was called barren_] It is observed that the...
_Then said Mary, How shall this be_ How can I immediately conceive a child, (for so the angel meant, and so she understood him to mean,) _seeing I know not a man?_ This was not the language of distrus...
AND, 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....
The explanation of the miracle:...
LUKE'S GOSPEL WRITTEN FOR A GENTILE RULER (vs.1-4) Luke's introduction shows that, though he was concerned about giving exact information in this letter to Theophilus, he had not thought of being an...
26-38 We have here an account of the mother of our Lord; though we are not to pray to her, yet we ought to praise God for her. Christ must be born miraculously. The angel's address means only, Hail,...
Ver. 36,37. What a particular notice doth God take of the children of men! he knoweth our relations: THY COUSIN ELISABETH. Here some make a question how Elisabeth, who was one of the daughters of Aaro...
Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus Third Homily And how is this made plain? The archangel himself gives us the interpretation, when he says to the virgin: "Behold, thy relation Elisabeth, she hath also conc...
Luke 1:36 Now G2532 indeed G2400 (G5628) Elizabeth G1665 your G4675 relative G4773 G846 has G4815 also...
Luke 1:36. THY KINSWOMAN. How close the relationship was does not appear. It does not follow from this that Mary was also of the tribe of Levi, for intermarriage was allowed (comp. Exodus 6:23; Judges...
The occurrence here narrated is called the _Annunciation_, ushering in the _Miraculous Conception of Christ._ The account of Matthew presupposes such a miraculous conception (Matthew 1:18-25). There,...
KINSWOMAN (συγγενις). Not necessarily cousin, but simply relative....
Luke 1:26 The Annunciation of the Blessed Virgin Mary. I. "The angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth." Never was a time when, humanly speaking, the promises of God mi...
Luke 1:26. _And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgi...
Luke 1:5. _There was in the days of Herod, the king of Judaea, a certain priest named Zacharias, of the course of Abia: and his wife was of the daughters of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth. And they...
CONTENTS: Birth of John the Baptist foretold. Virgin birth of Jesus foretold. Mary's visit to Elizabeth. Mary's praise because of Jehovah's favor. Birth of John the Baptist. CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit,...
Luke 1:1. _Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things,_ which within a short compass of years have been acted and accomplished among us. In the first age,...
MARY SAID TO THE ANGEL. Compare what the angel told Joseph in Matthew 1:19-25_ (see notes there),_ and see what Christ taught about divorce in Matthew 19:1-9_ (see notes there)._...
LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:5 The Infancy Narrative. The opening (Luke 1:8) and conclusion (Luke 2:21) of this secti
THE ANNOUNCEMENT AND BIRTH OF JESUS MATTHEW 1:18-25; LUKE 1:26-38 ANGEL TO JOSEPH ANGEL TO MARY HYPERLINK "TW://BIBLE.*?ID=40.1.18" [VREF] Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his m...
VER. 35. _And the Angel answered... the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee_, &c. Mark here that the Incarnation is limited only to the Person of the Word, or Son of God: for He alone was incarnate and ma...
_And, behold, thy cousin Elizabeth._ The angel confirms the miracle of the coming birth of Jesus of the Virgin and the Holy Spirit by the similar miracle of the conception of John by Elizabeth who was...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 1:26. THE SIXTH MONTH.—_I.e._ not of the year: the reference is to the time indicated in Luke 1:24. NAZARETH—St. Luke alone informs us that this village was the place of Mary’s r...
EXPOSITION THE origin of the Gospels—the four histories which relate in detail the circumstances of the foundation of Christianity—will ever be an interesting study. Here we shall never know the exact...
Luke, the author of this third gospel, was called by Paul the apostle "the beloved physician." There is some speculation that his patron was a man by the name of Theophilus. In those days physicians w...
Luke 1:24...
Cousin [σ υ γ γ ε ν η ς]. The nature of the relationship, however, is unknown. The word is a general term, meaning of the same family. The best texts substitute for it a feminine form, suggeniv, which...
THE REVELATIONS OF GOD Luke 1:5 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We begin here a series of studies taken from the Gospel of Luke. This is the Gospel that emphasizes the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of Man. It wi...
THE SEVEN MAGNIFICATS _Selections from Luke 1:1 and Luke 2:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the annunciation of the birth of Christ, as it was giv...