Luke 1:28

Pseudo-Gregory Thaumaturgus First Homily

To-day did Gabriel, who stands by God, come to the pure virgin, bearing to her the glad annunciation, "Hail, thou that art highly favoured![9]

Fragments from Peter of Alexandria

From this we learn that the angel, when he saluted the Virgin with the words, "Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee,"[39]

The Protevangelium of James

And, behold, a voice saying: Hail, thou who hast received grace; the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women![31]

The Gospel of Pseudo-Matthew

And he said to her: Hail, Mary, full of grace; the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.[26]

Infancy Thomas Latin

The scribes and Pharisees said to Mary: Art thou the mother of this child? And Mary said: Indeed I am. And they said to her: Blessed art thou among women,[14]

Origin more than 120 years before Jerome’s Latin Vulgate declared Luke 1:28 as Hail Full of Grace: THE ANGEL’S GREETING TO MARY UNIQUE. ORIGEN: The angel greeted Mary with a new address, which I could not find anywhere else in Scripture. I ought to explain this expression briefly. The angel says, “Hail, full of grace.” … I do not remember having read this word elsewhere in Scripture. An expression of this kind, “Hail, full of grace,” is not addressed to a male. This greeting was reserved for Mary alone. HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 6.7. 14FC 94:26. Just, A. A. (2005). Vol. 3: Luke. Ancient Christian Commentary on Scripture NT 3. (Page 14). Downers Grove, Ill.: InterVarsity Press.