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Chinese NCV (Simplified)

馬利亞說：“我是主的婢女，願照你的話成就在我身上！”天使就離開她去了。

Parallel Translations

Chinese Union (Simplified)
马 利 亚 说 ： 我 是 主 的 使 女 ， 情 愿 照 你 的 话 成 就 在 我 身 上 。 天 使 就 离 开 他 去 了 。

Contextual Overview

²⁶ During Elizabeth's sixth month of pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee, ²⁷ to a virgin. She was engaged to marry a man named Joseph from the family of David. Her name was Mary. ²⁸ The angel came to her and said, "Greetings! The Lord has blessed you and is with you." ²⁹ But Mary was very startled by what the angel said and wondered what this greeting might mean. ³⁰ The angel said to her, "Don't be afraid, Mary; God has shown you his grace. ³¹ Listen! You will become pregnant and give birth to a son, and you will name him Jesus. ³² He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of King David, his ancestor. ³³ He will rule over the people of Jacob forever, and his kingdom will never end." ³⁴ Mary said to the angel, "How will this happen since I am a virgin?" ³⁵ The angel said to Mary, "The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you. For this reason the baby will be holy and will be called the Son of God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Behold: 2 Samuel 7:25-29, Psalms 116:16, Romans 4:20, Romans 4:21

be: Psalms 119:38

Reciprocal: Genesis 24:58 - General 1 Chronicles 17:23 - let the thing Psalms 86:16 - the son Proverbs 31:26 - openeth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Mary said, behold the handmaid of the Lord,.... In which words she expresses her obedience of faith; she owns herself to be the handmaid of the Lord, and desires to obey him, and be submissive to him as such; and tacitly acknowledges her meanness, and great unworthiness:

be it unto me according to thy word; she assented to what the angel said should be unto her; she earnestly desired it might be, and firmly believed it would be; she set her "Amen" to the angel's message:

and the angel departed from her; to the heavenly regions from whence he came; to his great Lord and master, that sent him; having dispatched the business he came about, and which he was accountable to him for.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid ... - This was an expression of resignation to the will of God, and of faith in the promise. To be the “handmaid of the Lord” is to be submissive and obedient, and is the same as saying, “I fully credit all that is said, and am perfectly ready to obey all the commands of the Lord.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 38. Behold the handmaid of the Lord — I fully credit what thou sayest, and am perfectly ready to obey thy commands, and to accomplish all the purposes of thy grace concerning me. It appears that at the instant of this act of faith, and purposed obedience, the conception of the immaculate humanity of Jesus took place; and it was DONE unto her according to his word. See Luke 1:35.