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The Darby Translation

Luke 1:26

But in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent of God to a city of Galilee, of which [the] name [was] Nazareth,

Bible Study Resources

Concordances:

- Nave's Topical Bible - Angel (a Spirit);   Elisabeth (Elizabeth);   Gabriel;   Jesus, the Christ;   Jesus Continued;   Joy;   Mary;   Miracles;   Nazareth;   Women;   Zacharias (Zechariah);   Scofield Reference Index - Holy Spirit;   Law of Moses;   Sanctification;   Thompson Chain Reference - Betrothals;   Gabriel;   Home;   Nazareth;   Torrey's Topical Textbook - Galilee;  

Dictionaries:

- American Tract Society Bible Dictionary - John;   Nazareth;   Bridgeway Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Gabriel;   John the baptist;   Joseph the husband of mary;   Virgin;   Baker Evangelical Dictionary of Biblical Theology - Angel;   Body;   Miracle;   Mission;   Vision(s);   Charles Buck Theological Dictionary - Angel;   Union Hypostatical;   Fausset Bible Dictionary - Daniel, the Book of;   Gabriel;   Gospels;   Joseph;   Juttah;   Luke, the Gospel According to;   Nazareth;   Holman Bible Dictionary - Annunciation;   Archangel;   Gabriel;   Incarnation;   Jesus, Life and Ministry of;   John;   Luke, Gospel of;   Nazareth, Nazarene;   Prophecy, Prophets;   Zacharias;   Hastings' Dictionary of the Bible - Gabriel;   Jesus Christ;   John the Baptist;   Nazareth;   Vision;   Hastings' Dictionary of the New Testament - Angels;   Angels (2);   Annunciation, the ;   Brethren of the Lord (2);   Dates (2);   Flight;   Herod ;   Home (2);   Israel, Israelite;   Joseph (2);   Name ;   Nazareth ;   Presentation ;   Time (2);   Morrish Bible Dictionary - Angels;   Annunciation, the;   Elisabeth ;   Gabriel ;   Mary, the Mother of Jesus;   The Hawker's Poor Man's Concordance And Dictionary - Body;   Gabriel;   Month;   Nazarene;   Theophilus;   People's Dictionary of the Bible - Daniel (2);   Elisabeth;   Gabriel;   Nazareth;   Smith Bible Dictionary - Dan'iel, the Book of,;   Watson's Biblical & Theological Dictionary - Gabriel;   Mary;  

Encyclopedias:

- International Standard Bible Encyclopedia - Gabriel;   Joseph, Husband of Mary;   Mary;   Kitto Biblical Cyclopedia - Angels;   The Jewish Encyclopedia - Gabriel;   Jesus of Nazareth;   Nazareth;  

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
In the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
King James Version (1611)
And in the sixt moneth, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a citie of Galilee, named Nazareth,
King James Version
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
English Standard Version
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
New American Standard Bible
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee named Nazareth,
New Century Version
During Elizabeth's sixth month of pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a town in Galilee,
Amplified Bible
Now in the sixth month [of Elizabeth's pregnancy] the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,
New American Standard Bible (1995)
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,
Legacy Standard Bible
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,
Berean Standard Bible
In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
Contemporary English Version
One month later God sent the angel Gabriel to the town of Nazareth in Galilee
Complete Jewish Bible
In the sixth month, the angel Gavri'el was sent by God to a city in the Galil called Natzeret,
Easy-to-Read Version
During Elizabeth's sixth month of pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to a virgin girl who lived in Nazareth, a town in Galilee. She was engaged to marry a man named Joseph from the family of David. Her name was Mary.
Geneva Bible (1587)
And in the sixth moneth, the Angell Gabriel was sent from God vnto a citie of Galile, named Nazareth,
George Lamsa Translation
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to Galilee, to a city called Nazareth,
Good News Translation
In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee named Nazareth.
Lexham English Bible
Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town of Galilee named Nazareth,
Literal Translation
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
American Standard Version
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Bible in Basic English
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,
Hebrew Names Version
Now in the sixth month, the angel Gavri'el was sent from God to a city of the Galil, named Natzeret,
International Standard Version
Now in the sixth month of her pregnancy,of her pregnancy
">[fn] the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,
Etheridge Translation
BUT in the sixth month Gabriel the angel was sent from before Aloha to Galila, to a city whose name (is) Natsrath,
Murdock Translation
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent by God into Galilee, to a city named Nazareth,
Bishop's Bible (1568)
And in the sixth moneth, the Angel Gabriel was sent from God, vnto a citie of Galilee, named Nazareth,
English Revised Version
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
World English Bible
Now in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God, to a city of Galilee,
Weymouth's New Testament
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
Wycliffe Bible (1395)
But in the sixte moneth the aungel Gabriel was sent fro God in to a citee of Galilee, whos name was Nazareth,
Update Bible Version
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Webster's Bible Translation
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
New English Translation
In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town of Galilee called Nazareth,
New King James Version
Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
New Living Translation
In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to Nazareth, a village in Galilee,
New Life Bible
Six months after Elizabeth knew she was to become a mother, Gabriel was sent from God to Nazareth. Nazareth was a town in the country of Galilee.
New Revised Standard
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,
J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
Now, in the sixth month, was the messenger Gabriel sent forth from God, into a city of Galilee, the name of which was Nazareth, -
Douay-Rheims Bible
And in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent from God into a city of Galilee, called Nazareth,
Revised Standard Version
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee named Nazareth,
Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And in ye .vi. moneth ye angell Gabriel was sent fro god vnto a cite of Galile named Nazareth
Young's Literal Translation
And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which [is] Nazareth,
Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And in the sixte moneth was the angell Gabriel sent from God in to a cite of Galile, called Nazareth,
Mace New Testament (1729)
In the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
THE MESSAGE
In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin's name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her: Good morning! You're beautiful with God's beauty, Beautiful inside and out! God be with you.
Simplified Cowboy Version
When Elizabeth was six months pregnant, God sent Gabriel to talk to a virgin girl named Mary who lived in Nazareth.

Contextual Overview

26 But in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent of God to a city of Galilee, of which [the] name [was] Nazareth, 27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name [was] Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name [was] Mary. 28 And the angel came in to her, and said, Hail, [thou] favoured one! the Lord [is] with thee: [blessed art *thou* amongst women]. 29 But she, [seeing] [the angel], was troubled at his word, and reasoned in her mind what this salutation might be. 30 And the angel said to her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God; 31 and behold, thou shalt conceive in the womb and bear a son, and thou shalt call his name Jesus. 32 *He* shall be great, and shall be called Son of [the] Highest; and [the] Lord God shall give him the throne of David his father; 33 and he shall reign over the house of Jacob for the ages, and of his kingdom there shall not be an end. 34 But Mary said to the angel, How shall this be, since I know not a man? 35 And the angel answering said to her, [The] Holy Spirit shall come upon thee, and power of [the] Highest overshadow thee, wherefore the holy thing also which shall be born shall be called Son of God.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

the sixth: Luke 1:24

the angel: Luke 1:19

a city: Luke 2:4, Matthew 2:23, John 1:45, John 1:46, John 7:41

Reciprocal: Daniel 8:16 - Gabriel Matthew 1:20 - the angel Luke 4:16 - to

Cross-References

Genesis 1:2
And the earth was waste and empty, and darkness was on the face of the deep, and the Spirit of God was hovering over the face of the waters.
Genesis 1:4
And God saw the light that it was good; and God divided between the light and the darkness.
Genesis 1:6
And God said, Let there be an expanse in the midst of the waters, and let it be a division between waters and waters.
Genesis 1:8
And God called the expanse Heavens. And there was evening, and there was morning—a second day.
Genesis 1:9
And God said, Let the waters under the heavens be gathered together to one place, and let the dry [land] appear. And it was so.
Genesis 1:20
And God said, Let the waters swarm with swarms of living souls, and let fowl fly above the earth in the expanse of the heavens.
Genesis 1:24
And God said, Let the earth bring forth living souls after their kind, cattle, and creeping thing, and beast of the earth, after their kind. And it was so.
Genesis 1:28
And God blessed them; and God said to them, Be fruitful and multiply, and fill the earth, and subdue it; and have dominion over the fish of the sea, and over the fowl of the heavens, and over every animal that moveth on the earth.
Genesis 1:29
And God said, Behold, I have given you every herb producing seed that is on the whole earth, and every tree in which is the fruit of a tree producing seed: it shall be food for you;
Genesis 3:22
And Jehovah Elohim said, Behold, Man is become as one of us, to know good and evil. And now, lest he stretch out his hand, and take also of the tree of life, and eat, and live for ever …!

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And in the sixth month,.... After Elisabeth's conception; for so long was John the Baptist conceived before Christ, and so long he was born before him; and it seems as if there was the same distance between the public ministry of the one, and the other: John was before Christ, as man, being his forerunner; but Christ was preferred unto him as mediator, and existed before him, as the eternal Son of God:

the angel Gabriel was sent from God; the same angel, that near five hundred years before gave Daniel an exact account of the time of the Messiah's coming, and six months ago acquainted Zacharias with the conception, birth, character, and office of his forerunner:

unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth; the whole country of Galilee was mean and contemptible with the Jews: they observe, though through mistake, that no prophet arose out of it, John 7:52 and Nazareth particularly was exceeding despicable in their eye: hence those words of Nathanael, "can any good thing come out of Nazareth?" John 1:46 and yet hither an angel was sent by God; and here dwelt the mother of our Lord. John 1:46- :

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

In the sixth month - The sixth month after Elizabeth’s conception.

A city of Galilee named Nazareth - See the notes at Matthew 2:22-23.

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 26. A city of Galilee — As Joseph and Mary were both of the family of David, the patrimonial estate of which lay in Bethlehem, it seems as if the family residence should have been in that city, and not in Nazareth; for we find that, even after the return from the captivity, the several families went to reside in those cities to which they originally belonged. See Nehemiah 11:3. But it is probable that the holy family removed to Galilee for fear of exciting the jealousy of Herod, who had usurped that throne to which they had an indisputable right. See on Luke 2:39. Thus, by keeping out of the way, they avoided the effects of his jealousy.


 
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