Luke 1:26

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.

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,

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

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

²⁶During 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. ²⁸ The angel came to her and said, "Greetings! The Lord is with you; you are very special to him." ²⁹ But Mary was very confused about what the angel said. She wondered, "What does this mean?" ³⁰ The angel said to her, "Don't be afraid, Mary, because God is very pleased with you. ³¹ Listen! You will become pregnant and have a baby boy. You will name him Jesus. ³² He will be great. People will call him the Son of the Most High God, and the Lord God will make him king like his ancestor David. ³³ He will rule over the people of Jacob forever; his kingdom will never end." ³⁴ Mary said to the angel, "How will this happen? I am still a virgin." ³⁵ The angel said to Mary, "The Holy Spirit will come to you, and the power of the Most High God will cover you. The baby will be holy and will be called the Son of God. ³⁶ And here's something else: Your relative Elizabeth is pregnant. She is very old, but she is going to have a son. Everyone thought she could not have a baby, but she has been pregnant now for six months.

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
the earth was completely empty. There was nothing on the earth. Darkness covered the ocean, and God's Spirit moved over the water.

Genesis 1:4
He saw the light, and he knew that it was good. Then he separated the light from the darkness.

Genesis 1:6
Then God said, "Let there be a space to separate the water into two parts!"

Genesis 1:8
God named that space "sky." There was evening, and then there was morning. This was the second day.

Genesis 1:9
Then God said, "Let the water under the sky be gathered together so that the dry land will appear." And it happened.

Genesis 1:20
Then God said, "Let the water be filled with many living things, and let there be birds to fly in the air over the earth."

Genesis 1:24
Then God said, "Let the earth produce many kinds of living things. Let there be many different kinds of animals. Let there be large animals and small crawling animals of every kind. And let all these animals produce more animals." And all these things happened.

Genesis 1:28
God blessed them and said to them, "Have many children. Fill the earth and take control of it. Rule over the fish in the sea and the birds in the air. Rule over every living thing that moves on the earth."

Genesis 1:29
God said, "I am giving you all the grain bearing plants and all the fruit trees. These trees make fruit with seeds in it. This grain and fruit will be your food.

Genesis 3:22
The Lord God said, "Look, the man has become like us—he knows about good and evil. And now the man might take the fruit from the tree of life. If the man eats that fruit, he will live forever."

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.