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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....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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AN HISTORIAN'S INTRODUCTION (Luke 1:1-4)...
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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...
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COUSIN. kinswoman.
SHE HATH ALSO CONCEIVED. she also hath conceived....
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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THE ANNUNCIATION...
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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....
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_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...
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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._...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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....
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_The announcement to Mary_....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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(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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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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...
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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,...
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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...
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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...
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Luke 1:36 Now G2532 indeed G2400 (G5628) Elizabeth G1665 your G4675
relative G4773 G846 has G4815 also...
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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,...
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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...
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KINSWOMAN
(συγγενις). Not necessarily cousin, but simply relative....
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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,...
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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,...
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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)._...
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LUKE—NOTE ON LUKE 1:5 The Infancy Narrative. The opening (Luke 1:8)
and conclusion (Luke 2:21) of this secti
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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...
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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...
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_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...
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_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...
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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...
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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...
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Luke 1:24...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 heir...