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Albert Barnes

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 1:29

Troubled at his saying - Disturbed or perplexed at what he said. It was so unexpected, so sudden, so extraordinary, and was so high an honor, that she was filled with anxious thoughts, and did not know what to make of it.Cast in her mind - Thought, or revolved in her mind.What manner of salutation - What this salutation could mean. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 1:29-30

Luke 1:29-30. When she saw him she was troubled Διεταραχθη , disturbed or perplexed; at his saying A salutation so unusual from a being of a superior order (for such his form, which was more than human, bespoke him to be) put Mary into a great perturbation of spirit; and no wonder; for if Zacharias, a venerable and aged minister of God, and one accustomed to have intercourse with heaven, was amazed at the appearance of an angel, how much more might a young virgin be so, her sex... read more

Donald C. Fleming

Bridgeway Bible Commentary - Luke 1:26-38

3. An angel prepares Mary (Luke 1:26-38)Six months after Gabriel appeared to Zechariah in the temple in Jerusalem, the same angel appeared to Mary in the town of Nazareth in Galilee. Mary was engaged to be married to a man named Joseph (Luke 1:26-28). She was startled and puzzled when the angel told her that, though still a virgin, she would give birth to a son, and this son would be the promised Messiah. He would be in a unique sense God’s Son and his kingdom would be eternal (Luke 1:29-34).... read more

E.W. Bullinger

E.W. Bullinger's Companion Bible Notes - Luke 1:29

when she saw him. Omitted by all the texts. cast in her mind = beganto reason, or was reasoning. Imperfect Tense. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 1:29

But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.The awesome presence of the mighty Gabriel was more than enough to strike terror into the heart of this young maiden in the village of Nazareth. read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 1:29

Luke 1:29. She was troubled, &c.— She was disturbed at his discourse, and reasoned with herself, or revolved in her mind, what this salutation should mean. Heylin, and Doddridge. read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 1:5-52

II. THE BIRTH AND CHILDHOOD OF JESUS 1:5-2:52This section contains material unique in Luke. The only repeated statement occurs in Luke 2:39 and Matthew 2:23. Other unique features are the way Luke alternated the reader’s attention between John and Jesus, and the joy that several individuals expressed (Luke 1:46-55; Luke 1:68-79; Luke 2:14; Luke 2:29-32). [Note: For studies of the structure of this passage, see Robert C. Tannehill, The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts , 1:15-20; R. E. Brown, The... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 1:26-56

B. The announcement of Jesus’ birth 1:26-56This section parallels the one immediately preceding (Luke 1:5-25). Their forms are so similar that Luke must have arranged them to bring out the similarities between them. Gabriel announced the birth of Jesus as he had John’s birth. Again the fact of a divinely initiated birth announcement shows the unique significance of the individual to be born. In the preceding section the father was the main figure, but in this one the mother is."Luke presents... read more

Thomas Constable

Expository Notes of Dr. Thomas Constable - Luke 1:29-30

The angel’s unexpected appearance in the temple sanctuary had unnerved Zechariah (Luke 1:12), but it was his greeting that troubled Mary. Perhaps he appeared at her door and she mistook him for an ordinary visitor. Gabriel calmed the fears he had aroused with an announcement of a special divine blessing (cf. Luke 1:13) by assuring Mary that God was happy with her (cf. Genesis 6:8; 1 John 4:17-18). Gabriel had come to announce a blessing, not punishment."It is necessary here to recall our... read more

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