Luke 1:26-2:35

Albert Barnes' Notes on the Whole Bible - Luke 1:26

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. read more

Joseph Benson

Joseph Benson's Commentary of the Old and New Testaments - Luke 1:26-27

Luke 1:26-27. In the sixth month Namely, after Elisabeth had conceived; the angel Gabriel The same angel who had been the messenger of such good news to Zacharias; was sent from God unto a city of Galilee A country which lay “in the most northern part of Palestine, and was bounded on the north by Lebanon and Syria, on the west by Phœnicia, on the south by Samaria, and on the east by Jordan and the sea of Tiberias. Yet, from the gospels it appears, that a part of the country north of the... 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 1:26

the sixth month . After the vision of Zachariah. This (Compare Luke 1:36 ) is the passage which gives John's age as six months older than the Lord's. See App-179 . from . Greek. hupo. App-104 . unto . Greek. eis. App-104 . Galilee. One of the four Roman divisions of Palestine, comprising Zebulun, Naphtali, and Asher. Compare Matthew 4:13 . Nazareth. Now enNazirah. Aram . See App-94 . See on Matthew 2:23 . read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 1:26

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth.ANNUNCIATION TO MARYIn the sixth month ... refers to the time since Elizabeth's conception (Luke 1:36). For note on "Gabriel," see under Luke 1:19.Nazareth ... Luke's explanation that Nazareth was a city of Galilee indicates that many of his readers were Gentiles. No Jew would have needed to be told the location of Nazareth. No man could ever have imagined that an archangel would be commissioned by... read more

Thomas Coke

Thomas Coke Commentary on the Holy Bible - Luke 1:26

Luke 1:26. In the sixth month— Namely, of Elisabeth's pregnancy. Galilee was the most northern part of Palestine. It was bounded on the north by Lebanon and Syria, on the west by Phoenicia, on the south by Samaria, and on the east, according to Josephus, by Jordan and the sea of Tiberias; yet from the gospel it appears, that a part of the country north of the sea, and eastward of Jordan, was reckoned Galilee. Galilee therefore comprehended the possessions of the tribes of Issachar, Zebulun,... read more

Robert Jamieson; A. R. Fausset; David Brown

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible - Luke 1:26

26. sixth month—of Elisabeth's time. Joseph, of the house of David—(See on :-). 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 1:26-27

1. The introduction of Mary and Joseph 1:26-27The time reference and the same angel connect this incident directly with what precedes (Luke 1:24). Luke presented God as taking direct action not only here but throughout his Gospel and Acts. He may have generously called Nazareth a city (Gr. polis) to give it status in the eyes of his readers. The Greek language had no word for "town," and the alternative would have been to call it a "village." It would have been unknown to almost everyone... 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

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