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Luke 1:26

New Testament Gospel ASV (1901)

What does Luke 1:26 say?

The American Standard Version records this verse as: “Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,” Read the surrounding verses and the named sources below before drawing broader conclusions.

The verse

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Luke 1:26 — American Standard Version

Context — Luke 1

American Standard Version (1901) — public domain. Click any verse for its study page.
23And it came to pass, when the days of his ministration were fulfilled, he departed unto his house.
24And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,
25Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.
26Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
27to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin`s name was Mary.
28And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord [is] with thee.
29But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.
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What do historical commentaries say?

John Gill's Exposition
John Gill (1697–1771) · Exposition of the Old and New Testament · 18th-century historical commentary
“And in the sixth month, etc.] 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,…”
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Jamieson, Fausset & Brown
Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown · Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“ANNUNCIATION OF CHRIST. (Luk 1:26-38) sixth month--of Elisabeth's time. Joseph, of the house of David--(See on Mat 1:16).”
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Barnes' Notes
Albert Barnes (1798–1870) · Notes on the Whole Bible · 19th-century historical commentary
“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. return to 'Top of Page'”
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Wesley's Explanatory Notes
John Wesley (1703–1791) · Explanatory Notes upon the New Testament and Old Testament notes · 18th-century historical commentary
“In the sixth month - After Elisabeth had conceived. Luke 1:27”
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Tyndale Open Study Notes
Tyndale House Publishers · Tyndale Open Study Notes · Modern study notes
“1:26 Nazareth, a village in Galilee, was an insignificant, disreputable little village southwest of the Sea of Galilee (see John 1:46).”
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Treasury of Scriptural Knowledge
R. A. Torrey and contributors · The Treasury of Scripture Knowledge · Cross-reference reference work
“the sixth: Luk 1:24 the angel: Luk 1:19 a city: Luk 2:4; Mat 2:23; Joh 1:45, Joh 1:46, Joh 7:41 Luke 1:27”
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