Luke 1:30

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
angel	ἄγγελος angelos	G32	compare G34 (ἀγέλη)) (to bring tidings) · noun — nominative singular masculine
said	εἶπεν eipen	G2036	to speak or say (by word or writing) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
her	αὐτῇ· autēa	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular feminine
Fear	φοβοῦ phobou	G5399	to frighten · verb — present middle or passive deponent imperative, 2nd person singular
not	μὴ mē	G3361	(adverb) not · particle — negative
Mary	Μαριάμ, Mariam	G3137	Maria or Mariam (i.e. Mirjam) · noun — vocative singular feminine, a proper name
for	γὰρ gar	G1063	properly · conjunction
found	εὗρες heures	G2147	to find (literally or figuratively) · verb — second aorist active indicative, 2nd person singular
favour	χάριν charin	G5485	graciousness (as gratifying) · noun — accusative singular feminine
with	παρὰ para	G3844	properly · preposition
God	θεῷ. theō	G2316	figuratively · noun — dative singular masculine, a title

Strong's Exhaustive Concordance (James Strong, 1890/1894), public domain; digitized by Open Scriptures (CC BY-SA). KJV word tagging: eBible.org (public domain). Original-language text, parsing and brief lexicon: STEPBible.org data from Tyndale House, Cambridge (CC BY 4.0).

Cross-references

Luke 1:13 But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call…
Luke 12:32 Fear not, little flock; for it is your Father’s good pleasure to give you the kingdom.
Romans 8:31 What shall we then say to these things? If God be for us, who can be against us?
Isaiah 41:10 Fear thou not; for I am with thee: be not dismayed; for I am thy God: I will strengthen thee; yea, I will help thee; yea, I will uphold thee…
Matthew 14:27 But straightway Jesus spake unto them, saying, Be of good cheer; it is I; be not afraid.
Matthew 28:5 And the angel answered and said unto the women, Fear not ye: for I know that ye seek Jesus, which was crucified.
Acts 18:9-10 Then spake the Lord to Paul in the night by a vision, Be not afraid, but speak, and hold not thy peace:
Isaiah 44:2 Thus saith the LORD that made thee, and formed thee from the womb, which will help thee; Fear not, O Jacob, my servant; and thou, Jesurun, w…

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:26-38

We have here notice given us of all that it was fit we should know concerning the incarnation and conception of our blessed Saviour, six months after the conception of John. The same angel, Gabriel, that was employed in making known to Zacharias God's purpose concerning his son, is employed in this also; for in this, the same glorious work of redemption, which was begun in that, is carried on. As bad angels are none of the redeemed, so good angels are none of the redeemers; yet they are employed by the Redeemer as his messengers, and they go cheerfully on his errands, because they are his Father's humble servants, and his children's hearty friends and well-wishers. I. We have here an account…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:28

highly favoured--a word only once used elsewhere (Eph 1:6, "made accepted"): compare Luk 1:30, "Thou hast found favour with God." The mistake of the Vulgate's rendering, "full of grace," has been taken abundant advantage of by the Romish Church. As the mother of our Lord, she was the most "blessed among women" in external distinction; but let them listen to the Lord's own words. "Nay, rather blessed are they that hear the word of God and keep it." (See on Luk 11:27).

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:29

She was troubled at his saying - The glorious appearance of the heavenly messenger filled her with amazement; and she was puzzled to find out the purport of his speech.

John Gill on Luke 1:30

And the angel said unto her, &c. Observing the consternation and confusion she was in, fear not, Mary; he calls her by her name, signifying that she was well known to him, as the saints are to the ministering angels, who are often sent unto them, encamp about them, and do them many good offices; and bids her not be afraid, he had no ill design upon her, nor brought any ill news to her: for thou has found favour, or "found grace with God"; and what that particular grace and favour was, is expressed in the following verses.

The Church Fathers

(Orat. in Diem Nat.) While the expectation of child-birth strikes a woman with terror, the sweet mention of her offspring calms her, as it is added, And thou shall call his name Jesus. The coming of the Saviour is the banishing of all fear.
— Gregory of Nyssa ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

But he who earns favour in the sight of God has nothing to fear. Hence it follows, For thou hast found favour before God. But how shall any one find it, except through the means of his humility. For God giveth grace to the humble. (James 4:6, 1 Pet. 5:5.)
— John Chrysostom ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favor with God. Having seen that she was troubled by an unusual greeting, as it were, which was kept for her alone, calling her more familiarly by her name, he bids her not to fear. And because he had called her full of grace, he further establishes that grace and explains it more abundantly, saying:
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

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Dictionary and topics

Angel — A word signifying, both in the Hebrew and Greek, a “messenger,” and hence employed to denote any agent God sends forth to execute his purposes. It is used of an ordinary messenger (Job 1:14: 1 Sam.…
John the Baptist — The “forerunner of our Lord.” We have but fragmentary and imperfect accounts of him in the Gospels. He was of priestly descent. His father, Zacharias, was a priest of the course of Abia (1 Chr.…
Elisabeth (Elizabeth) · The wife of Zacharias and the mother of — The wife of Zacharias and the mother of
Favour Of God, The · Exemplified: The Virgin Mary — Exemplified: The Virgin Mary
Mary · 1. The mother of Jesus — 1. The mother of Jesus
Zacharias (Zechariah) · 2. The father of — 2. The father of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 1:30

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:26-38

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:28

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:29

John Gill on Luke 1:30

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 1:30

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:26-38

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:28

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:29

John Gill on Luke 1:30

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 1:26-33

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 1:27