Luke 2:6

And so it was, that, while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	δὲ de	G1161	but · conjunction
was	Ἐγένετο Egeneto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
while	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
they	αὐτοὺς autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
were	εἶναι einai	G1511	to exist · verb — present active infinitive
there	ἐκεῖ ekei	G1563	there · adverb
days	ἡμέραι hēmerai	G2250	day · noun — nominative plural feminine
accomplished	ἐπλήσθησαν eplēsthēsan	G4130	to "fill" (literally or figuratively (imbue · verb — aorist passive indicative, 3rd person plural
she	αὐτήν, autēn	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative singular feminine
delivered	τεκεῖν tekein	G5088	to produce (from seed · verb — second aorist active infinitive

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Cross-references

Psalms 33:11 The counsel of the LORD standeth for ever, the thoughts of his heart to all generations.
Micah 5:2 But thou, Beth-lehem Ephratah, though thou be little among the thousands of Judah, yet out of thee shall he come forth unto me that is to be…
Revelation 12:1-5 And there appeared a great wonder in heaven; a woman clothed with the sun, and the moon under her feet, and upon her head a crown of twelve…
Proverbs 19:21 There are many devices in a man’s heart; nevertheless the counsel of the LORD, that shall stand.
Luke 1:57 Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:1-7

The fulness of time was now come, when God would send forth his Son, made of a woman, and made under the law; and it was foretold that he should be born at Bethlehem. Now here we have an account of the time, place, and manner of it. I. The time when our Lord Jesus was born. Several things may be gathered out of these verses which intimate to us that it was the proper time. 1. He was born at the time when the fourth monarchy was in its height, just when it was become, more than any of the three before it, a universal monarchy. He was born in the days of Augustus Caesar, when the Roman empire extended itself further than ever before or since, including Parthia one way, and Britain another way;…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 2:6

while they were there, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered--Mary had up to this time been living at the wrong place for Messiah's birth. A little longer stay at Nazareth, and the prophecy would have failed. But lo! with no intention certainly on her part, much less of CÃ&brvbrsar Augustus, to fulfil the prophecy, she is brought from Nazareth to Bethlehem, and at that nick of time her period arrives, and her Babe is born (Psa 118:23). "Every creature walks blindfold; only He that dwells in light knows whether they go" [BISHOP HALL].

Adam Clarke on Luke 2:5

With Mary his espoused wife - There was no necessity for Mary to have gone to Bethlehem, as Joseph's presence could have answered the end proposed in the census as well without Mary as with her; but God so ordered it, that the prophecy of Micah should be thus fulfilled, and that Jesus should be born in the city of David; Mic 5:2.

John Gill on Luke 2:6

And so it was, that while they were there,.... At Bethlehem, waiting to be called and enrolled in their turn, the days were accomplished that she should be delivered; her reckoning was up, the nine months of her going with child were ended, and her full time to bring forth was come.

The Church Fathers

He is poured forth from the womb, but shines from heaven; He lies in a earthly inn, but flourishes with heavenly light.
— Ambrose of Milan, EXPOSITION OF THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 2.42-43

(Metaphrastes) Oh the wonderful straitening and banishment which He underwent, Who holds the whole world in His hands! From the very beginning He seeks for poverty, and ennobles it in His own person.
— Ancient Greek Expositor ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

He found no room in the Holy of Holies that shone with gold, precious stones, pure silk and silver. He is not born in the midst of gold and riches, but in the midst of dung, in a stable where our sins were filthier than the dung. He is born on a dunghill in order to lift up those who come from it: "From the dunghill he lifts up the poor."
— Jerome, ON THE NATIVITY OF THE LORD

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Dictionary and topics

Crucifixion — A common mode of punishment among heathen nations in early times. It is not certain whether it was known among the ancient Jews; probably it was not. The modes of capital punishment according to the…
Mary — Hebrew Miriam. (1.) The wife of Joseph, the mother of Jesus, called the “Virgin Mary,” though never so designated in Scripture (Matt. 2:11; Acts 1:14). Little is known of her personal history. Her…
Humility Of Christ, The · Exhibited in his: Birth — Exhibited in his: Birth
Jesus, The Christ · .Birth of (at Bethlehem) — .Birth of (at Bethlehem)
Mary · 1. The mother of Jesus — 1. The mother of Jesus
Prophecies Respecting Christ · Fulfilled — Fulfilled

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 2:6

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 2:6

Adam Clarke on Luke 2:5

John Gill on Luke 2:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 2:6

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 2:1-7

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 2:6

Adam Clarke on Luke 2:5

John Gill on Luke 2:6

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 2:1-7

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 2:5