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Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:30

1:30 And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast {c} found favour with God.(c) So the Hebrews said, saying that those men have found favour who are in favour. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:32

1:32 He shall be great, and shall be {d} called the Son of the Highest: and the Lord God shall give unto him the throne of his father David:(d) He will be declared to be so, for he was the Son of God from everlasting, but was made manifest in the flesh in his time. read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:34

1:34 Then said Mary unto the angel, {e} How shall this be, seeing {f} I know not a man?(e) The greatness of the matter causes the virgin to ask this question, not that she distrusted by any means at all, for she asks only of the manner of the conceiving, so that it is plain she believed all the rest.(f) So speak the Hebrews, signifying by this modest kind of speech the company of man and wife together, and this is the meaning of it: how will this be, for as I will be Christ’s mother I am very... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:35

1:35 And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost {g} shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that {h} holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be {i} called the Son of God.(g) That is, the Holy Spirit will cause thee to conceive by his mighty power.(h) That thing which is pure and void of all spot of uncleanliness: for he that was to take away sin must of necessity be void of sin.(i) Declared and shown to the world to be the Son... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:36

1:36 And, behold, thy {k} cousin Elisabeth, she hath also conceived a son in her old age: and this is the {l} sixth month with her, who was called barren.(k) Though Elisabeth was of the tribe of Levi, yet it was possible for her to be Mary’s cousin: for whereas it was forbidden by the Law for maidens to be married to men of other tribes, there was an exception among the Levites, who could take for themselves wives out of any tribe: for the Levites had no portion allotted to them when the land... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:39

1:39 {4} And Mary arose in those days, and went into the {m} hill country with haste, into a {n} city of Juda;(4) Elisabeth being many months pregnant with John, and Mary being pregnant with Christ, do rejoice for each other by the inspiration of the Holy Spirit.(m) Which is on the south side of Jerusalem.(n) That is to say, Hebron: which was in times past called Kirjatharba: which was one of the towns that were given to the Levites in the tribe of Judah, and is said to be in the mountains of... read more

John Calvin

Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:41

1:41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe {o} leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:(o) This was no ordinary or usual type of moving. read more

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Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:42

1:42 And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed [art] thou among women, and {p} blessed [is] the fruit of thy womb.(p) Christ is blessed with respect to his humanity. read more

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Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:46

1:46 {5} And Mary said, My soul doth magnify the Lord,(5) Christ, the redeemer of the afflicted and revenger of the proud, promised long ago to the fathers, is now finally exhibited indeed. read more

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Geneva Study Bible - Luke 1:48

1:48 For he hath {q} regarded the {r} low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.(q) Has freely and graciously loved.(r) Literally, "My baseness", that is, my base estate: so that the virgin did not boast of her deserts, but the grace of God. read more

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