Luke 1:38

“And Marie said, Behold the handmaide of the Lord, be it vnto me according to thy word: and the Angel departed from her.”

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Other Translations

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
- King James Version

And Mary said, "Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her."
- New American Standard Version (1995)

And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
- American Standard Version (1901)

And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away.
- Basic English Bible

And Mary said, Behold the bondmaid of [the] Lord; be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
- Darby Bible

And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
- Webster's Bible

I am the Lord's maidservant, Mary replied; "may it be with me in accordance with your words!" And then the angel left her.
- Weymouth Bible

Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.
- World English Bible

And Marie seide, Lo! the handmaydyn of the Lord; be it don to me aftir thi word. And the aungel departide fro hir.
- Wycliffe Bible

And Mary said, `Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away from her.
- Youngs Literal Bible

Bible commentary

Wesley's Notes for Luke 1:38


1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord - It is not improbable, that this time of the virgin's humble faith, consent, and expectation, might be the very time of her conceiving.


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