Luke 1:28
New International Version
The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

New Living Translation
Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!”

English Standard Version
And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”

Berean Standard Bible
The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”

Berean Literal Bible
And having come to her, he said, "Greetings, you favored with grace! The Lord is with you."

King James Bible
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

New King James Version
And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”

New American Standard Bible
And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

NASB 1995
And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

NASB 1977
And coming in, he said to her, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

Legacy Standard Bible
And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

Amplified Bible
And coming to her, the angel said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

Christian Standard Bible
And the angel came to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you.”

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And the angel came to her and said, “Rejoice, favored woman! The Lord is with you.”

American Standard Version
And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
The Angel entered her presence, and he said to her, “Peace to you, full of grace, our Lord is with you; you are blessed among women.”

Contemporary English Version
The angel greeted Mary and said, "You are truly blessed! The Lord is with you."

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the angel being come in, said unto her: Hail, full of grace, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

English Revised Version
And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the angel entered her home, he greeted her and said, "You are favored by the Lord! The Lord is with you."

Good News Translation
The angel came to her and said, "Peace be with you! The Lord is with you and has greatly blessed you!"

International Standard Version
The angel came to her and said, "Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you!"

Literal Standard Version
And the messenger having come in to her, said, “Greetings, favored one, the LORD [is] with you; blessed [are] you among women”;

Majority Standard Bible
The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among woman!”

New American Bible
And coming to her, he said, “Hail, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

NET Bible
The angel came to her and said, "Greetings, favored one, the Lord is with you!"

New Revised Standard Version
And he came to her and said, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

New Heart English Bible
Having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, you highly favored one. The Lord is with you."

Webster's Bible Translation
And the angel came to her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

Weymouth New Testament
So Gabriel went into the house and said to her, "Joy be to you, favoured one! the Lord is with you."

World English Bible
Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!”

Young's Literal Translation
And the messenger having come in unto her, said, 'Hail, favoured one, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women;'

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Context
Gabriel Foretells Jesus' Birth
27to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin’s name was Mary. 28 The angel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.” 29Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.…

Cross References
Ruth 2:4
Just then Boaz arrived from Bethlehem and said to the harvesters, "The LORD be with you." "The LORD bless you," they replied.

Luke 1:27
to a virgin pledged in marriage to a man named Joseph, who was of the house of David. And the virgin's name was Mary.

Luke 1:29
Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.


Treasury of Scripture

And the angel came in to her, and said, Hail, you that are highly favored, the Lord is with you: blessed are you among women.

Hail.

Daniel 9:21-23
Yea, whiles I was speaking in prayer, even the man Gabriel, whom I had seen in the vision at the beginning, being caused to fly swiftly, touched me about the time of the evening oblation…

Daniel 10:19
And said, O man greatly beloved, fear not: peace be unto thee, be strong, yea, be strong. And when he had spoken unto me, I was strengthened, and said, Let my lord speak; for thou hast strengthened me.

highly favoured.

Luke 1:30
And the angel said unto her, Fear not, Mary: for thou hast found favour with God.

Hosea 14:2
Take with you words, and turn to the LORD: say unto him, Take away all iniquity, and receive us graciously: so will we render the calves of our lips.

Ephesians 1:6
To the praise of the glory of his grace, wherein he hath made us accepted in the beloved.

the Lord.

Judges 6:12
And the angel of the LORD appeared unto him, and said unto him, The LORD is with thee, thou mighty man of valour.

Isaiah 43:5
Fear not: for I am with thee: I will bring thy seed from the east, and gather thee from the west;

Jeremiah 1:18,19
For, behold, I have made thee this day a defenced city, and an iron pillar, and brasen walls against the whole land, against the kings of Judah, against the princes thereof, against the priests thereof, and against the people of the land…

blessed.

Luke 1:42
And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.

Luke 11:27,28
And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked…

Judges 5:24
Blessed above women shall Jael the wife of Heber the Kenite be, blessed shall she be above women in the tent.

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Luke 1
1. The preface of Luke to his whole gospel.
5. The conception of John the Baptist;
26. and of Jesus.
39. The prophecy of Elisabeth and of Mary, concerning Jesus.
57. The nativity and circumcision of John.
67. The prophecy of Zachariah, both of Jesus,
76. and of John.














(28) Highly favoured.--The verb is the same as that which is translated, "hath made us accepted "in Ephesians 1:6; and, on the whole, this, which is expressed in one of the marginal readings, seems the truest. The plena gratia of the Vulgate has no warrant in the meaning of the word.

The Lord is with thee.--Better, the Lord be with thee, as the more usual formula of salutation, as in Ruth 2:4.

Blessed art thou among women.--The words are omitted in many of the best MSS.

Verse 28. - Hail, thou that art highly favored. The plena gratia of the Vulgate, said and sung so often in the virgin's famous hymn, is an inaccurate rendering. Rather, "gratia cumulata," as it has been well rendered. "Having been much graced (by God)" is the literal translation of the Greek word. Blessed art thou among women. These words must be struck out; they do not exist in the older authorities.

Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
[The angel] appeared
εἰσελθὼν (eiselthōn)
Verb - Aorist Participle Active - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 1525: To go in, come in, enter. From eis and erchomai; to enter.

to
πρὸς (pros)
Preposition
Strong's 4314: To, towards, with. A strengthened form of pro; a preposition of direction; forward to, i.e. Toward.

her
αὐτὴν (autēn)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Accusative Feminine 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 846: He, she, it, they, them, same. From the particle au; the reflexive pronoun self, used of the third person, and of the other persons.

[and] said,
εἶπεν (eipen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 2036: Answer, bid, bring word, command. A primary verb; to speak or say.

“Greetings,
Χαῖρε (Chaire)
Verb - Present Imperative Active - 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 5463: A primary verb; to be 'cheer'ful, i.e. Calmly happy or well-off; impersonally, especially as salutation, be well.

you who are highly favored!
κεχαριτωμένη (kecharitōmenē)
Verb - Perfect Participle Middle or Passive - Vocative Feminine Singular
Strong's 5487: To favor, bestow freely on. From charis; to grace, i.e. Indue with special honor.

The
(ho)
Article - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3588: The, the definite article. Including the feminine he, and the neuter to in all their inflections; the definite article; the.

Lord [is]
Κύριος (Kyrios)
Noun - Nominative Masculine Singular
Strong's 2962: Lord, master, sir; the Lord. From kuros; supreme in authority, i.e. controller; by implication, Master.

with
μετὰ (meta)
Preposition
Strong's 3326: (a) gen: with, in company with, (b) acc: (1) behind, beyond, after, of place, (2) after, of time, with nouns, neut. of adjectives.

you.”
σοῦ (sou)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Genitive 2nd Person Singular
Strong's 4771: You. The person pronoun of the second person singular; thou.


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