Luke 1:56
New International Version
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.

New Living Translation
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back to her own home.

English Standard Version
And Mary remained with her about three months and returned to her home.

Berean Standard Bible
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.

Berean Literal Bible
And Mary dwelt with her about three months, and returned to her home.

King James Bible
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

New King James Version
And Mary remained with her about three months, and returned to her house.

New American Standard Bible
Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her home.

NASB 1995
And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her home.

NASB 1977
And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her home.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her home.

Amplified Bible
And Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months, and then returned to her home.

Christian Standard Bible
And Mary stayed with her about three months; then she returned to her home.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And Mary stayed with her about three months; then she returned to her home.

American Standard Version
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
But Maryam stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and she returned to her house.

Contemporary English Version
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months. Then she went back home.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Mary abode with her about three months; and she returned to her own house.

English Revised Version
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back home.

Good News Translation
Mary stayed about three months with Elizabeth and then went back home.

International Standard Version
Now Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then went back home.

Literal Standard Version
And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.

Majority Standard Bible
Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home.

New American Bible
Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.

NET Bible
So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months and then returned to her home.

New Revised Standard Version
And Mary remained with her about three months and then returned to her home.

New Heart English Bible
Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

Weymouth New Testament
So Mary stayed with Elizabeth about three months, and then returned home.

World English Bible
Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her house.

Young's Literal Translation
And Mary remained with her about three months, and turned back to her house.

Additional Translations ...
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Context
Mary's Song
55as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever.” 56 Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months and then returned home. 57When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.…

Cross References
Luke 1:55
as He promised to our fathers, to Abraham and his descendants forever."

Luke 1:57
When the time came for Elizabeth to have her child, she gave birth to a son.


Treasury of Scripture

And Mary stayed with her about three months, and returned to her own house.

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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.














(56) And Mary abode with her about three months.--This brings the time so close to the birth of the Baptist that we might well deem it likely that the Virgin waited for it. On the other hand, the next verse seems almost to imply her previous departure. In any case, we may think of the three months as a time of much communion of heart and hope on the great things which God had done and was about to do for Israel.



Parallel Commentaries ...


Greek
Mary
Μαριὰμ (Mariam)
Noun - Nominative Feminine Singular
Strong's 3137: Or Mariam of Hebrew origin; Maria or Mariam, the name of six Christian females.

stayed
Ἔμεινεν (Emeinen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 3306: To remain, abide, stay, wait; with acc: I wait for, await. A primary verb; to stay.

with
σὺν (syn)
Preposition
Strong's 4862: With. A primary preposition denoting union; with or together.

[Elizabeth]
αὐτῇ (autē)
Personal / Possessive Pronoun - Dative 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.

for about
ὡς (hōs)
Adverb
Strong's 5613: Probably adverb of comparative from hos; which how, i.e. In that manner.

three
τρεῖς (treis)
Adjective - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 5140: Three. Or neuter tria a primary number; 'three'.

months
μῆνας (mēnas)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Plural
Strong's 3376: A (lunar) month. A primary word; a month.

and then
καὶ (kai)
Conjunction
Strong's 2532: And, even, also, namely.

returned
ὑπέστρεψεν (hypestrepsen)
Verb - Aorist Indicative Active - 3rd Person Singular
Strong's 5290: To turn back, return. From hupo and strepho; to turn under, i.e. To return.

home.
οἶκον (oikon)
Noun - Accusative Masculine Singular
Strong's 3624: A dwelling; by implication, a family.


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