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Luke 1:27

To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

KJV

πρὸς παρθένον ἐμνηστευμένην ἀνδρὶ ᾧ ὄνομα Ἰωσὴφ ἐξ οἴκου Δαυείδ, καὶ τὸ ὄνομα τῆς παρθένου Μαριάμ.

Greek NT

ad virginem desponsatam viro, cui nomen erat Joseph, de domo David : et nomen virginis Maria.

Vulgate

to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin’s name was Mary.

ASV

To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David: and the virgin's name was Mary.

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

13 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

Δαβίδ
dabid
noun · 59×
Μαρία
maria
noun · 54×
καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
μνηστεύω
mnesteuo
verb · 3×
οἶκος
oikos
noun · 115×
παρθένος
parthenos
noun · 15×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
ἀνήρ
aner
noun · 216×
ἐκ
ek
preposition · 915×
Ἰωσήφ
ioseph
noun · 35×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×
ὄνομα
onoma
noun · 228×
ὅς
os
relative_pronoun · 1404×

Textual variants

1 variant unit attested by manuscript witnesses and modern critical editions.

minor
SBLGNT: ἐμνηστευμένην | WH/Treg/NIV: ἐμνηστευμένην | RP: μεμνηστευμένην
  • ἐμνηστευμένην — SBLGNT
  • ἐμνηστευμένην — Westcott-Hort, Tregelles, Reader's GNT (NA27)
  • μεμνηστευμένην — Robinson-Pierpont
source: sblgnt-apparatus

Doctrines that cite this verse

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Historic Christian voices

9 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

§488"God sent forth his Son", but to prepare a body for him,125 he wanted the free co-operation of a creature. For this, from all eternity God chose for the mother of his Son a daughter of Israel, a young Jewish woman of Nazareth in Galilee, "a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary":126 The Father of mercies willed th…
§497The Gospel accounts understand the virginal conception of Jesus as a divine work that surpasses all human understanding and possibility:148 "That which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit", said the angel to Joseph about Mary his fiancee.149 The Church sees here the fulfilment of the divine promise given through the prophet Isaiah: "Behold, a virgin shall conceive and bea…
§706Against all human hope, God promises descendants to Abraham, as the fruit of faith and of the power of the Holy Spirit.68 In Abraham's progeny all the nations of the earth will be blessed. This progeny will be Christ himself,69 in whom the outpouring of the Holy Spirit will "gather into one the children of God who are scattered abroad."70 God commits himself by his own solemn o…
…and 2 more from this source.
Chapter 9.—How Like the Prophecy About Christ in the 89th Psalm is to the Things Promised in Nathan’s Prophecy in the Books of Samuel. Wherefore also in the 89th Psalm, of which the title is, “An instruction for himself by Ethan the Israelite,” mention is made of the promises God made to king David, and some things are there added similar to those found in the Book of Samuel, s…
The angel of the Lord was sent to the Holy Virgin, who was descended from David's line. Luke 1:27 For it is evident that our Lord sprang out of Judah, of which tribe no one turned his attention to the altar Hebrews 7:14, as the divine apostle said: but about this we will speak more accurately later. And bearing glad tidings to her, he said, Hail thou highly favoured one, the Lo…

Cross-references

  • Gen 30:23 — And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:
  • Isa 7:14 — Therefore the Lord himself shall give you a sign; Behold, a virgin shall conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.
  • Luke 1:31 — And, behold, thou shalt conceive in thy womb, and bring forth a son, and shalt call his name JESUS.
  • Luke 1:35 — And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be c
  • Matt 1:16 — And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
  • Matt 1:16 — And Jacob begat Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom was born Jesus, who is called Christ.
  • Matt 1:18 — Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
  • Matt 1:18 — Now the birth of Jesus Christ was on this wise: When as his mother Mary was espoused to Joseph, before they came together, she was found with child of the Holy Ghost.
  • Matt 1:20 — But while he thought on these things, behold, the angel of the LORD appeared unto him in a dream, saying, Joseph, thou son of David, fear not to take unto thee Mary thy wife: for that which is conceiv
  • Matt 1:23 — Behold, a virgin shall be with child, and shall bring forth a son, and they shall call his name Emmanuel, which being interpreted is, God with us.