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Luke 1:43

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

KJV

καὶ πόθεν μοι τοῦτο ἵνα ἔλθῃ ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ κυρίου μου πρὸς ἐμέ;

Greek NT

Et unde hoc mihi, ut veniat mater Domini mei ad me ?

Vulgate

And whence is this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come unto me?

ASV

And whence is this to me that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Douay-Rheims

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In the original Greek

10 distinct Greek words appear in this verse.

καί
kai
conjunction · 8973×
κύριος
kurios
noun · 717×
μήτηρ
meter
noun · 84×
οὗτος
outos
demonstrative · 1380×
πρός
pros
preposition · 697×
πόθεν
pothen
adverb · 29×
ἐγώ
ego
pronoun · 1720×
ἔρχομαι
erchomai
verb · 627×
ἵνα
ina
conjunction · 665×
ὁ
o
article · 19778×

Textual variants

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

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

Doctrines that cite this verse

Historic Christian voices

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

§448Very often in the Gospels people address Jesus as "Lord". This title testifies to the respect and trust of those who approach him for help and healing.62 At the prompting of the Holy Spirit, "Lord" expresses the recognition of the divine mystery of Jesus.63 In the encounter with the risen Jesus, this title becomes adoration: "My Lord and my God!" It thus takes on a connotation …
§495Called in the Gospels "the mother of Jesus", Mary is acclaimed by Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Spirit and even before the birth of her son, as "the mother of my Lord".144 In fact, the One whom she conceived as man by the Holy Spirit, who truly became her Son according to the flesh, was none other than the Father's eternal Son, the second person of the Holy Trinity. Hence …
§2677Holy Mary, Mother of God: With Elizabeth we marvel, "and why is this granted me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?"36 Because she gives us Jesus, her son, Mary is Mother of God and our mother; we can entrust all our cares and petitions to her: she prays for us as she prayed for herself: "Let it be to me according to your word."37 By entrusting ourselves to her praye…

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 25:41 — And she arose, and bowed herself on her face to the earth, and said, Behold, let thine handmaid be a servant to wash the feet of the servants of my lord.
  • John 13:13 — Ye call me Master and Lord: and ye say well; for so I am.
  • John 20:28 — And Thomas answered and said unto him, My LORD and my God.
  • Luke 2:11 — For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
  • Luke 2:11 — For unto you is born this day in the city of David a Saviour, which is Christ the Lord.
  • Matt 3:14 — But John forbad him, saying, I have need to be baptized of thee, and comest thou to me?
  • Ruth 2:10 — Then she fell on her face, and bowed herself to the ground, and said unto him, Why have I found grace in thine eyes, that thou shouldest take knowledge of me, seeing I am a stranger?