Luke 1:27-29

Expanded Bible

²⁷ to a virgin. She was ·engaged to marry [pledged to; ^Cengagement was a binding contract between two families and could only be broken by divorce] a man named Joseph ·from the family [a descendent; ^Lfrom the house] of David. ·Her [^LThe virgin’s] name was Mary. ²⁸ The angel came to her and said, “·Greetings [Hello; ^LRejoice; ^Ca common greeting]! ·The Lord has blessed you and is with you [or …favored one, the Lord is with you].”

²⁹ But Mary was ·very startled [disturbed; perplexed; troubled] by what the angel said and wondered what ·this greeting might mean [sort of greeting this was].