27 to (A)a virgin [a]engaged to a man whose name was Joseph, (B)of the [b]descendants of David; and the virgin’s name was [c]Mary.

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Footnotes

  1. Luke 1:27 Or betrothed; i.e. the first stage of marriage in Jewish culture, usually lasting for a year before the wedding night. More legal than engagement
  2. Luke 1:27 Lit house
  3. Luke 1:27 Gr Mariam; i.e. Heb Miriam; so throughout Luke