Luke 1:26 (ASV)

Passage

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:24 And after these days Elisabeth his wife conceived; and she hid herself five months, saying,

Luke 1:25 Thus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon [me], to take away my reproach among men.

Luke 1:26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

Luke 1:27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin`s name was Mary.

Luke 1:28 And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord [is] with thee.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sixth", "month", "angel", "gabriel", "sent", "city", "galilee", and "named". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sixth" and "month", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Thus hath the Lord done unto me..." into verse 27's "to a virgin betrothed to a man...", so "sixth" and "month" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "sixth" and "month" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.