Luke 1:27 (ASV)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 1:29 But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this might be.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "virgin", "betrothed", "whose", "name", "joseph", "house", and "david". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "virgin" and "betrothed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Now in the sixth month the angel..." into verse 28's "And he came in unto her and...", so "virgin" and "betrothed" 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 "virgin" and "betrothed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.