Luke 1:56 (ASV)

Passage

And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:54 He hath given help to Israel his servant, That he might remember mercy

Luke 1:55 (As he spake unto our fathers) Toward Abraham and his seed for ever.

Luke 1:56 And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned unto her house.

Luke 1:57 Now Elisabeth`s time was fulfilled that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son.

Luke 1:58 And her neighbors and her kinsfolk heard that the Lord had magnified his mercy towards her; and they rejoiced with her.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mary", "abode", "three", "months", "returned", and "house". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mary" and "abode", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 55's "As he spake unto our fathers Toward..." into verse 57's "Now Elisabeth s time was fulfilled that...", so "mary" and "abode" 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 "mary" and "abode" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.