Luke 1:26 (DBY)

Passage

But in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent of God to a city of Galilee, of which [the] name [was] Nazareth,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:24 Now after these days, Elizabeth his wife conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

Luke 1:25 Thus has [the] Lord done to me in [these] days in which he looked upon [me] to take away my reproach among men.

Luke 1:26 But in the sixth month, the angel Gabriel was sent of God to a city of Galilee, of which [the] name [was] 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 the angel came in to her, and said, Hail, [thou] favoured one! the Lord [is] with thee: [blessed art *thou* amongst women].

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sixth", "month", "angel", "gabriel", "sent", "city", "galilee", and "name". 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 has the Lord done to 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.