Luke 1:43 (DBY)

Passage

And whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Nearby Context

Luke 1:41 And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with [the] Holy Spirit,

Luke 1:42 and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed [art] *thou* amongst women, and blessed the fruit of thy womb.

Luke 1:43 And whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Luke 1:44 For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.

Luke 1:45 And blessed [is] she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from [the] Lord.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "whence", "mother", "lord", "should", and "come". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "whence" and "mother", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 42's "and cried out with a loud voice..." into verse 44's "For behold as the voice of thy...", so "whence" and "mother" 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 "whence" and "mother" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.