Luke 1:39 (DRB)

Passage

And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:37 Because no word shall be impossible with God.

Luke 1:38 And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Luke 1:39 And Mary rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste into a city of Juda.

Luke 1:40 And she entered into the house of Zachary and saluted Elizabeth.

Luke 1:41 And it came to pass that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mary", "rising", "days", "went", "hill", "country", "haste", and "city". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mary" and "rising", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 38's "And Mary said Behold the handmaid of..." into verse 40's "And she entered into the house of...", so "mary" and "rising" 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 "rising" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.