Luke 1:26 (GNV)

Passage

And in the sixth moneth, the Angell Gabriel was sent from God vnto a citie of Galile, named Nazareth,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:24 And after those daies, his wife Elisabet conceiued, and hid her selfe fiue moneths, saying,

Luke 1:25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me, in the daies wherein he looked on me, to take from me my rebuke among men.

Luke 1:26 And in the sixth moneth, the Angell Gabriel was sent from God vnto a citie of Galile, named Nazareth,

Luke 1:27 To a virgin affianced to a man whose name was Ioseph, of the house of Dauid, and the virgins name was Marie.

Luke 1:28 And the Angel went in vnto her, and said, Haile thou that art freely beloued: the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sixth", "moneth", "angell", "gabriel", "sent", "vnto", "citie", and "galile". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sixth" and "moneth", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Thus hath the Lord dealt with me..." into verse 27's "To a virgin affianced to a man...", so "sixth" and "moneth" 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 "moneth" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.