Luke 1:36 (GNV)

Passage

And behold, thy cousin Elisabet, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her olde age: and this is her sixt moneth, which was called barren.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:34 Then sayde Marie vnto the Angel, How shall this be, seeing I knowe not man?

Luke 1:35 And the Angel answered, and said vnto her, The holy Ghost shall come vpon thee, and the power of the most High shall ouershadowe thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall bee borne of thee, shall be called the Sonne of God.

Luke 1:36 And behold, thy cousin Elisabet, she hath also conceiued a sonne in her olde age: and this is her sixt moneth, which was called barren.

Luke 1:37 For with God shall nothing be vnpossible.

Luke 1:38 Then Marie said, Behold the seruant of the Lord: be it vnto me according to thy woorde. So the Angel departed from her.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "behold", "cousin", "elisabet", "hath", "conceiued", "sonne", and "olde". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "behold", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "And the Angel answered and said vnto..." into verse 37's "For with God shall nothing be vnpossible...", so "called" and "behold" 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 "called" and "behold" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.