Luke 1:56 (GNV)

Passage

And Marie abode with her about three moneths: after, shee returned to her owne house.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:54 Hee hath vpholden Israel his seruaunt to be mindefull of his mercie

Luke 1:55 (As hee hath spoken to our fathers, to wit, to Abraham, and his seede) for euer.

Luke 1:56 And Marie abode with her about three moneths: after, shee returned to her owne house.

Luke 1:57 Nowe Elisabets time was fulfilled, that shee should be deliuered, and shee brought foorth a sonne.

Luke 1:58 And her neighbours, and cousins heard tell howe the Lord had shewed his great mercie vpon her, and they reioyced with her.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "marie", "abode", "three", "moneths", "after", "shee", "returned", and "owne". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "marie" and "abode", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 55's "As hee hath spoken to our fathers..." into verse 57's "Nowe Elisabets time was fulfilled that shee...", so "marie" and "abode" 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 "marie" and "abode" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.