Luke 1:28 (LSB)

Passage

And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

Nearby Context

Luke 1:26 Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a city in Galilee called Nazareth,

Luke 1:27 to a virgin betrothed to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David, and the virgin’s name was Mary.

Luke 1:28 And coming in, he said to her, “Greetings, favored one! The Lord is with you.”

Luke 1:29 But she was very perplexed at this statement, and was pondering what kind of greeting this was.

Luke 1:30 And the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "to a virgin betrothed to a man..." into verse 29's "But she was very perplexed at this...", so "coming" and "said" 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 "coming" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.