Luke 1:30 (LSB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 1:31 And behold, you will conceive in your womb and bear a son, and you shall name Him Jesus.

Luke 1:32 He will be great and will be called the Son of the Most High, and the Lord God will give Him the throne of His father David,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "angel", "said", "afraid", "mary", "found", and "favor". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "angel" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "But she was very perplexed at this..." into verse 31's "And behold you will conceive in your...", so "angel" 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 "angel" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.