Luke 1:37 (LSB)

Passage

For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Nearby Context

Luke 1:35 The angel answered and said to her, “The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you; and for that reason the holy Child shall be called the Son of God.

Luke 1:36 And behold, your relative Elizabeth has also conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month for her who was called barren.

Luke 1:37 For nothing will be impossible with God.”

Luke 1:38 And Mary said, “Behold, the slave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.

Luke 1:39 Now at this time Mary arose and went in a hurry to the hill country, to a city of Judah,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "nothing" and "impossible". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "nothing" and "impossible", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 36's "And behold your relative Elizabeth has also..." into verse 38's "And Mary said Behold the slave of...", so "nothing" and "impossible" 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 "nothing" and "impossible" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.