Luke 1:38 (LSB)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

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,

Luke 1:40 and entered the house of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mary", "said", "behold", "slave", "lord", "done", "word", and "angel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mary" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 37's "For nothing will be impossible with God..." into verse 39's "Now at this time Mary arose and...", so "mary" 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 "mary" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.