Luke 1:56 (LSB)

Passage

And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her home.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:54 He has given help to Israel His servant, In remembrance of His mercy,

Luke 1:55 As He spoke to our fathers, To Abraham and his seed forever.”

Luke 1:56 And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her home.

Luke 1:57 Now the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth to give birth, and she gave birth to a son.

Luke 1:58 And her neighbors and her relatives heard that the Lord had magnified His great mercy toward her, and they were rejoicing with her.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mary", "stayed", "three", "months", "returned", and "home". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mary" and "stayed", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 55's "As He spoke to our fathers To..." into verse 57's "Now the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth...", so "mary" and "stayed" 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 "stayed" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.