Luke 1:25 (WEB)

Passage

“Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men.”

Nearby Context

Luke 1:23 When the days of his service were fulfilled, he departed to his house.

Luke 1:24 After these days Elizabeth, his wife, conceived, and she hid herself five months, saying,

Luke 1:25 “Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men.”

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

Luke 1:27 to a virgin pledged to be married to a man whose name was Joseph, of David’s house. The virgin’s name was Mary.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "thus", "lord", "done", "days", "looked", "take", "away", and "reproach". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "thus" and "lord", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 24's "After these days Elizabeth his wife conceived..." into verse 26's "Now in the sixth month the angel...", so "thus" and "lord" 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 "thus" and "lord" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.