Luke 1:27 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 1:28 Having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!”

Luke 1:29 But when she saw him, she was greatly troubled at the saying, and considered what kind of salutation this might be.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "virgin", "pledged", "married", "whose", "name", "joseph", "david", and "house". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "virgin" and "pledged", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 26's "Now in the sixth month the angel..." into verse 28's "Having come in the angel said to...", so "virgin" and "pledged" 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 "virgin" and "pledged" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.