Luke 1:29 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 1:30 The angel said to her, “Don’t be afraid, Mary, for you have found favor with God.

Luke 1:31 Behold, you will conceive in your womb, and give birth to a son, and will call his name ‘Jesus.’

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "greatly", "troubled", "saying", "considered", "kind", "salutation", and "might". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "greatly" and "troubled", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 28's "Having come in the angel said to..." into verse 30's "The angel said to her Don t...", so "greatly" and "troubled" 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 "greatly" and "troubled" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.