Luke 1:30 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.’

Luke 1:32 He will be great, and will be called the Son of the Most High. The Lord God will give him the throne of his father, David,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "angel", "said", "afraid", "mary", "found", and "favor". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "angel" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 29's "But when she saw him she was..." into verse 31's "Behold you will conceive in your womb...", so "angel" 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 "angel" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.