Luke 1:36 (WEB)

Passage

Behold, Elizabeth, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:34 Mary said to the angel, “How can this be, seeing I am a virgin?”

Luke 1:35 The angel answered her, “The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.

Luke 1:36 Behold, Elizabeth, your relative, also has conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her who was called barren.

Luke 1:37 For nothing spoken by God is impossible.”

Luke 1:38 Mary said, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.” The angel departed from her.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "called", "behold", "elizabeth", "relative", "conceived", "sixth", "month", and "barren". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "called" and "behold", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 35's "The angel answered her The Holy Spirit..." into verse 37's "For nothing spoken by God is impossible...", so "called" and "behold" 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 "called" and "behold" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.