Luke 1:38 (WEB)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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.

Luke 1:39 Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,

Luke 1:40 and entered into the house of Zacharias and greeted Elizabeth.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mary", "said", "behold", "servant", "lord", "done", "word", and "angel". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mary" and "said", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 37's "For nothing spoken by God is impossible..." into verse 39's "Mary arose in those days and went...", so "mary" 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 "mary" and "said" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.