Luke 1:26 (YLT)

Passage

And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which <FI>is<Fi> Nazareth,

Nearby Context

Luke 1:24 and after those days, his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying--

Luke 1:25 `Thus hath the Lord done to me, in days in which He looked upon <FI>me<Fi> , to take away my reproach among men.'

Luke 1:26 And in the sixth month was the messenger Gabriel sent by God, to a city of Galilee, the name of which <FI>is<Fi> Nazareth,

Luke 1:27 to a virgin, betrothed to a man, whose name <FI>is<Fi> Joseph, of the house of David, and the name of the virgin <FI>is<Fi> Mary.

Luke 1:28 And the messenger having come in unto her, said, `Hail, favoured one, the Lord <FI>is<Fi> with thee; blessed <FI>art<Fi> thou among women;'

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "sixth", "month", "messenger", "gabriel", "sent", "city", "galilee", and "name". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "sixth" and "month", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 25's "Thus hath the Lord done to me..." into verse 27's "to a virgin betrothed to a man...", so "sixth" and "month" 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 "sixth" and "month" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.