Luke 1:28 (YLT)

Passage

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;'

Nearby Context

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;'

Luke 1:29 and she, having seen, was troubled at his word, and was reasoning of what kind this salutation may be.

Luke 1:30 And the messenger said to her, `Fear not, Mary, for thou hast found favour with God;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "messenger", "having", "come", "said", "hail", "favoured", "lord", and "thee". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "messenger" and "having", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 27's "to a virgin betrothed to a man..." into verse 29's "and she having seen was troubled at...", so "messenger" and "having" 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 "messenger" and "having" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.