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Luke 1:39

Mary

37 For with God nothing shall be impossible.

38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

40 And entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elisabeth.

41 And it came to pass, that, when Elisabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elisabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
KJV
And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
WEB
Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,
ASV
And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;
DARBY
And Mary, rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,
BLB
Now Mary, having risen up in these days, went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,
ÅB
Men Maria sto opp i de dager og skyndte seg til fjellbygdene, til en by i Juda,
OTB
På den tiden brøt Maria opp og skyndte seg til en by i fjellene i Judea,
B1930
Men Maria stod op i de dager og skyndte sig til fjellbygdene, til en by i Juda,

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • Luke 1:65

    And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judæa.

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  • Joshua 15:48–59

    And in the mountains, Shamir, and Jattir, and Socoh,

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  • Joshua 10:40

    So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remaining, but utterly destroyed all that breathed, as the LORD God of Israel commanded.

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  • Joshua 20:7

    And they appointed Kedesh in Galilee in mount Naphtali, and Shechem in mount Ephraim, and Kirjath-arba, which is Hebron, in the mountain of Judah.

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  • Joshua 21:9–11

    And they gave out of the tribe of the children of Judah, and out of the tribe of the children of Simeon, these cities which are here mentioned by name,

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