Study it in the app“And the angel answered and said to him, “I am Gabriel, who stands before God, and I was sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.”
Andκαὶthe angelὁ ἄγγελοςansweredἀποκριθεὶςand saidεἶπενto him,αὐτῷ“IἘγώamεἰμιGabriel,ΓαβριὴλwhoὁstandsπαρεστηκὼςbeforeἐνώπιονGod,τοῦ θεοῦandκαὶI was sentἀπεστάληνto speakλαλῆσαιtoπρὸςyouσὲandκαὶto bringεὐαγγελίσασθαίyouσοιthisταῦταgood news.εὐαγγελίσασθαί
angel
A messenger from heaven who serves God.
Where else “angelos” appearsanswer
To say something back to the one who spoke or asked.
Where else “apokritheis” appearssay
To express something in words to others.
Where else “eipen” appearsbe
To be: says who or what something is.
Where else “eimi” appearsGabriel
Gabriel, the angel who stands before God.
Where else “Gabriēl” appearsstand by
To be there, or for the time to arrive.
Where else “parestēkōs” appearsbefore, in front of
In front of, in the presence of.
Where else “enōpion” appearsGod
The Creator and Lord of all, the one God of Israel.
Where else “theou” appearssend
To send someone somewhere on an errand, on behalf of the sender.
Where else “apestalēn” appearsspeak
To use voice and words to communicate with others.
Where else “lalēsai” appearsproclaim good news
Announce the good news; in the passive, have the good news announced or be announced as good news.
Where else “euangelisasthai” appears18And Zechariah said to the angel, “How will I know this? For I am an old man, and my wife is advanced in her days.”
19 · This verse (above)
20And look, you will be silent and not able to speak until the day that these things happen, because you did not believe my words, which will be fulfilled in their time.”
1. What it says
What does the angel Gabriel tell Mary about the son she will have, and how does she answer at the end? (vv. 30-38)
2. What it means
Why do you think Zechariah was left unable to speak while Mary was not, when both asked the angel a question? (vv. 18-20, 34-38)
3. How I live it
Which promise of God is hard for you to believe today, and what small step could you take in trust, like Mary?
