And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.
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 said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away.
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.
And Mary said, Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
Behold the handmaid of the Lord - I fully credit what thou sayest, and am perfectly ready to obey thy commands, and to accomplish all the purposes of thy grace concerning me. It appears that at the instant of this act of faith, and purposed obedience, the conception of the immaculate humanity of Jesus took place; and it was Done unto her according to his word. See Luke 1:35.
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid ... - This was an expression of resignation to the will of God, and of faith in the promise. To be the "handmaid of the Lord" is to be submissive and obedient, and is the same as saying, "I fully credit all that is said, and am perfectly ready to obey all the commands of the Lord."
1:38 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord - It is not improbable, that this time of the virgin's humble faith, consent, and expectation, might be the very time of her conceiving.