Arose (αναστασα). Luke is very fond of this word, sixty times against twenty-two in the rest of the N.T.

Into the h…

And Mary arose. The word arose here is equivalent to setting out, or starting on a journey.

The hill country . . . a city of Juda.—The description is too vague to be identified with any certainty. The form of the proper no…

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

St. Ambrose of Milan: To build up the Virgin’s faith by an example, the Angel, when he announced the hidden mysteries to her…

Mary apparently started on her journey as soon as possible (v.39). She probably traveled fifty to seventy miles from Nazareth to Zechariah’s home i…

And Mary arising This departure mentioned by Luke proves that Mary’s faith was not of a transitory nature: for the promise of God does not…

And Mary arose in those days
The Ethiopic version renders it, "in that day"; directly, immediately, as soon as the a…

It is very good for those who have the work of grace begun in their souls to share with one another. On Mary's arrival, Elisabeth was conscious of …