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The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one which is born from you will be called the Son of God.
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A Holy Conception for a Holy Savior
Commentators explain that the Holy Spirit's direct involvement ensured Jesus' human nature was created pure and free from the stain of original sin. This was essential for Him to be a perfect, sinless sacrifice and mediator for humanity. His holiness began at the very moment of His conception.
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18th Century
Presbyterian
The Holy Ghost shall come upon you. Matthew 1:20.
The power of the Highest, and so on. This evidently means tha…
Shall overshadow thee (επισκιασε). A figure of a cloud coming upon her. Common in ancient Greek in the sense of obscuring and with…
19th Century
Anglican
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee.—See Note on Luke 1:15. Here, however, the context would suggest to one familiar with…
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Baptist
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth, to a virgin espoused to a man whose name was…
Once again (cf. v.15) Luke mentions the Holy Spirit, as he does six more times in his first two chapters (1:41, 67, 80; 2:25, 26, 27). The word for…
16th Century
Protestant
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee. The angel does not explain the manner so as to satisfy curiosity, which was unnecessary. He only lead…
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17th Century
Reformed Baptist
And the angel answered and said to her The angel gave her an account of the manner in which what he has said should …
We have here an account of the mother of our Lord. Although we are not to pray to her, we ought to praise God for her. Christ had to be born miracu…
