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Luke 1:38

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures
- 38 Then Mary said: “Look! Jehovah’s* slave girl! May it happen to me according to your declaration.” At that the angel departed from her.

Luke 1:38

The Kingdom Interlinear Translation of the Greek Scriptures
- 38 εἶπεν Said δὲ but Μαριάμ Mary Ἰδοὺ Look! ἡ The δούλη slave girl Κυρίου· of Lord; γένοιτό may it take place μοι to me κατὰ according to τὸ the ῥῆμά saying σου. of you. καὶ And ἀπῆλθεν went off ἀπ’ from αὐτῆς her ὁ the ἄγγελος. angel.

Luke 1:38

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures—With References
- 38 Then Mary said: “Look! Jehovah’s* slave girl!+ May it take place with me according to your declaration.” At that the angel departed from her.

Luke 1:38

The Bible in Living English
- 38 And Mary said “Here I am, the Lord’s property; be it with me according to your word.” And the angel left her.

Luke 1:38

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

Luke 1:38

The Emphasized Bible
- 38 And Mary said—Lo! the handmaid of the Lord! Might it come to pass unto me according to thy declaration. And the messenger departed from her.

Luke 1:38

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

Luke Study Notes—Chapter 1

New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures (Study Edition)
- 1:38
  
  Look! Jehovah’s slave girl!: With these words, Mary echoes expressions of other servants of Jehovah mentioned in the Hebrew Scriptures. For example, Hannah says in her prayer recorded at 1Sa 1:11: “O Jehovah of armies, if you look upon the affliction of your servant [or, “slave girl”].” At 1Sa 1:11, the Septuagint uses the same Greek word for “slave girl” as is used in Luke’s account.—See App. C3 introduction; Lu 1:38.