Luke 1:38

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
“I am the Lord’s servant,” said Mary. “May it be done to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.

King James Version (1611)
And Marie said, Behold the handmaide of the Lord, be it vnto me according to thy word: and the Angel departed from her.

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

English Standard Version
And Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

New American Standard Bible
And Mary said, "Behold, the Lord's bond-servant; may it be done to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

New Century Version
Mary said, "I am the servant of the Lord. Let this happen to me as you say!" Then the angel went away.

Amplified Bible
Then Mary said, "Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word." And the angel left her.

New American Standard Bible (1995)
And Mary said, "Behold, the bondslave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

Legacy Standard Bible
And Mary said, "Behold, the slave of the Lord; may it be done to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

Berean Standard Bible
"I am the Lord's servant," Mary answered. "May it happen to me according to your word." Then the angel left her.

Contemporary English Version
Mary said, "I am the Lord's servant! Let it happen as you have said." And the angel left her.

Complete Jewish Bible
Miryam said, "I am the servant of Adonai ; may it happen to me as you have said." Then the angel left her.

Darby Translation
And Mary said, Behold the bondmaid of [the] Lord; be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Easy-to-Read Version
Mary said, "I am the Lord's servant. Let this thing you have said happen to me!" Then the angel went away.

Geneva Bible (1587)
Then Marie said, Behold the seruant of the Lord: be it vnto me according to thy woorde. So the Angel departed from her.

George Lamsa Translation
Mary said, Here I am, a handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word. And the angel went away from her.

Good News Translation
"I am the Lord's servant," said Mary; "may it happen to me as you have said." And the angel left her.

Lexham English Bible
So Mary said, "Behold, the Lord's female slave! May it happen to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

Literal Translation
And Mary said, Behold, the slave woman of the Lord! May it be to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

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

Bible in Basic English
And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away.

Hebrew Names Version
Miryam said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.

International Standard Version
Then Mary said, "Truly I am the Lord's servant. Let everything you have said happen to me." Then the angel left her.

Etheridge Translation
And Mariam said, Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me as thou hast said. And the angel went from her.

Murdock Translation
Mary said: Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me, according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And Marie saide: Beholde the handmayden of the Lorde, be it vnto me accordyng to thy worde. And the Angel departed from her.

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

World English Bible
Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And the angel departed from her.

Weymouth's New Testament
"I am the Lord's maidservant," Mary replied; "may it be with me in accordance with your words!" And then the angel left her.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And Marie seide, Lo! the handmaydyn of the Lord; be it don to me aftir thi word. And the aungel departide fro hir.

Update Bible Version
And Mary said, Look, [I am] the Lord's slave; let it happen to me according to your word. And the angel departed from her.

Webster's Bible Translation
And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

New English Translation
So Mary said, "Yes, I am a servant of the Lord; let this happen to me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her.

New King James Version
Then Mary said, "Behold the maidservant of the Lord! Let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

New Living Translation
Mary responded, "I am the Lord's servant. May everything you have said about me come true." And then the angel left her.

New Life Bible
Then Mary said, "I am willing to be used of the Lord. Let it happen to me as you have said." Then the angel went away from her.

New Revised Standard
Then Mary said, "Here am I, the servant of the Lord; let it be with me according to your word." Then the angel departed from her.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord: be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Revised Standard Version
And Mary said, "Behold, I am the handmaid of the Lord; let it be to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
And Mary sayd: beholde ye honde mayden of ye lorde be it vnto me even as thou hast sayde. And the angell departed from her.

Young's Literal Translation
And Mary said, `Lo, the maid-servant of the Lord; let it be to me according to thy saying,' and the messenger went away from her.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And Mary sayde: Beholde, here am I the handmayde of the LORDE: be it vnto me, as thou hast sayde. And the angell departed fro her.

Mace New Testament (1729)
then said Mary, "behold the servant of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy word." upon which the angel disappeared.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Mary sat there a second, thinking about everything Gabriel had told her. Finally, she said, "I'll do whatever God needs me to do." And Gabriel went away.

Contextual Overview

²⁶In the sixth month of Elizabeth's pregnancy, God sent the angel Gabriel to the Galilean village of Nazareth to a virgin engaged to be married to a man descended from David. His name was Joseph, and the virgin's name, Mary. Upon entering, Gabriel greeted her: Good morning! You're beautiful with God's beauty, Beautiful inside and out! God be with you. ²⁹She was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that. But the angel assured her, "Mary, you have nothing to fear. God has a surprise for you: You will become pregnant and give birth to a son and call his name Jesus. He will be great, be called ‘Son of the Highest.' The Lord God will give him the throne of his father David; He will rule Jacob's house forever— no end, ever, to his kingdom." ³⁴ Mary said to the angel, "But how? I've never slept with a man." ³⁵ The angel answered, The Holy Spirit will come upon you, the power of the Highest hover over you; Therefore, the child you bring to birth will be called Holy, Son of God. ³⁶"And did you know that your cousin Elizabeth conceived a son, old as she is? Everyone called her barren, and here she is six months pregnant! Nothing, you see, is impossible with God." And Mary said, Yes, I see it all now: I'm the Lord's maid, ready to serve. Let it be with me just as you say. Then the angel left her.

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

Behold: 2 Samuel 7:25-29, Psalms 116:16, Romans 4:20, Romans 4:21

be: Psalms 119:38

Reciprocal: Genesis 24:58 - General 1 Chronicles 17:23 - let the thing Psalms 86:16 - the son Proverbs 31:26 - openeth

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And Mary said, behold the handmaid of the Lord,.... In which words she expresses her obedience of faith; she owns herself to be the handmaid of the Lord, and desires to obey him, and be submissive to him as such; and tacitly acknowledges her meanness, and great unworthiness:

be it unto me according to thy word; she assented to what the angel said should be unto her; she earnestly desired it might be, and firmly believed it would be; she set her "Amen" to the angel's message:

and the angel departed from her; to the heavenly regions from whence he came; to his great Lord and master, that sent him; having dispatched the business he came about, and which he was accountable to him for.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

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.”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 38. 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.