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where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth. Luke 1:40 · Berean Standard Bible
She enters Zechariah's home and greets Elizabeth.
Two women with impossible pregnancies meeting for the first time since the miracles began. One carries the forerunner, the other carries the Savior. What a moment.
Luke describes the simple act of Mary greeting Elizabeth.
Mary walks through the door and says hello. It's a simple greeting that triggers one of the most beautiful moments in Scripture.
Mary enters the oikon Zachariou (house of Zechariah) and aspasato (greeted) Elizabeth, initiating the encounter between the two mothers of salvation history's key figures.
The greeting is the catalyst for the Spirit-filled response that follows. Two women carrying miraculous pregnancies meet, representing the intersection of Old and New Covenant promises.
The narrator describes Mary's arrival and greeting.
Two miraculous pregnancies converge under one roof. Mary's greeting to Elizabeth triggers a Spirit-filled prophetic response that confirms both God's plan for the Messiah and His forerunner.
38“I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.
39In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
40where she entered the home of Zechariah and greeted Elizabeth.
41When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the baby leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit.
42In a loud voice she exclaimed, “Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the fruit of your womb!
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