Luke 1:29

But ¹  she was greatly troubled ²  by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting. ³ 

biblegateway Luk 1:29

Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.

biblegateway Luk 1:29

But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was.

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Confused and disturbed, Mary tried to think what the angel could mean.

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She was thoroughly shaken, wondering what was behind a greeting like that.

SABDAweb Luk 1:29

But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words?

bibleoremus Luk 1:29

But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.

biblegateway Luk 1:29

But when she saw him , she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was.

biblegateway Luk 1:29

But ¹  she was greatly troubled ²  by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting. ³ 

¹ tc Most mss (A C Θ 0130 ˹³ Ï lat sy) have ἰδοῦσα (idousa, “when [she] saw [the angel]”) here as well, making Mary’s concern the appearance of the angel. This construction is harder than the shorter reading since it adds a transitive verb without an explicit object. However, the shorter reading has significant support (א B D L W Ψ Ë¹ 565 579 1241 sa) and on balance should probably be considered authentic.

² sn On the phrase greatly troubled see 1:12. Mary’s reaction was like Zechariah’s response.

³ tn Grk “to wonder what kind of greeting this might be.” Luke often uses the optative this way to reveal a figure’s thinking (3:15; 8:9; 18:36; 22:23).