And Mary abode with her about three months, and returned to her own house.
The verse stands in Luke 1, part of the Luke 1-2 account of the birth of Jesus, Luke's unusually full account of the early history of the mission of Jesus including the births of John the Baptist and Jesus. It records part of Mary's visit to Elizabeth, one of the incidents connected with the birth of John the Baptist. The first chapter of Luke has a clear topical outline, and the verse comes before the birth of Christ in Bethlehem and the announcement to the shepherds and the presentation in the temple in Luke 2:8-33.
The birth of Christ took place about four years before A.D. 1, as shown by the age of Jesus at the beginning of His ministry. The incidents connected with the birth of John the Baptist took place about B.C. 5. Together with Matthew 1-2, the birth account fulfills the prediction that a child is born, and it is a prominent landmark in the fulfillment of the Old Testament gospel promises. The birth account proves Jesus was a real human being from birth to resurrection, showing He was begotten by the power of the Highest and born of Mary in Bethlehem of Judea in the reign of Augustus Caesar. The account of the birth of Christ in Luke 1 is to be carefully studied together with Matthew 1 and John 1:1-18.
The verse stands in Luke 1, part of the Luke 1-2 account of the birth of Jesus, Luke's unusually full account of the early history of the mission of Jesus including the births of John the Baptist and Jesus. It records part of Mary's visit to Elizabeth, one of the incidents connected with the birth of John the Baptist. The first chapter of Luke has a clear topical outline, and the verse comes before the birth of Christ in Bethlehem and the announcement to the shepherds and the presentation in the temple in Luke 2:8-33.
The birth of Christ took place about four years before A.D. 1, as shown by the age of Jesus at the beginning of His ministry. The incidents connected with the birth of John the Baptist took place about B.C. 5. Together with Matthew 1-2, the birth account fulfills the prediction that a child is born, and it is a prominent landmark in the fulfillment of the Old Testament gospel promises. The birth account proves Jesus was a real human being from birth to resurrection, showing He was begotten by the power of the Highest and born of Mary in Bethlehem of Judea in the reign of Augustus Caesar. The account of the birth of Christ in Luke 1 is to be carefully studied together with Matthew 1 and John 1:1-18.