LUKE 1:38 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs, light-green:nominative/subject, orange:accusative/object, pink:genitive/possessor, cyan:dative/indirect object.
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ULT Then Mary said, “Behold, the female servant of the Lord. May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel went away from her.

UST Then Mary said, “All right. I am willing to obey the Lord. God can make the things you have described happen to me.” Then the angel left her.

BSB § “I am the Lord’s servant,” Mary answered. “May it happen to me according to your word.” Then the angel left her.

BLB And Mary said, "Behold, the Lord's handmaid. May it happen to me according to your word." And the angel departed from her.

AICNT [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.][fn]

1:38, Verse 38 is absent from some manuscripts. Latin(b e)

OEB ‘I am the servant of the Lord,’ exclaimed Mary. ‘Let it be with me as you have said.’ Then the angel left her.

WEBBE Mary said, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.”
¶ Then the angel departed from her.

WMBB Miriam said, “Behold, the servant of the Lord; let it be done to me according to your word.”
¶ Then the angel departed from her.

MSG ^(36-38)“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.

NET 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.

LSV And Mary said, “Behold, the maidservant of the LORD; let it be to me according to your saying,” and the messenger went away from her.

FBV “Here I am, ready to be the Lord's servant,” said Mary. “May it happen to me just as you said.” Then the angel left her.

TCNT Then Mary said, “Behold, I am the servant of the Lord; may it happen to me according to yoʋr word.” And the angel went away from her.

T4T Then Mary said, “All right, I want to serve ◄the Lord/God►, so may what you (sg) have said about me come true!” Then the angel left her.

LEB So Mary said, “Behold, the Lord’s female slave! May it happen to me according to your word.” And the angel departed from her.
¶ 

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

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

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

DRA And Mary said: Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it done to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

YLT 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.

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

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

Wbstr And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

KJB-1769 And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.
(And Mary said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord; be it unto me according to thy/your word. And the angel departed from her. )

KJB-1611 And Marie said, Behold the handmaide of the Lord, be it vnto me according to thy word: and the Angel departed from her.
(And Mary/Maria said, Behold the handmaid of the Lord, be it unto me according to thy/your word: and the Angel departed from her.)

Bshps And Marie saide: Beholde the handmayden of the Lorde, be it vnto me accordyng to thy worde. And the Angel departed from her.
(And Mary/Maria said: Behold the handmaidn of the Lord, be it unto me accordyng to thy/your word. And the Angel departed from her.)

Gnva Then Marie said, Behold the seruant of the Lord: be it vnto me according to thy woorde. So the Angel departed from her.
(Then Mary/Maria said, Behold the servant of the Lord: be it unto me according to thy/your woorde. So the Angel departed from her. )

Cvdl 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.
(And Mary said: Behold, here am I the handmaid of the LORD: be it unto me, as thou/you hast said. And the angell departed from her.)

TNT And Mary sayd: beholde the honde mayden of the lorde be it vnto me even as thou hast sayde. And the angell departed from her.
(And Mary said: behold the hand maiden of the lord be it unto me even as thou/you hast said. And the angell departed from her. )

Wycl And Marie seide, Lo! the handmaydyn of the Lord; be it don to me aftir thi word. And the aungel departide fro hir.
(And Mary/Maria said, Lo! the handmaydyn of the Lord; be it done to me after thy/your word. And the angel departed from her.)

Luth Maria aber sprach: Siehe, ich bin des HErr’s Magd; mir geschehe, wie du gesagt hast. Und der Engel schied von ihr.
(Maria but spoke: See, I am the LORD’s Magd; to_me geschehe, like you said hast. And the/of_the angel separated from ihr.)

ClVg Dixit autem Maria: Ecce ancilla Domini: fiat mihi secundum verbum tuum. Et discessit ab illa angelus.[fn]
(Dixit however Maria: Behold ancilla Domini: fiat to_me after/second the_word tuum. And discessit away that angelus. )

1.38 Ecce ancilla Domini. Non de singularitate meriti se extollit, sed suæ conditionis et divinæ cognationis per omnia memor, se ancillam illius esse fatetur, cujus mater eligitur, et cum magna devotione promissionem angeli optat impleri.

1.38 Behold ancilla Master. Non about singularitate meriti se extollit, but suæ conditionis and divinæ cognationis through everything memor, se maidservant illius esse fatetur, cuyus mater eligitur, and when/with magna devotione promissionem angeli optat impleri.

UGNT εἶπεν δὲ Μαριάμ, ἰδοὺ, ἡ δούλη Κυρίου; γένοιτό μοι κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου. καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἀπ’ αὐτῆς ὁ ἄγγελος.
(eipen de Mariam, idou, haʸ doulaʸ Kuriou; genoito moi kata to ɽaʸma sou. kai apaʸlthen ap’ autaʸs ho angelos.)

SBL-GNT εἶπεν δὲ Μαριάμ· Ἰδοὺ ἡ δούλη κυρίου· γένοιτό μοι κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου. καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἀπʼ αὐτῆς ὁ ἄγγελος.
(eipen de Mariam; Idou haʸ doulaʸ kuriou; genoito moi kata to ɽaʸma sou. kai apaʸlthen apʼ autaʸs ho angelos.)

TC-GNT Εἶπε δὲ Μαριάμ, Ἰδού, ἡ δούλη Κυρίου· γένοιτό μοι κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου. Καὶ ἀπῆλθεν ἀπ᾽ αὐτῆς ὁ ἄγγελος.
(Eipe de Mariam, Idou, haʸ doulaʸ Kuriou; genoito moi kata to ɽaʸma sou. Kai apaʸlthen ap autaʸs ho angelos. )

Key for above GNTs: yellow:punctuation differs, red:words differ (from our SR-GNT base).

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἰδοὺ

behold

Here, Behold means more literally “Look,” that is, “Look at me,” by which Mary means, “This is who I am.” Alternate translation (not followed by a comma): “I am”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metaphor

ἡ δούλη Κυρίου

the handmaiden ˱of˲_/the/_Lord

By describing herself as a servant, Mary is responding humbly and willingly. She is not boasting about being in the Lord’s service. Choose an expression in your language that will show her humility and obedience to the Lord. Alternate translation: “someone who will gladly serve the Lord in any way he wishes”

γένοιτό μοι

˱it˲_/might/_become ˱to˲_me

Once again Mary is expressing her willingness for the things to happen that the angel has told her about. Alternate translation: “I am willing for these things to happen to me”

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

κατὰ τὸ ῥῆμά σου

according_to the word ˱of˲_you

Here, the term word describes the message that Gabriel has brought. Alternate translation: “just as you have said”

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