Luke 1:28

Footnotes

1. 88 Grk “And coming to her.” Here καί (kai) has not been translated because of differences between Greek and English style.
2. 89 Grk “And coming to her, he said”; the referent (the angel) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
3. 90 Grk “coming to her, he said.” The participle εἰσελθών (eiselthōn) has been translated as a finite verb due to requirements of contemporary English style.
4. 91 The address, “favored one” (a perfect participle, Grk “Oh one who is favored”) points to Mary as the recipient of God’s grace, not a bestower of it. She is a model saint in this passage, one who willingly receives God’s benefits. The rendering “full of grace” suggests something more of Mary as a bestower of grace, but does not make sense here contextually.
5. 92 Most (A C D Θ f13 33 𝔐 latt sy) read here εὐλογημένη σὺ ἐν γυναιξίν (eulogēmenē su en gunaixin, “blessed are you among women”) which also appears in 1:42 (where it is textually certain). This has the earmarks of a scribal addition for balance; the shorter reading, attested by the most important witnesses and several others (א B L W Ψ f1 565 579 700 1241 co), is thus preferred.