Luke 1:25

Bible in Basic English (1941)

The Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.

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  • Isa 4:1 : 1 And in that day seven women will put their hands on one man, saying, There will be no need for you to give us food or clothing, only let us go under your name, so that our shame may be taken away.
  • Gen 30:22-23 : 22 Then God gave thought to Rachel, and hearing her prayer he made her fertile. 23 And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.
  • 1 Sam 1:6 : 6 And the other wife did everything possible to make her unhappy, because the Lord had not let her have children;
  • Heb 11:11 : 11 And by faith Sarah herself had power to give birth, when she was very old, because she had faith in him who gave his word;
  • 1 Sam 1:19-20 : 19 And early in the morning they got up, and after worshipping before the Lord they went back to Ramah, to their house: and Elkanah had connection with his wife; and the Lord kept her in mind. 20 Now the time came when Hannah, being with child, gave birth to a son; and she gave him the name Samuel, Because, she said, I made a prayer to the Lord for him.
  • 1 Sam 2:21-22 : 21 And the Lord had mercy on Hannah and she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the young Samuel became older before the Lord. 22 Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.
  • Isa 54:1-4 : 1 Let your voice be loud in song, O woman without children; make melody and sounds of joy, you who did not give birth: for the children of her who had no husband are more than those of the married wife, says the Lord. 2 Make wide the place of your tent, and let the curtains of your house be stretched out without limit: make your cords long, and your tent-pins strong. 3 For I will make wide your limits on the right hand and on the left; and your seed will take the nations for a heritage, and make the waste towns full of people. 4 Have no fear; for you will not be shamed or without hope: you will not be put to shame, for the shame of your earlier days will go out of your memory, and you will no longer keep in mind the sorrows of your widowed years.
  • Luke 1:13 : 13 But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.
  • Gen 21:1-2 : 1 And the Lord came to Sarah as he had said and did to her as he had undertaken. 2 And Sarah became with child, and gave Abraham a son when he was old, at the time named by God.
  • Gen 25:21 : 21 Isaac made prayer to the Lord for his wife because she had no children; and the Lord gave ear to his prayer, and Rebekah became with child.

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    23And when the days of his work in the Temple were ended, he went back to his house.

    24After that time, Elisabeth, being certain that she was to become a mother, kept herself from men's eyes for five months, saying,

  • Luke 1:34-49
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    34And Mary said to the angel, How may this be, because I have had no knowledge of a man?

    35And the angel in answer said to her, The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will come to rest on you, and so that which will come to birth will be named holy, Son of God.

    36Even now Elisabeth, who is of your family, is to be a mother, though she is old: and this is the sixth month with her who was without children.

    37For there is nothing which God is not able to do.

    38And Mary said: I am the servant of the Lord; may it be to me as you say. And the angel went away.

    39Then Mary got up and went quickly into the high lands, to a town of Judah;

    40And went into the house of Zacharias and took Elisabeth in her arms.

    41And when the voice of Mary came to the ears of Elisabeth, the baby made a sudden move inside her; then Elisabeth was full of the Holy Spirit,

    42And she said with a loud voice: May blessing be on you among women, and a blessing on the child of your body.

    43How is it that the mother of my Lord comes to me?

    44For, truly, when the sound of your voice came to my ears, the baby in my body made a sudden move for joy.

    45Happy will she be who had faith that the things which the Lord has said to her will be done.

    46And Mary said: My soul gives glory to God;

    47My spirit is glad in God my Saviour.

    48For he has had pity on his servant, though she is poor and lowly placed: and from this hour will all generations give witness to the blessing which has come to me.

    49For he who is strong has done great things for me; and holy is his name.

  • Luke 1:56-58
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    56And Mary was with her for about three months and then went back to her house.

    57Now it was time for Elisabeth to give birth, and she had a son.

    58And it came to the ears of her neighbours and relations that the Lord had been very good to her, and they took part in her joy.

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    5In the days of Herod, king of Judaea, there was a certain priest, by name Zacharias, of the order of Abijah; and he had a wife of the family of Aaron, and her name was Elisabeth.

    6They were upright in the eyes of God, keeping all the rules and orders of God, and doing no wrong.

    7And they were without children, because Elisabeth had never given birth, and they were at that time very old.

    8Now it came about that in his turn he was acting as priest before God,

  • Luke 1:26-32
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    26Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God to a town in Galilee, named Nazareth,

    27To a virgin who was to be married to a man named Joseph, of the family of David; and the name of the virgin was Mary.

    28And the angel came in to her and said, Peace be with you, to whom special grace has been given; the Lord is with you.

    29But she was greatly troubled at his words, and said to herself, What may be the purpose of these words?

    30And the angel said to her, Have no fear, Mary, for you have God's approval.

    31And see, you will give birth to a son, and his name will be Jesus.

    32He will be great, and will be named the Son of the Most High: and the Lord God will give him the kingdom of David, his father:

  • Luke 1:18-19
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    18And Zacharias said to the angel, How may I be certain of this? For I am an old man, and my wife is far on in years.

    19And the angel, answering, said, I am Gabriel, whose place is before God; I have been sent to say these words to you and to give you this good news.

  • Luke 1:75-78
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    75In righteousness and holy living before him all our days.

    76And you, child, will be named the prophet of the Most High: you will go before the face of the Lord, to make ready his ways;

    77To give knowledge of salvation to his people, through the forgiveness of sins,

    78Because of the loving mercies of our God, by which the dawn from heaven has come to us,

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    13But the angel said, Have no fear, Zacharias, for your prayer has come to the ears of God, and your wife Elisabeth will have a son, and his name will be John.

    14And you will be glad and have great delight; and numbers of people will have joy at his birth.

    15For he will be great in the eyes of the Lord; he will not take wine or strong drink; and he will be full of the Spirit of God from his birth.

  • Gen 30:23
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    23And she was with child, and gave birth to a son: and she said, God has taken away my shame.

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    66And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

    67And his father, Zacharias, was full of the Holy Spirit, and with the voice of a prophet said these words:

    68Praise be to the Lord, the God of Israel, for he has come to his people and made them free,

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    54His help he has given to Israel, his servant, so that he might keep in mind his mercy to Abraham and his seed for ever,

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    30For my eyes have seen your salvation,

  • Matt 1:22-23
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    22Now all this took place so that the word of the Lord by the prophet might come true,

    23See, the virgin will be with child, and will give birth to a son, and they will give him the name Immanuel, that is, God with us.

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    28Then he took him in his arms and gave praise to God and said,