Passage Research
Luke 1 — Sermon Preparation
Two annunciations — to Zechariah about John and to Mary about Jesus — frame the Magnificat and Zechariah's prophecy. Below is a research summary for Luke 1, drawn from openly licensed scholarly databases — original-language morphology, classic sermons from the church fathers through the Puritans, and ancient geography data.
- 80
- verses
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- Greek words / lemmas
- 37
- classic sermon excerpts
- 5
- preachers & commentators
Luke 1 in the Greek
Distinctive vocabulary of this chapter, based on original-language morphology.
| Greek | Transliteration | Strong's | Count | KJV renderings |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ζαχαρίας | Zacharías | G2197 | 8 | Zacharias |
| ὄνομα | ónoma | G3686 | 11 | called, name |
| καλέω | kaléō | G2564 | 10 | bid, call, name ) |
| Μαρία | María | G3137 | 8 | Mary |
| ἡμέρα | hēméra | G2250 | 11 | age, alway, day ), for ever |
| ἄγγελος | ángelos | G32 | 9 | angel, messenger |
| ἅγιος | hágios | G40 | 8 | holy, saint |
How preachers through history handled this text
37 public-domain excerpts on Luke 1, from the church fathers to the Puritans.
“The father and mother of John the Baptist were sinners as all are, and were justified and saved in the same way as others; but they were eminent for piety and integrity. They had no children, and it could not be expected that Elisabeth should have any in her old age. While Zacharias was burning incense in the temple, the whole multitude of the people were praying without. All the prayers we offer up to God, are acceptable and successful only by Christ's intercession in the temple of God above. …”
— Matthew Henry, Commentary on the Whole Bible (Concise), on Luke 1:5–25 (Public Domain)
Places in the text
Based on ancient-geography data
- Holy Place 2— Luke 1:21
- Galilee 1— Luke 1:26
- Nazareth— Luke 1:26
- Judea 1— Luke 1:39
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