Luke 1 · Verse 25

Luke 1:25

Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
Luke 1:25, King James Version

Luke 1:25 in other translations

BSB“The Lord has done this for me. In these days He has shown me favor and taken away my disgrace among the people.”
WEB“Thus has the Lord done to me in the days in which he looked at me, to take away my reproach among men.”
ASVThus hath the Lord done unto me in the days wherein he looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.
YLT‘Thus hath the Lord done to me, in days in which He looked upon me, to take away my reproach among men.'
DARBYThus has the Lord done to me in these days in which he looked upon me to take away my reproach among men.
BBEThe Lord has done this to me, for his eyes were on me, to take away my shame in the eyes of men.
WebsterThus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days in which he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

What does Luke 1:25 mean?

Barnes' Notes
Verse 25. Thus. In this merciful manner.

To take away my reproach (a). Among the Jews, a family of children was counted a signal blessing, an evidence of the favour of God, Ps 113:9, 128:3, Isa 4:1, 44:3,4, Lev 26:9. To be barren, therefore, or to be destitute of children, was considered a reproach or a disgrace, 1Sam 1:6.

(a) Gen 30:23, 1Sam 1:6, Isa 54:1,4

Albert Barnes, 1834 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 25 To take away my reproach - As fruitfulness was a part of the promise of God to his people, Gen 17:6, and children, on this account, being considered as a particular blessing from heaven, Exo 23:20; Lev 26:9 : Psa 127:3; so barrenness was considered among the Jews as a reproach, and a token of the disapprobation of the Lord. 1Sam 1:6. But see Luk 1:36.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on Luke 1:5-25

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…

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Luke 1:25 in the original Greek

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

ὅτιhotithatG3754
οὕτωςhoutōsThusG3779
μοιmoito meG3165
πεποίηκενpepoiēkenhas doneG4160
κύριοςkuriosLordG2962
ἐνeninG1722
ἡμέραιςhēmerais[the] daysG2250
αἷςhaisin whichG3739
ἐπεῖδενepeidenHe looked upon [me]G1896
ἀφελεῖνapheleinto take awayG851
ὄνειδόςoneidosdisgraceG3681
μουmouof mineG3165
ἐνenamongG1722
ἀνθρώποις.¶anthrōpoismen.G444

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Cross references for Luke 1:25

  • Genesis 30:22-23

    And God remembered Rachel, and God hearkened to her, and opened her womb. And she conceived, and bare a son; and said, God hath taken away my reproach:

  • Isaiah 4:1

    And in that day seven women shall take hold of one man, saying, We will eat our own bread, and wear our own apparel: only let us be called by thy name, to take away our reproach.

  • Isaiah 54:1-4

    Sing, O barren, thou that didst not bear; break forth into singing, and cry aloud, thou that didst not travail with child: for more are the children of the desolate than the children of the married wife, saith the Lord. Enlarge the place of thy tent, and let them stretch forth the curtains of thine habitations: spare not, lengthen thy cords, and strengthen thy stakes; For thou shalt break forth on the right hand and on the left; and thy seed shall inherit the Gentiles, and make the desolate cities to be inhabited. Fear not; for thou shalt not be ashamed: neither be thou confounded; for thou shalt not be put to shame: for thou shalt forget the shame of thy youth, and shalt not remember the reproach of thy widowhood any more.

  • Genesis 21:1-2

    And the Lord visited Sarah as he had said, and the Lord did unto Sarah as he had spoken. For Sarah conceived, and bare Abraham a son in his old age, at the set time of which God had spoken to him.

  • Genesis 25:21

    And Isaac intreated the Lord for his wife, because she was barren: and the Lord was intreated of him, and Rebekah his wife conceived.

  • 1 Samuel 1:6

    And her adversary also provoked her sore, for to make her fret, because the Lord had shut up her womb.

  • Hebrews 11:11

    Through faith also Sara herself received strength to conceive seed, and was delivered of a child when she was past age, because she judged him faithful who had promised.

  • 1 Samuel 2:21-22

    And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord. Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.

  • 1 Samuel 1:19-20

    And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the Lord, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the Lord remembered her. Wherefore it came to pass, when the time was come about after Hannah had conceived, that she bare a son, and called his name Samuel, saying, Because I have asked him of the Lord.

  • Luke 1:13

    But the angel said unto him, Fear not, Zacharias: for thy prayer is heard; and thy wife Elisabeth shall bear thee a son, and thou shalt call his name John.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
hath.
13; Ge 21:1,2; 25:21; 30:22; 1Sa 1:19,20; 2:21,22; Heb 11:11
to take.
Ge 30:23; 1Sa 1:6; Isa 4:1; 54:1-4

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Context

  • Luke 1:24

    And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,

  • Luke 1:25

    Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.

  • Luke 1:26

    And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,

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Luke 1:25 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Porque el Señor me ha hecho así en los días en que miró para quitar mi afrenta entre los hombres.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Le ✶Seigneur m’a ainsi fait aux jours où il m’a regardée, pour ôter mon opprobre parmi les hommes.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Also hat mir der Herr getan in den Tagen, in welchen er mich angesehen hat, um meine Schmach unter den Menschen wegzunehmen.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Quia sic fecit mihi Dominus in diebus, quibus respexit auferre opprobrium meum inter homines.