Luke 1:30

New English Translation

³⁰So^[a] the angel said to her, “Do not be afraid,^[b] Mary, for you have found favor^[c] with God!

Luke 1:30 tn Here καί (kai) has been translated as “so” to indicate that Gabriel’s statement is a response to Mary’s perplexity over the greeting.
Luke 1:30 sn Do not be afraid. See 1:13 for a similar statement to Zechariah.
Luke 1:30 tn Or “grace.” sn The expression found favor is a Semitism, common in the OT (Gen 6:8; 18:3; 43:14; 2 Sam 15:25). God has chosen to act on this person’s behalf.

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