KJV ORIGINAL
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
Close to the original. Clear modern English.
✦ MADE SIMPLE
Six months later, God sent the angel Gabriel to a small town in Galilee called Nazareth.
⚡ THE BOTTOM LINE
God's biggest announcements sometimes come to the most ordinary places.
📜 Historical Context — Why was this verse written?
The Gospel of Luke was written by an author traditionally identified as Luke, a companion of Paul, for an individual named Theophilus and a wider Gentile audience, likely between 70 and 90 CE. It was written to provide an orderly and reliable account of the life, teachings, death, and resurrection of Jesus, drawing on various sources, to confirm the truth of Christian instruction.
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