And when she saw him, she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.
When she saw him, she was completely shaken by what he said and couldn't stop wondering what kind of greeting this even was.
Sometimes God's messages hit so different that we need a moment to process what just happened.
📚 Historical Context
In the first century AD, Mary was a young Jewish woman living in Nazareth, engaged to Joseph, when the angel Gabriel suddenly appeared to her. This angelic visit was an extraordinary and rare event in the ancient Jewish world, where divine messengers brought messages from God that often disrupted everyday life. The verse captures Mary's initial confusion as she tried to understand the angel's unusual greeting, setting the stage for the announcement of Jesus' miraculous birth.
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