Luke 1:26

Modern

In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

Traditional

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

Literal

Now in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent by God to a city of Galilee whose name was Nazareth,

Latin

In mense autem sexto, missus est angelus Gabriel a Deo in civitatem Galilææ, cui nomen Nazareth,

Greek

English

In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,

Nazareth was a small village in Galilee, southwest of the Sea of Galilee. People did not think highly of it (see John 1:46).

Theme notes and profiles

Matthew 2:23
…and he went and lived in a town called Nazareth. So was fulfilled what was spoken through the prophets: “He will be called a Nazarene.”
Luke 1:19
“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.
John 7:41
Others declared, “This is the Christ.” But still others asked, “How can the Christ come from Galilee?
Luke 2:4
So Joseph also went up from Nazareth in Galilee to Judea, to the city of David called Bethlehem, since he was from the house and line of David.
John 1:45–46
Philip found Nathanael and told him, “We have found the One Moses wrote about in the Law, the One the prophets foretold—Jesus of Nazareth, the son of Joseph.”

Gabriel: An angel who delivers messages from God

Galilee: Region in northern Israel; key location in Jesus' ministry Nazareth: The hometown of Jesus in Galilee