Luke 1:39 - Plain English Version

³⁹ Soon after that, Mary got ready, and she went south quickly to a town in the hilly part of the country called Judea.

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

³⁹ And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

³⁹ And at that time Mary arose and went with haste into the hill country to a town of Judah,

American Standard Version (1901)

³⁹ And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;

Common English Bible

³⁹ Mary got up and hurried to a city in the Judean highlands.

Catholic Public Domain Version

³⁹ And in those days, Mary, rising up, traveled quickly into the hill country, to a city of Judah.

Luke 1:39 Cross References

Luke 1:38

Mary said, “All right, I will do whatever God wants. I want everything to happen just like you said.” Then Gabriel left her.

Luke 1:40

Zekariah and Elizabeth lived in that town. Mary went to their house, and she went in and said to Elizabeth, “Hello cousin.”

Luke 1:65

The people there never saw God do things like that before. They were really surprised. They told other people about everything that happened, and soon a lot of people in the hilly part of Judea country were talking about it.