Luke 1:25

New American Bible - revised edition

“So has the Lord done for me at a time when he has seen fit to take away my disgrace before others.” Announcement of the Birth of Jesus.

Cross References

Genesis 25:21

Isaac entreated the Lord on behalf of his wife, since she was sterile. The Lord heard his entreaty, and his wife Rebekah became pregnant.

2 Samuel 6:23

Saul’s daughter Michal was childless to the day she died.

Isaiah 25:8

He will destroy death forever. The Lord God will wipe away the tears from all faces; The reproach of his people he will remove from the whole earth; for the Lord has spoken.

Isaiah 4:1

Seven women will take hold of one man on that day, saying: “We will eat our own food and wear our own clothing; Only let your name be given us, put an end to our disgrace!”

Luke 1:13

But the angel said to him, “Do not be afraid, Zechariah, because your prayer has been heard. Your wife Elizabeth will bear you a son, and you shall name him John.

Luke 1:24

After this time his wife Elizabeth conceived, and she went into seclusion for five months, saying,

Hebrews 11:11

By faith he received power to generate, even though he was past the normal age—and Sarah herself was sterile—for he thought that the one who had made the promise was trustworthy.

Judges 11:37

Then she said to her father, “Let me have this favor. Do nothing for two months, that I and my companions may go wander in the mountains to weep for my virginity.”

1 Samuel 1:6

Her rival, to upset her, would torment her constantly, since the Lord had closed her womb.