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NASB | Luke 1:56 ¶ And Mary stayed with her about three months, and then returned to her home. |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 1:56 ¶ And Mary stayed with Elizabeth for about three months, and then returned to her home. |
Bible Question: Is there anything in the Greek of Luke 1 to hint/indicate that Mary stayed with Elizabeth after John was born? The stated timeline is that Mary arrived at Elizabeth's house in Elizabeth's sixth month of pregnancy and stayed there "about" three months. I understand that the Greek "hosei" implies a leeway afterwards per Dean Alford, but I'm no scholar. The text does not say that she was there for the birth of John, but staying there from Elizabeth's sixth to ninth months (as the text says; to help perhaps as I might infer) and leaving right before the birth (as 1.56 and then 1.57 in English imply) does not make sense. |
Bible Answer: Hi Rick, Just a small addition, as food for thought, Mary, being a young virgin and not knowing clearly what to expect with a pregnancy went to her pregnant cousin's house to get some first hand info. Then, after about three months, as she began to 'show', she would be forced to hurry home to her betrothed to deal with that scenario in the timeliest manner. It is unlikely that she would have stayed gone for four months, for her 'family way' would have been increasingly hard to conceal. As Christ was being formed in her womb Mary also would likely have taken more delight than she used to do in sitting alone peacefully and keeping in silence. |