And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.
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Gill's Exposition
And the angel answered and said unto her,.... The angel gave her an account of the manner in which what he had said should be effected, as well as observed some things for the strengthening of her…
Barnes' Notes
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee - See Mat 1:20. The power of the Highest ... - This evidently means that the body of Jesus would be created by the direct power of God. It was not by ordinary…
Adam Clarke
The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee - This conception shall take place suddenly, and the Holy Spirit himself shall be the grand operator. The power, δυναμις, the miracle-working power, of the Most…
We have here notice given us of all that it was fit we should know concerning the incarnation and conception of our blessed Saviour, six months after the conception of John. The same angel, Gabriel,…
Cambridge Bible
shall overshadow thee as with the Shechinah and Cloud of Glory (see on Luk 2:9; Luk 9:34). See the treatise on the Shechinah in Meuschen, pp. 701 739. On the high theological mystery see Pearson On…
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