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Gill's Exposition
And whence is this to me,..... How comes it to pass, that such notice is taken of me, such an honour is done me; that besides being favoured with a child, who shall be great,
that the mother of my…
Barnes' Notes
And whence is this to me? - An expression of humility. Why is it that the mother of my Lord should come to me, as if to honor me? Mother of my Lord - The word “Lord” sometimes denotes “divinity,” and…
Adam Clarke
The mother of my Lord - The prophetic spirit, which appears to have overshadowed Elisabeth, gave her a clear understanding in the mystery of the birth of the promised Messiah.
We have here an interview between the two happy mothers, Elisabeth and Mary: the angel, by intimating to Mary the favour bestowed on her cousin Elisabeth (Luk 1:36), gave occasion for it; and…
Cambridge Bible
the mother of my Lord The words shew a remarkable degree of divine illumination in the mind of Elizabeth. See Joh 20:28; Joh 13:13. Yet she does not address Mary as Domina, but as -mater Domini"…
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