27And it came to pass, as he spake these things, a certain woman of the company lifted up her voice, and said unto him, Blessed is the womb that bare thee, and the paps which thou hast sucked.
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And she spake out with a loud voice, and said, Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb.
For, behold, the days are coming, in the which they shall say, Blessed are the barren, and the wombs that never bare, and the paps which never gave suck.
For he hath regarded the low estate of his handmaiden: for, behold, from henceforth all generations shall call me blessed.
And the angel came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favoured, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
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Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary on the Bible (1710)
(vv. 27-28)We had not this passage in the other evangelists, nor can we tack it, as Dr. Hammond does, to that of Christ’s mother and brethren desiring to speak with him (for this evangelist also has related that in Luke 8:19), but it contains an interruption much like that, and, like that, occasion is taken from it for instruction. 1. The applause which an affectionate, honest, well-meaning woman gave to our…
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