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Luke 1:19

“I am Gabriel,” replied the angel. “I stand in the presence of God, and I have been sent to speak to you and to bring you this good news.

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ASV

And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and I was sent to speak unto thee, and to bring thee these good tidings.

KJV

And the angel answering said unto him, I am Gabriel, that stand in the presence of God; and am sent to speak unto thee, and to shew thee these glad tidings.

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
ΚαὶKaiAndG2532 →
ἀποκριθεὶςapokritheisansweringG611 →
ὁhotheG3588 →
ἄγγελοςangelosangelG32 →
εἶπενeipensaidG2036 →
αὐτῷ·autōto him;G846 →
ἐγώegōI myselfG1473 →
εἰμιeimiamG1510 →
ΓαβριὴλGabriēlGabrielG1043 →
ὁhothe [one]G3588 →
παρεστηκὼςparestēkōsstandingG3936 →
ἐνώπιονenōpionbeforeG1799 →
τοῦtou<the>G3588 →
θεοῦtheouGodG2316 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
ἀπεστάληνapestalēnI was sentG649 →
λαλῆσαιlalēsaito speakG2980 →
πρὸςprostoG4314 →
σὲseyouG4771 →
καὶkaiandG2532 →
εὐαγγελίσασθαίeuangelisasthaito bring glad tidingsG2097 →
σοιsoito youG4771 →
ταῦτα.tautathese.G3778 →

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Hebrews 1:14Are not the angels ministering spirits sent to serve those who will inherit salvation?Psalms 103:20Bless the LORD, all His angels mighty in strength who carry out His word, who hearken to the voice of His command.Luke 1:26In the sixth month, God sent the angel Gabriel to a town in Galilee called Nazareth,Matthew 1:20But after he had pondered these things, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream and said, “Joseph, son of David, do not be afraid to embrace Mary as your wife, for the One conceived in her is from the Holy Spirit.Matthew 18:10See that you do not look down on any of these little ones. For I tell you that their angels in heaven always see the face of My Father in heaven.Daniel 8:16And I heard the voice of a man calling from between the banks of the Ulai: “Gabriel, explain the vision to this man.”Revelation 8:2And I saw the seven angels who stand before God, and they were given seven trumpets.Genesis 32:29And Jacob requested, “Please tell me your name.” But he replied, “Why do you ask my name?” Then he blessed Jacob there.Daniel 9:21–23while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.Jeremiah 15:19Therefore this is what the LORD says: “If you return, I will restore you; you will stand in My presence. And if you speak words that are noble instead of worthless, you will be My spokesman. It is they who must turn to you, but you must not turn to them.Daniel 9:21while I was still praying, Gabriel, the man I had seen in the earlier vision, came to me in swift flight about the time of the evening sacrifice.Luke 2:10But the angel said to them, “Do not be afraid! For behold, I bring you good news of great joy that will be for all the people:1 Kings 17:1Now Elijah the Tishbite, who was among the settlers of Gilead, said to Ahab, “As surely as the LORD lives—the God of Israel before whom I stand—there will be neither dew nor rain in these years except at my word!”Judges 13:6So the woman went and told her husband, “A man of God came to me. His appearance was like the angel of God, exceedingly awesome. I did not ask him where he came from, and he did not tell me his name.Hebrews 4:14Therefore, since we have a great high priest who has passed through the heavens, Jesus the Son of God, let us hold firmly to what we profess.Zechariah 6:5And the angel told me, “These are the four spirits of heaven, going forth from their station before the Lord of all the earth.Job 2:1On another day the sons of God came to present themselves before the LORD, and Satan also came with them to present himself before Him.Revelation 19:10So I fell at his feet to worship him. But he told me, “Do not do that! I am a fellow servant with you and your brothers who rely on the testimony of Jesus. Worship God! For the testimony of Jesus is the spirit of prophecy.”

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