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Berean Standard Bible

“In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,”

Luke 1:39

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Study note

After the angel Gabriel tells Mary she will bear the Son of God, he also mentions that her relative Elizabeth, thought to be barren, is six months pregnant. Mary responds with faith and then takes action.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,

World English Bible (WEB)

Mary arose in those days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah,

King James Version (KJV)

And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;

American Standard Version (ASV)

And Mary arose in these days and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Judah;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Then Mary got up and went quickly into the high lands, to a town of Judah;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And Mary having arisen in those days, went to the hill-country, with haste, to a city of Judea,

Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

En aquellos días levantándose María, fué á la montaña con priesa, á una ciudad de Judá;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Pocos días después, María se fue de prisa a un pueblo en la región montañosa de Judea.

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