King James Version
Luke 1:25 in the King James Version says “Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.” — study this verse from Luke chapter 1 with commentary, cross-references, and original Greek word analysis.
“Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.”
Luke 1:25 · KJV
And it came to pass, that, as soon as the days of his ministration were accomplished, he departed to his own house.
And after those days his wife Elisabeth conceived, and hid herself five months, saying,
Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
And in the sixth month the angel Gabriel was sent from God unto a city of Galilee, named Nazareth,
To a virgin espoused to a man whose name was Joseph, of the house of David; and the virgin's name was Mary.
KJV Study — Public Domain
“the Lord”
G2962supreme in authority, i.e., (as noun) controller; by implication, master (as a respectful title)
“the days”
G2250day, i.e., (literally) the time space between dawn and dark, or the whole 24 hours (but several days were usually reckoned by the jews as inclusive of
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