insight on Luke 1:35 and Abortion

[Daniel_Marsh]

Luke 1:35 (King James Version)
And the angel answered and said unto her, The Holy Ghost shall come upon thee, and the power of the Highest shall overshadow thee: therefore also that holy thing which shall be born of thee shall be called the Son of God.

other translations read “holy one”

Bottom line, at this point Jesus would have been a fertized egg in Mary’s tubes. In order to refer to Jesus as a holy thing or holy one at this point, his human-god spirit from the Holy Spirit and Mary would be present at this conception.

Robertson’s Word Pictures of the New Testament

Shall overshadow thee (episkiasei). A figure of a cloud coming upon her. Common in ancient Greek in the sense of obscuring and with accusative as of Peter’s shadow in Acts 5:15. But we have seen it used of the shining bright cloud at the Transfiguration of Jesus (Matthew 17:5; Mark 9:7; Luke 9:34). Here it is like the Shekinah glory which suggests it (Exodus 40:38) where the cloud of glory represents the presence and power of God. Holy, the Son of God (Hagion uioß qeou). Here again the absence of the article makes it possible for it to mean “Son of God.” See Matthew 5:9. But this title, like the Son of Man (Ho uioß tou anqrwpou) was a recognized designation of the Messiah. Jesus did not often call himself Son of God (Matthew 27:43), but it is assumed in his frequent use of the Father, the Son (Matthew 11:27; Luke 10:21; John 5:19). It is the title used by the Father at the baptism (Luke 3:22) and on the Mount of Transfiguration (Luke 9:35). The wonder of Mary would increase at these words. The Miraculous Conception or Virgin Birth of Jesus is thus plainly set forth in Luke as in Matthew. The fact that Luke was a physician gives added interest to his report.

Isaiah 46:3 (King James Version)
Hearken unto me, O house of Jacob, and all the remnant of the house of Israel, which are borne by me from the belly, which are carried from the womb:

Note: the belly ( tubes ) is seperated from the womb thus God called to this remnant of the house of Israel while back when they were conceived.

 

[jediliz]

Interesting. My CATHOLIC Bible says "And the angel said to her in reply "The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the CHILD to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.

Bolding and capitalizing is my emphasis.

 

[CantorRick]

Interesting. My CATHOLIC Bible says "And the angel said to her in reply "The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the CHILD to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.

Bolding and capitalizing is my emphasis.

I tried to post a wonderfully supportive reply to the OP’s and above missive but, when I hit the ‘submit’ button, my system crashed, Way to go, Dell!

I’ll try to re-compose after Mass and catch y’all up. That is, if the system behaves.

Richard

 

[CantorRick]

Interesting. My CATHOLIC Bible says "And the angel said to her in reply "The holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore the CHILD to be born will be called holy, the Son of God.
Bolding and capitalizing is my emphasis.

By way of confirmation to both posts, I humbly submit the following;

From The New Jerusalem Bible:

Isaiah 46:3
“Listen to me, House of Jacob, all who remain of the House of Israel, whom I have carried since the womb, whom I have supported since you were conceived.”

and also from the same source:

Luke 1:35-37
“The angel answered, 'The Holy Spirit will come upon you, and the power of the Most High will cover you with its shadow. And so the child will be holy and will be called Son of God. (36)And I tell you this too: your cousin Elizabeth also, in her old age, has conceived a son, and she whom the people called barren is now in her sixth month. (37)For nothing is impossible to God.”

Strong stuff in light of the right to life dilemma in some of our separated brothers and sisters and their leaders.

Richard