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What does the Bible say about mary?

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The Bible presents Mary as the uniquely blessed virgin chosen by God to bear Jesus Christ, honored for her humble faith but never placed alongside Christ as mediator or redeemer. Isaiah 7:14 foretells the virgin birth, and Luke 1:28, 35 records God’s grace toward Mary and the Spirit’s miraculous conception of the holy Son of God. Mary responds in faith, “Let it be to me according to your word” (Luke 1:38), and magnifies the Lord as her own Savior (Luke 1:46-48). She remains a faithful disciple with the church (Acts 1:14). At the cross, Jesus entrusts her to John (John 19:25-27), while 1 Timothy 2:5 teaches that Christ alone is the one mediator between God and humanity.

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  • Acts 1:14

    All these with one accord continued steadfastly in prayer and supplication, along with the women, and Mary the mother of Jesus, and with his brothers.

  • Luke 1:38

    Mary said, "Behold, the handmaid of the Lord; be it to me according to your word." The angel departed from her.

  • Isaiah 7:14

    Therefore the Lord himself will give you a sign. Behold, the virgin will conceive, and bear a son, and shall call his name Immanuel.

  • Luke 1:28

    Having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!"

  • John 19:26-27

    [26] Therefore when Jesus saw his mother, and the disciple whom he loved standing there, he said to his mother, "Woman, behold your son!" [27] Then he said to the disciple, "Behold, your mother!" From that hour, the disciple took her to his own home.

  • Luke 1:46

    Mary said, "My soul magnifies the Lord.

  • Luke 1:48

    For he has looked at the humble state of his handmaid. For behold, from now on, all generations will call me blessed.

  • John 19:25

    But there were standing by the cross of Jesus his mother, and his mother's sister, Mary the wife of Clopas, and Mary Magdalene.

  • 1 Timothy 2:5

    For there is one God, and one mediator between God and men, the man Christ Jesus,

  • Luke 1:35

    The angel answered her, "The Holy Spirit will come on you, and the power of the Most High will overshadow you. Therefore also the holy one who is born from you will be called the Son of God.

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