But ¹  she was greatly troubled ²  by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting. ³ 

biblegateway Luk 1:29

But she was very perplexed at this statement, and kept pondering what kind of salutation this was.

But she was deeply troubled by this statement, wondering what kind of greeting this could be.

But she was greatly perplexed at the statement, and was pondering what sort of greeting this might be.

biblegateway Luk 1:29

Mary was greatly troubled at his words and wondered what kind of greeting this might be.

But she was greatly troubled at the saying, and tried to discern what sort of greeting this might be.

bibleoremus Luk 1:29

But she was much perplexed by his words and pondered what sort of greeting this might be.

But she was deeply troubled by what he said and wondered what this greeting could mean.

biblegateway Luk 1:29

But when she saw him , she was troubled at his saying, and considered what manner of greeting this was.

And when she saw [him], she was troubled at his saying, and cast in her mind what manner of salutation this should be.

biblegateway Luk 1:29

But ¹  she was greatly troubled ²  by his words and began to wonder about the meaning of this greeting. ³ 

¹ tc Most mss (A C Θ 0130 ˹³ Ï lat sy) have ἰδοῦσα (idousa, “when [she] saw [the angel]”) here as well, making Mary’s concern the appearance of the angel. This construction is harder than the shorter reading since it adds a transitive verb without an explicit object. However, the shorter reading has significant support (א B D L W Ψ Ë¹ 565 579 1241 sa) and on balance should probably be considered authentic.

² sn On the phrase greatly troubled see 1:12. Mary’s reaction was like Zechariah’s response.

³ tn Grk “to wonder what kind of greeting this might be.” Luke often uses the optative this way to reveal a figure’s thinking (3:15; 8:9; 18:36; 22:23).