What was the relationship between Elizabeth and Mary?
Elizabeth and Mary were relatives. When Mary went to visit her, the child leaped in Elizabeth’s womb. Luke 1:36; Luke 1:39-41
What the Bible says
Luke 1:36
And behold thy cousin Elizabeth, she also hath conceived a son in her old age; and this is the sixth month with her that is called barren:
Luke 1:41
And it came to pass, that when Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the infant leaped in her womb. And Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Ghost:
Douay-Rheims Bible (Challoner revision), public domain.
If someone told it to you in today’s words
When the angel visited Mary, he told her that her relative Elizabeth was also expecting a child. Luke 1:36
Mary set out in haste to visit her, in a town in the hill country of Judea. Luke 1:39
When Elizabeth heard Mary’s greeting, the child leaped in her womb. Luke 1:41 Elizabeth called Mary blessed among women. Luke 1:42 Mary stayed with her about three months. Luke 1:56…
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