Scriptural Evidence of the Hail Mary



Is the Hail Mary in the Bible?


Throughout the centuries, the Bible has been translated to over 450 different English translations. Each one to make it easier for people to read and understand. How do we know what the original context said? We have to look at the context as it was meant and written in originally. What most don't understand is that there is a lot we miss in the Scriptures because of the different translations available. Many misquote or misunderstand what the context was because of man’s own interpretation of the Bible.


Let's keep in mind again that prayer does not equal worship. Prayer is just a conversation and a petition for intercession between us and the Saints (people who died in the Grace of God and are very much alive in heaven). They are directly in His presence so we ask them to pray/intercede for us BEFORE GOD. Many think they replace our prayers to God or we use them as mediators instead of Christ and this is not the case at all. We pray to God directly first and then we ask for you, our earthly brothers and sisters and the Saints in heaven to join us in prayer and to take our petitions directly to God.


The Hail Mary is broken up into two parts.


  1. Who Mary is.

  2. Our prayer to Mary.


The first half of the Hail Mary (rows 1-5) is contained in Luke 1. The second half is also adapted from Luke 1 but also from James 5 and various others which will be detailed and examined like by line below.


This is the prayer we use as Catholics and is all found in the Book of Luke. Let’s remember that these words spoken by Gabriel were God’s words reiterated to Mary through Gabriel. If we are to imitate God and Christ in everything, then there is no wrong in speaking God’s words as we direct our prayers to Mary.

Hail Mary full of Grace, the Lord is with thee.

Blessed are thou amongst women and blessed is the fruit of thy womb Jesus.

Holy Mary Mother of God,

pray for us sinners now and at the hour of our death

Amen.

Let's take a look at these verses translated directly from Greek to English.


When the angel Gabriel was sent to Mary by the Father, he greeted her,

“Hail, full of grace; the Lord is with you” Luke 1:28

"And he spoke out with a loud voice, and said, “Blessed art thou among women, and blessed is the fruit of thy womb” Luke 1:42


“Holy Mary, mother of God” Luke 1:43



“Pray for us sinners, now and at the hour of our death.” James 5:16



James tells us Christians to pray for one another. All the baptized members of the body of Christ (1 Corinthians 12:12-14). Therefore, it is right to to pray for other members of the body of Christ. James goes on to say that the prayers of the righteous have great power. Who better to pray for us than those already given eternal life in heaven for their righteousness? Other than Jesus who is God and the name above all names and mediator between man and God, Mary was given full grace! She is most righteous of all humans after Jesus. Just as Eve was in the beginning before her fall. Though she is in heaven, she still hears the prayers of her children on Earth and intercedes for them.


For more in depth readings, you can use the Tyndale Bible online which was written in c. 1494–1536. This is credited with being the first English translation to work directly from Hebrew and Greek texts.


Luke 1:28 And ye angell went in vnto her and sayde: Hayle full of grace ye Lorde is with ye: blessed arte thou amonge wemen.


Luke 1:42 and cryed with a loude voyce and sayde: Blessed arte thou amonge wemen and blessed is the frute of thy wombe.


Luke 1:43 And whence hapeneth this to me that the mother of my Lorde shuld come to me?


James 5:16 knowledge youre fautes one to another: and praye one for another that ye maye be healed. The prayer of a ryghteous ma avayleth moche yf it be fervet.


This prayer literally came from heaven, because it was first pronounced for human ears by the Archangel Gabriel when he appeared before Mary to receive her consent to be the mother of our Savior. Together with the Lord’s Prayer, with which it's usually prayed, it comes not as a mere human composition but as a prayer composed by God for our help and instruction.


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