To Catholics grace is like gas..you fill your tank, use it up and then "fill er up"
So they can say with a strait face Mary was FULL of Grace ...the truth of course is that is not what the scripture says or implies
gen183">And having come in, the angel said to her, “Rejoice, highly favored one, the Lord is with you; blessed are you among women!”fn
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Gabriel appeared to her and said, “Greetings, favored woman! The Lord is with you!fn”
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| NIV | |
The angel went to her and said, “Greetings, you who are highly favored! The Lord is with you.”
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And he came to her and said, “Greetings, O favored one, the Lord is with you!”fn
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And the angel came to her and said, “Rejoice, favored woman! The Lord is with you.”fn |
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Y entrando el ángel en donde ella estaba, dijo: ¡Salve, muy favorecida! El Señor es contigo; bendita tú entre las mujeres.
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And he came to her and said, "Hail, O favored one, the Lord is with you!"
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| ASV | |
And he came in unto her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee.
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| YLT | |
And the messenger having come in unto her, said, 'Hail, favoured one, the Lord is with thee; blessed art thou among women;'
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| DBY | |
And the angel came in to her, and said, Hail, thou favoured one! the Lord is with thee: blessed art *thou* amongst women.
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| WEB | |
And the angel came to her, and said, Hail, thou that art highly favored, the Lord is with thee: blessed art thou among women.
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Having come in, the angel said to her, "Rejoice, you highly favored one! The Lord is with you. Blessed are you among women!"
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et ingressus angelus ad eam dixit have gratia plena Dominus tecum benedicta tu in mulieribus
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καὶ εἰσελθὼν πρὸς αὐτὴν εἶπεν χαῖρε κεχαριτωμένη ὁ κύριος μετὰ σοῦ
---------------------------------------------------------------Every Bible translator uses the term as favored charitoō Pronunciation khä-rē-to'-ō (Key) Part of Speech Root Word (Etymology) TDNT Reference: 9:372,1298 charming, lovely, agreeable This word is : Mary was MOST FAVORED ..not because of anything SHE WAS OR DID..but she was a passive receiver of Gods favor |