It is significant that this is almost the only passage which can be brought forward to explain away the 'missing link' in trinitarian reasoning - how Jesus transferred himself from being God in Heaven to being a baby in Mary's womb. The following analysis seeks to demonstrate what this passage really means.
Ni jambo la maana kwamba hili ndilo fungu pekee la maneno ambalo laweza kuwekwa mbele ili kueleza mtengano wa ‘kukosekana kiungo’ katika wazo la wanaoamini katika utatu pamoja - ni jinsi gani Yesu alihama toka kuwa ni Mungu katika Mbingu na kuwa kitoto kichanga ndani ya tumbo la Mariamu. Uchambuzi ufuatao unataka kuonyesha kwa maneno maana ya fungu hili hasa lilivyo.