<p>1:56 <i>And Mary stayed with her about three months and then returned home</i>-&nbsp;As noted earlier, she took lessons from Elisabeth's example. She too therefore hid herself during the early part of her pregnancy. She must have returned home just before Elisabeth gave birth (cp. :36), seeking to avoid the public eye by being present at the birth of John. It was presumably at her return that she was &quot;found with child&quot; (Mt. 1:18), as the end of the first trimester of pregnancy would have given her certain evidence that she was really pregnant. </p>