Luke 1:41. The salutation of Mary, i.e., Mary's salutation as she entered. It does not mean the salutation of the angel Gabriel now told to Elisabeth by Mary.

The babe leaped in her womb. Possibly for the first time. This movement of the babe was evidently regarded by the Evangelist and by Elisabeth, as something extraordinary, as a recognition of the unborn Messiah on the part of the unborn babe (Luke 1:44).

Filled with the Holy Ghost. The order suggests that the movement of the babe came first, and that this influence of the Holy Spirit coming upon Elisabeth enabled her to recognize its meaning. Others think that Elisabeth was first influenced, and that the movement of the babe was sympathetic and almost simultaneous. The whole occurrence transcends ordinary rules. The promise respecting John (Luke 1:15) implies that the unborn infant would be the first to recognize the Lord (even before His birth).

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