Luke 1:66. What then shall this child be? ‘What then,' i.e., in view of these remarkable circumstances, a connection of thought not fully brought out in the E. V.
For, or, ‘for indeed.' This is a remark of the Evangelist, justifying what was said.
The hand, etc. This common Old Testament figure means that the power of the Lord was present with him. Luke uses the same phrase in Acts 11:21; Acts 13:11, and the same figure in a number of cases.
LUKE 1:66 cei.r kuri,ou h=n {A} Not noticing that the last clause of the verse is an observation made by the evangelist (such occasional remarks are characteristic of Luke; cf. Luke 2:50;...
Verse 66. _WHAT MANNER OF CHILD SHALL THIS BE!_] As there have been so many extraordinary things in his conception and birth, surely God has designed him for some extraordinary purpose. These things t...
WHAT MANNER OF CHILD ... - Such were the remarkable circumstances of his birth that they apprehended that he would be distinguished as a prophet, or that great events would result from his life. THE H...
THE GOSPEL OF LUKE Analysis and Annotations I. The Birth and Childhood -- Chapter 1-2:52 CHAPTER 1 _ 1. The Introduction. (Luke 1:1)_ 2. Zacharias and Elizabeth; the Vision. (Luke 1:5) 3. John th...
THE BIRTH OF JOHN. THE BENEDICTAS. In due course Elisabeth bore her son and received the congratulations of her friends. When the babe has been circumcised and named, his mother rejects the proposal t...
When Elizabeth's time to bear the child was completed she brought forth a son. When her neighbours and kinsfolk heard that the Lord had shown great mercy to her they rejoiced with her. On the eighth d...
AN HISTORIAN'S INTRODUCTION (Luke 1:1-4)...
THAT HEARD. The 1611 edition of the Authorized Version reads "that had heard"....
The Birth of John the Baptist 58. _her cousins_ Rather, HER KINSFOLK, which was the original meaning of the word _cousins_(_con-sobrini_). See Luke 1:36....
_What manner of child_ Rather, WHAT THEN WILL THIS CHILD BE? _And_ Rather, FOR INDEED, with א, B, C, D, L, which read καὶ γάρ. _the hand of the Lord was with him_ The turn of expression is Hebraistic...
ἘΝ ΤΗ͂Ι ΚΑΡΔΊΑΙ ΑΥ̓ΤΩ͂Ν. Comp. Luke 2:19. The use of καρδίᾳ for φρεσὶ is a Hebraism. 1 Samuel 21:12. ΤΊ ἌΡΑ ΤῸ ΠΑΙΔΊΟΝ ΤΟΥ͂ΤΟ ἜΣΤΑΙ; The ἄρα expresses wonderment, and is thoroughly classical, Luke 8:2...
THE BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST...
VER 65. AND FEAR CAME ON ALL THAT DWELT ROUND ABOUT THEM: AND ALL THESE SAYINGS WERE NOISED ABROAD THROUGHOUT ALL THE HILL COUNTRY OF JUDEA. 66. AND ALL THEY THAT HEARD THEM LAID THEM UP IN THEIR HEAR...
_THE BIRTH AND EARLY LIFE OF JOHN -- LUKE 1:57-80:_ When Elizabeth's son was born her relatives and neighbors came on the eighth day to circumcise him. They called him Zacharias after the name of his...
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AND HIS TONGUE LOOSED, &C.— _And his tongue also spake, praising God._ Elsner. Zacharias had no sooner done writing than he recovered his speech, the angel's prediction being then fully accomplished....
BUTLER'S COMMENTS SECTION 5 Paean of Redemption (Luke 1:57-80) 57 Now the time came for Elizabeth to be delivered, and she gave birth to a Song of Solomon 5, Song of Solomon 58And her neighbors an
And all they that heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him. AND ALL THEY THAT HEARD THEM LAID UP IN THEIR HEARTS,...
56 Miriam remains with Elizabeth until it is time for John to be born. Though nothing further is told us of their communion, we may easily imagine the overflowing fullness of joy which characterized t...
1:66 Lord's (a-21) 'Jehovah.'...
BIRTH OF JOHN. THE ANNUNCIATION 1-4. Preface. To write a preface to a history is not a Jewish, but a classical custom, and by following it St. Luke shows himself a true Gentile, trained in Greek cult...
Birth and childhood of the Baptist. The Benedictus. 59. The eighth day] Circumcision took place on the eighth day, even though it was the sabbath: see John 7:22. At the circumcision of a child the cir...
LUKE’S GOOD NEWS LUKE _HILDA BRIGHT_ THE AUTHOR Luke wrote two books of the *New Testament (NT). Luke’s *Gospel tells the story of the life and work of Jesus. Luke’s second book, Acts, continues...
At the usual time, John the *Baptist was born. Elizabeth’s family and neighbours knew that the *Lord had arranged this birth. It was a time of great joy for them all. God told Abraham to *circumcise...
WHAT MANNER OF CHILD SHALL THIS BE! — Better, _what shall this child be!_ The question was not, what kind of child He should be, but what the child would grow to. AND THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS WITH HIM...
CHAPTER 2 THE MUTE PRIEST. Luke 1:5; Luke 1:57. AFTER his personal prelude, our Evangelist goes on to give in detail the pre-Advent revelations, so connecting the thread of his narrative with the br...
_Birth of John_....
τί ἄρα, etc.: what, in view of all these unusual circumstances, will this child come to? A most natural question. They felt sure all things portended an uncommon future for this child: “omina principi...
THE SONG AT THE HERALD'S BIRTH Luke 1:57-80 This song is second only to that of Mary. It is a noble ode, tracing our Lord's advent back to the early covenant of God with the fathers and anticipating...
And all they that heard [them] (e) laid [them] up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the (f) hand of the Lord was with him. (e) Thought upon them diligently and earnestl...
BIRTH OF JOHN THE BAPTIST 57-66. As Mary abode with Elizabeth at Jutta three months, the time of parturition was at hand. A wonderful time of rejoicing took place at the humble home of Zacharias and E...
FOURTH NARRATIVE: BIRTH AND CIRCUMCISION OF JOHN THE BAPTIST, LUKE 1:57-80. Here opens the second cycle of the narratives of the infancy. This first narration comprises 1. The birth of John (Luke 1:57...
2. _Circumcision of John: Luke 1:59-66_. As an Israelitish child by its birth became a member of the human family, so by circumcision, on the corresponding day of the following week, he was incorporat...
(57) Now Elisabeth's full time came that she should be delivered; and she brought forth a son. (58) And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejo...
The preface of Luke's gospel is as instructive as the introduction of either of the two preceding gospels. It is obvious to any serious reader that we enter a totally different province, though all be...
Many had undertaken to give an account of that which was historically received among Christians, as related to them by the companions of Jesus; and Luke thought it well having followed these things fr...
AND ALL THEY THAT HEARD THEM,.... The above things, laid them up in their hearts; treasured them up in their memories, and often thought of them in their minds, what should be the meaning, and what wo...
And all they that heard _them_ laid _them_ up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child shall this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him. Ver. 66. _And the hand of the Lord_] That is, his gra...
_Now Elisabeth's full time came_ Exactly according to the prediction of the angel; _that she should be delivered_ Though this child was conceived in the womb by a miracle, he continued in the womb acc...
HAND OF THE LORD; the gracious influence of his Spirit....
Further events:...
AND ALL THEY THAT HEARD THEM LAID THEM UP IN THEIR HEARTS, SAYING, WHAT MANNER OF CHILD SHALL THIS BE! AND THE HAND OF THE LORD WAS WITH HIM. Two strange things connected with the story of John have b...
LUKE'S GOSPEL WRITTEN FOR A GENTILE RULER (vs.1-4) Luke's introduction shows that, though he was concerned about giving exact information in this letter to Theophilus, he had not thought of being an...
57-66 In these verses we have an account of the birth of John the Baptist, and the great joy among all the relations of the family. He shall be called Johanan, or "Gracious," because he shall bring i...
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Luke 1:66 And G2532 all G3956 heard G191 (G5660) kept G5087 (G5639) in G1722 their G846 hearts...
WHAT THEN (τ αρα). With all these supernatural happenings they predicted the marvellous career of this child. Note Τ,WHAT , not Τις,WHO . Cf. Acts 12:18.THEY LAID THEM UP (εθεντο, second aori...
CONTENTS: Birth of John the Baptist foretold. Virgin birth of Jesus foretold. Mary's visit to Elizabeth. Mary's praise because of Jehovah's favor. Birth of John the Baptist. CHARACTERS: Holy Spirit,...
Luke 1:1. _Forasmuch as many have taken in hand to set forth in order a declaration of those things,_ which within a short compass of years have been acted and accomplished among us. In the first age,...
_What manner of child shall this be?_ GREAT EXPECTATIONS When a child is born (as we say) to the purple; when an heir to the throne is announced; or when we stand beside the cradle of some unconsciou...
_Now Elisabeth’s full time came that she should he delivered_ THE NATIVITY OF JOHN THE BAPTIST That which was miraculous at the beginning became natural towards the close. This is seen in the case o...
WHAT WILL YOU BE? What then shall this child be? Luke 1:66. Rather more than four hundred years ago there was a schoolmaster in a little town in Saxony who every morning, on entering his class, took...
VER. 35. _And the Angel answered... the Holy Ghost shall come upon thee_, &c. Mark here that the Incarnation is limited only to the Person of the Word, or Son of God: for He alone was incarnate and ma...
_CRITICAL NOTES_ Luke 1:58. COUSINS.—Rather, “kinsfolk,” which was the original meaning of “cousins.” HOW THE LORD.—Rather, “that the Lord” (R.V.). Luke 1:59. ON THE EIGHTH DAY.—The stated time for a...
EXPOSITION THE origin of the Gospels—the four histories which relate in detail the circumstances of the foundation of Christianity—will ever be an interesting study. Here we shall never know the exact...
Luke, the author of this third gospel, was called by Paul the apostle "the beloved physician." There is some speculation that his patron was a man by the name of Theophilus. In those days physicians w...
1 Kings 18:46; 1 Samuel 16:18; 1 Samuel 2:18; Acts 11:21; Genesis 37:
THE REVELATIONS OF GOD Luke 1:5 INTRODUCTORY WORDS We begin here a series of studies taken from the Gospel of Luke. This is the Gospel that emphasizes the Lord Jesus Christ as the Son of Man. It wi...
THE SEVEN MAGNIFICATS _Selections from Luke 1:1 and Luke 2:1_ INTRODUCTORY WORDS By way of introduction to the seven Magnificats, we will study the annunciation of the birth of Christ, as it was giv...
The hand of the Lord — The peculiar power and blessing of God....