Luke 1:65

⁶³ Zechariah asked for a tablet and wrote, “His name is John.” And they were all amazed.

⁶⁴ Immediately Zechariah’s mouth was opened and his tongue was released, and he began to speak, praising God.

All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.

⁶⁶ And all who heard this wondered in their hearts and asked, “What then will this child become?” For the Lord’s hand was with him.

⁶⁷ Then his father Zechariah was filled with the Holy Spirit and prophesied:

Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB: All their neighbors were filled with awe, and people throughout the hill country of Judea were talking about these events.
KJV: And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judæa.
WEB: Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.
ASV: And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.
DARBY: And fear came upon all who dwelt round about them; and in the whole hill-country of Judaea all these things were the subject of conversation.
BLB: And fear came upon all those dwelling around them. And in all the hill country of Judea, all these words were being talked about.

ÅB: Og det kom frykt på alle dem som bodde deromkring, og i alle Judeas fjellbygder talte de med hverandre om alle disse ting,
OTB: Alle naboene ble fylt med ærefrykt, og over hele fjellandet i Judea snakket folk om alle disse tingene.
B1930: Og det kom frykt på alle dem som bodde deromkring, og i alle Judeas fjellbygder talte de med hverandre om alle disse ting,

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

Luke 1:39
In those days Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judah,
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Acts 5:5
On hearing these words, Ananias fell down and died. And great fear came over all who heard what had happened.
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Acts 5:11
And great fear came over the whole church and all who heard about these events.
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Acts 2:43
A sense of awe came over everyone, and the apostles performed many wonders and signs.
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Luke 7:16
A sense of awe swept over all of them, and they glorified God. “A great prophet has appeared among us!” they said. “God has visited His people!”
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Revelation 11:11
But after the three and a half days, the breath of life from God entered the two witnesses, and they stood on their feet, and great fear fell upon those who saw them.
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Joshua 10:40
So Joshua conquered the whole region—the hill country, the Negev, the foothills, and the slopes, together with all their kings—leaving no survivors. He devoted to destruction everything that breathed, just as the LORD, the God of Israel, had commanded.
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Joshua 10:6
Then the men of Gibeon sent word to Joshua in the camp at Gilgal: “Do not abandon your servants. Come quickly and save us! Help us, because all the kings of the Amorites from the hill country have joined forces against us.”
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