Luke 1:66

⁶⁴ And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spake, and praised God.

⁶⁵ And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judæa.

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.

⁶⁷ And his father Zacharias was filled with the Holy Ghost, and prophesied, saying,

⁶⁸ Blessed be the Lord God of Israel; for he hath visited and redeemed his people,

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: 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.
KJV: 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.
WEB: All who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” The hand of the Lord was with him.
ASV: And all that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.
DARBY: And all who heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What then will this child be? And [the] Lord's hand was with him.
BLB: And all those having heard laid [them] in their heart, saying, “What then will this child be?” For also the hand of the Lord was with him.

ÅB: og alle som hørte det, la det på hjerte og sa: Hva skal det da bli av dette barn? For Herrens hånd var med ham.
OTB: Alle som hørte dette undret seg over det og spurte, “Hva skal det da bli av dette barnet?” For Herrens hånd var med ham.
B1930: og alle som hørte det, la det på hjerte og sa: Hvad skal det da bli av dette barn? For Herrens hånd var med ham.

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Original text and word study

Cross references

Acts 11:21
And the hand of the Lord was with them: and a great number believed, and turned unto the Lord.
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Luke 2:19
But Mary kept all these things, and pondered them in her heart.
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Luke 2:51
And he went down with them, and came to Nazareth, and was subject unto them: but his mother kept all these sayings in her heart.
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Genesis 39:2
And the LORD was with Joseph, and he was a prosperous man; and he was in the house of his master the Egyptian.
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Luke 9:44
Let these sayings sink down into your ears: for the Son of man shall be delivered into the hands of men.
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Luke 1:80
And the child grew, and waxed strong in spirit, and was in the deserts till the day of his shewing unto Israel.
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Judges 13:24–25
And the woman bare a son, and called his name Samson: and the child grew, and the LORD blessed him.
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1 Kings 18:46
And the hand of the LORD was on Elijah; and he girded up his loins, and ran before Ahab to the entrance of Jezreel.
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