Luke 1:66

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.

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WEBBE

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.

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.

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.

BBE

And all who had word of them kept them in their minds and said, What will this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

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καὶ kai And G2532 ἔθεντο ethento laid [them] up G5087 πάντες pantes all G3956 οἱ hoi those G3588 ἀκούσαντες akousantes having heard G191 ἐν en in G1722 τῇ tēa the G3588 καρδίᾳ kardia heart G2588 αὐτῶν autōn of them G846 λέγοντες legontes saying G3004 τί ti What G5101 ἄρα ara then G686 τὸ to (the) G3588 παιδίον paidion child G3813 τοῦτο touto this G3778 ἔσται; estai will be G1510 καὶ kai And G2532 γὰρ gar for G1063 χεὶρ cheir [the] hand G5495 κυρίου kuriou of [the] Lord G2962 ἦν ēn was G1510 μετ met᾽ with G3326 αὐτοῦ.¶ autou him G846

The early church

For forerunning signs prepare the way for the forerunner of the truth, and the future prophet is recommended by auspices sent before him; hence it follows, For the hand of the Lord was with him.
Bede · d. 735Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
As at the silence of Zacharias the people marvelled, so likewise when he spoke. Hence it is said, And fear came upon all; that from these two circumstances all might believe there was something great in the child that was born. But all these things were ordained, to the end that he who was to bear witness of Christ might also be esteemed trustworthy. Hence it follows, And all they that heard them laid them up in their heart, saying, What manner of child, &c.
Theophylact of Ohrid · d. 1107Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(Metaphrastes.) For God worked miracles in John which he did not himself, but the right hand of God in him.
Ancient Greek Expositor · d. 1274Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)
(ordin.) But mystically, at the time of our Lord's resurrection, by the preaching of the grace of Christ, a wholesome dread shook the hearts not only of the Jews, (who were neighbours, either from the place of their dwelling, or from the knowledge of the law,) but of the foreign nations also. The name of Christ surmounts not only the hilly country of Judæa, but all the heights of worldly dominion and wisdom.
Glossa Ordinaria · d. 1274Catena Aurea (Aquinas, 1274)

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 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 in the gospel of Christ, wherein God's grace shines most bright. Zacharias recovered his speech. Unbelief closed his mouth, and believing opened it again: he believers, therefore he speaks. When God opens our lips, our mouths must show forth his praise; and better be without speech, than not use it in praising God. It is said, The hand of the Lord was working with John. God has ways of working on children in their infancy, which we cannot account for. We should observe the dealings of God, and wait the event.

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