Luke 1:58
And her neighbours and kinsfolk heard that [the] Lord had magnified his mercy with her, and they rejoiced with her.
Darby Translation
In The King James Version
In Context
57But the time was fulfilled for Elizabeth that she should bring forth, and she gave birth to a son.
Cross References
Genesis 21:6And Sarah said, God has made me laugh: all that hear will laugh with me.
Psalms 113:9He maketh the barren woman to keep house, [as] a joyful mother of sons. Hallelujah!
Isaiah 66:9Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith Jehovah; I who cause to bring forth, shall I shut [the womb]? saith thy God.
Luke 1:25Thus has [the] Lord done to me in [these] days in which he looked upon [me] to take away my reproach among men.
1 Corinthians 12:26And if one member suffer, all the members suffer with [it]; and if one member be glorified, all the members rejoice with [it].
Matthew Henry on Luke 1:58-67
The Birth of John the Baptist. 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 showed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her. 59 And it came to pass, that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child; and they called him Zacharias, after the name of his father. 60 And his mother answered and said, Not so; but he shall be called John. 61 And they said unto her, There is none of thy kindred that… Read the whole commentary →