Luke 1:58

And her neighbours and her cousins heard how the Lord had shewed great mercy upon her; and they rejoiced with her.

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Word by word — the Greek

Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
her	αὐτῆς autēs	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular feminine
neighbours	περίοικοι perioikoi	G4040	housed around · adjective — nominative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
her	αὐτοῦ autou	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular masculine
cousins	συγγενεῖς sungeneis	G4773	a relative (by blood) · adjective — nominative plural masculine
heard	ἤκουσαν ēkousan	G191	to hear (in various senses) · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person plural
how	ὅτι hoti	G3754	demonstrative · conjunction
Lord	κύριος kurios	G2962	supreme in authority · noun — nominative singular masculine, a title
great	ἐμεγάλυνεν emegalunen	G3170	to make (or declare) great · verb — aorist active indicative, 3rd person singular
mercy	ἔλεος eleos	G1656	compassion (human or divine · noun — accusative singular neuter
upon	μετ᾽ met᾽	G3326	properly · preposition
her	αὐτῆς, autēs	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — genitive singular feminine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
rejoiced	συνέχαιρον sunechairon	G4796	to sympathize in gladness · verb — imperfect active indicative, 3rd person plural
her	αὐτῇ.¶ autēa	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — dative singular feminine

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Cross-references

Romans 12:15 Rejoice with them that do rejoice, and weep with them that weep.
Ruth 4:14-17 And the women said unto Naomi, Blessed be the LORD, which hath not left thee this day without a kinsman, that his name may be famous in Isra…
Psalms 113:9 He maketh the barren woman to keep house, and to be a joyful mother of children. Praise ye the LORD.
Luke 1:14 And thou shalt have joy and gladness; and many shall rejoice at his birth.
Luke 1:25 Thus hath the Lord dealt with me in the days wherein he looked on me, to take away my reproach among men.
1 Corinthians 12:26 And whether one member suffer, all the members suffer with it; or one member be honoured, all the members rejoice with it.
Genesis 19:19 Behold now, thy servant hath found grace in thy sight, and thou hast magnified thy mercy, which thou hast shewed unto me in saving my life;…
Isaiah 66:9-10 Shall I bring to the birth, and not cause to bring forth? saith the LORD: shall I cause to bring forth, and shut the womb? saith thy God.

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:57-66

In these verses, we have, I. The birth of John Baptist, Luk 1:57. Though he was conceived in the womb by miracle, he continued in the womb according to the ordinary course of nature (so did our Saviour): Elisabeth's full time came, that she should be delivered, and then she brought forth a son. Promised mercies are to be expected when the full time for them is come, and not before. II. The great joy that was among all the relations of the family, upon this extraordinary occasion (Luk 1:58): Her neighbours and her cousins heard of it; for it would be in every body's mouth, as next to miraculous. Dr. Lightfoot observes that Hebron was inhabited by priests of the family of Aaron, and that those…

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Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:56

abode with her about three months--What an honored roof was that which, for such a period, overarched these cousins! and yet not a trace of it is now to be seen, while the progeny of those two women--the one but the honored pioneer of the other--have made the world new. returned to her own house--at Nazareth, after which took place what is recorded in Mat 1:18-25.

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:58

And her neighbors and her cousins - rejoiced with her. - Because sterility was a reproach; and they now rejoiced with their relative, from whom that reproach was now rolled away. To rejoice with those whom God has favored, and to congratulate them on the advantages which he has granted to them, is a duty which humanity, charity, and religion call upon us to fulfill. 1. It is a duty of humanity, which should be punctually performed. We are all members of each other, and should rejoice in the welfare of the whole. He who rejoices in his neighbor's prosperity increases his neighbor's happiness, and gets an addition to his own. 2. It is a duty which charity or brotherly love requires us to perfo…

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John Gill on Luke 1:58

And her neighbours, and her cousins,.... That lived in Hebron, and the parts adjacent, whether of the house of Aaron, or of the tribe of Judah; to both which she was related, and who dwelt near her, the priests in the city of Hebron, and the children of Judah in the places about it: heard how the Lord had showed great mercy upon her; or "had magnified his mercy with her"; see Genesis 19:19 in removing her barrenness, and so taking away her reproach from among men; in giving her strength to conceive, and bring forth a son, that was to be so great, as the prophet of the Highest; and more than a prophet, and greater than any born of women: and they rejoiced with her: as the angel had foretold…

The Church Fathers

And her neighbors and relatives heard that the Lord had shown great mercy toward her, and they rejoiced with her. The birth of the saints brings joy to many because it is a common good. For justice is a communal virtue. Therefore, at the birth of a just person, a sign of future life is foretold, and the grace of the forthcoming virtue is prefigured with the joyful exultation of neighbors.
— Bede, On the Gospel of Luke

Then it follows that, when John was born, "the neighbors and kinsfolk congratulated" his mother, and they wished to impose on the boy a name in honor of his father, so that he should be called Zechariah. But Elizabeth, at the prompting of the Holy Spirit, said: "John is his name". Then when they sought just reasons why he should be called John of all names, since in his family no one bore this name, they ask his father, who, being unable to answer, spoke with his hand and with letters. For he "wrote" on a tablet: "John is his name". And at once, as the stylus was pressed into the wax, "the tongue", which before had been bound, "was loosed" and recovered speech that was not human. As long as his tongue was bound, it was human; for unbelief had bound it. As soon as it was loosed, it ceased to be human, "and he spoke, blessing God" and prophesied those things which are written in the Gospel, about which, with the Lord Jesus Christ granting it, we shall discourse when the time comes: to whom is glory and dominion unto the ages of ages. Amen.
— Origen of Alexandria, HOMILIES ON THE GOSPEL OF LUKE 9

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Dictionary and topics

John the Baptist — The “forerunner of our Lord.” We have but fragmentary and imperfect accounts of him in the Gospels. He was of priestly descent. His father, Zacharias, was a priest of the course of Abia (1 Chr.…
Circumcision · Was performed: In the presence of the family, &c — Was performed: In the presence of the family, &c
Conception · .El — .El
Elisabeth (Elizabeth) · The wife of Zacharias and the mother of — The wife of Zacharias and the mother of
John · Miraculous birth of — Miraculous birth of
Zacharias (Zechariah) · 2. The father of — 2. The father of

Dictionary: Easton's (1897) and Smith's (1863), public domain. Topics: Nave's Topical Bible (1896) and Torrey's Topical Textbook (1897), public domain. Both as parsed by NEUU (CC BY 4.0).

Luke 1:58

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:57-66

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:56

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:58

John Gill on Luke 1:58

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 1:58

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:57-66

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:56

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:58

John Gill on Luke 1:58

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 1:56-66

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 1:54-55