Luke 1:65

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

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Word	Greek	Strong’s	Meaning
And	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
fear	φόβος phobos	G5401	alarm or fright · noun — nominative singular masculine
came	ἐγένετο egeneto	G1096	to cause to be ("gen"-erate) · verb — second aorist middle deponent indicative, 3rd person singular
on	ἐπὶ epi	G1909	properly · preposition
all	πάντας pantas	G3956	all · adjective — accusative plural masculine
about	περιοικοῦντας perioikountas	G4039	to reside around · verb — present active participle, accusative plural masculine
them	αὐτούς· autous	G846	the reflexive pronoun self · personal pronoun — accusative plural masculine
and	καὶ kai	G2532	and · conjunction
all	πάντα panta	G3956	all · adjective — nominative plural neuter
these	ταῦτα taûta	G5023	these things
sayings	ῥήματα rhēmata	G4487	an utterance (individually · noun — nominative plural neuter
abroad	διελαλεῖτο dielaleito	G1255	to talk throughout a company · verb — imperfect passive indicative, 3rd person singular
throughout	ἐν en	G1722	"in · preposition
all	ὅλῃ holē	G3650	"whole" or "all" · adjective — dative singular feminine
country	ὀρεινῇ oreinēa	G3714	mountainous · adjective — dative singular feminine
Judæa	Ἰουδαίας Ioudaias	G2449	the Judæan land (i.e. Judæa) · noun — genitive singular feminine, a place

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Cross-references

Luke 1:39 And Mary arose in those days, and went into the hill country with haste, into a city of Juda;
Luke 7:16 And there came a fear on all: and they glorified God, saying, That a great prophet is risen up among us; and, That God hath visited his peop…
Acts 2:43 And fear came upon every soul: and many wonders and signs were done by the apostles.
Acts 5:5 And Ananias hearing these words fell down, and gave up the ghost: and great fear came on all them that heard these things.
Acts 5:11 And great fear came upon all the church, and upon as many as heard these things.
Joshua 10:6 And the men of Gibeon sent unto Joshua to the camp to Gilgal, saying, Slack not thy hand from thy servants; come up to us quickly, and save…
Joshua 10:40 So Joshua smote all the country of the hills, and of the south, and of the vale, and of the springs, and all their kings: he left none remai…
Revelation 11:11 And after three days and an half the Spirit of life from God entered into them, and they stood upon their feet; and great fear fell upon the…

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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 1:65

fear--religious awe; under the impression that God's hand was specially in these events (compare Luk 5:26; Luk 7:16; Luk 8:37).

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:65

And fear came - Seeing what they might have thought a paralytic affection so suddenly and effectually healed. Φοβος - This word certainly means in several places, religious fear or reverence; and in this sense it is used Act 9:31; Rom 3:18; Rom 13:7; Pe1 1:17; Pe1 2:18; Pe1 3:2. The meaning of it here is plainly this: The inhabitants of Hebron and its environs, who were well acquainted with the circumstances of Zacharias and Elisabeth, perceived that God had in a remarkable manner visited them; and this begot in their minds a more than ordinary reverence for the Supreme Being. Thus the salvation of one often becomes an instrument of good to the souls of many. The inhabitants of this hill cou…

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John Gill on Luke 1:65

And fear came on all that dwelt round about them,.... That is, the fear of God, an awful reverence of the divine majesty; they perceived the hand of God was in these things, and that these were effects of divine power; and which made very serious impressions upon their minds, and they thought, and spoke of them with great solemnity; see Acts 2:43. and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea: the several things relating to the appearance of the angel to Zacharias in the temple; his message to him; the striking him deaf and dumb; the conception of Elisabeth, who had been barren; the birth of her son; the unusual name given him; and the more unusual manner…

The Church Fathers

(Metaphrastes.) For God worked miracles in John which he did not himself, but the right hand of God in him.
— Ancient Greek Expositor ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

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 ((as quoted by Aquinas, AD 1274)), Catena Aurea by Aquinas

On the day of John's circumcision, when he also received his name, "fear came upon all their neighbors, and all these words were spread abroad throughout the mountain country of Judea." Furthermore, at the time of our Lord's resurrection, when the Spirit had been sent down from above and the glory of his name was made known to the world by the apostles, a most salutary fear immediately struck the hearts. Not only of the Jews, who were of the neighborhood either by their physical location or by their knowledge of the law, but also those of foreign nations, even to the ends of the earth. And John's reputation for virtue exceeded not only the whole mountain country of Judea, but also all the heights of worldly kingdoms and worldly wisdom, so that everywhere people left behind their former way of life and flocked together to attain the sacramental mysteries of his faith.
— Bede, Homilies on the Gospels 2.20

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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.…
John · Miraculous birth of — Miraculous birth of
Judea, Modern · A mountainous district — A mountainous district
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 1:65

Word by word — the Greek

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Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:57-66

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:65

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:65

John Gill on Luke 1:65

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

Luke 1:65

Word by word — the Greek

Cross-references

Commentary

Matthew Henry on Luke 1:57-66

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on Luke 1:65

Adam Clarke on Luke 1:65

John Gill on Luke 1:65

The Church Fathers

Dictionary and topics

John Calvin on Luke 1:56-66

Tyndale Open Study Notes on Luke 1:62-63