Luke 1:66

THE MESSAGE

Parallel Translations

Christian Standard Bible®
All who heard about him took it to heart, saying, “What then will this child become?” For, indeed, the Lord’s hand was with him.

King James Version (1611)
And all they that had heard them, layde them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner of childe shal this be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

King James Version
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.

English Standard Version
and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.

New American Standard Bible
All who heard them kept them in mind, saying, "What then will this child turn out to be?" For indeed the hand of the Lord was with him.

New Century Version
The people who heard about them wondered, saying, "What will this child be?" because the Lord was with him.

Amplified Bible
All who heard these things kept them in mind, saying, "What then will this little boy turn out to be?" For the hand of the Lord was certainly with him [to bring about his birth].

New American Standard Bible (1995)
All who heard them kept them in mind, saying, "What then will this child turn out to be?" For the hand of the Lord was certainly with him.

Legacy Standard Bible
And all who heard these things put them in their heart, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was indeed with him.

Berean Standard Bible
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.

Contemporary English Version
Everyone who heard about this wondered what this child would grow up to be. They knew that the Lord was with him.

Complete Jewish Bible
Everyone who heard of them said to himself, "What is this child going to be?" For clearly the hand of Adonai was with him.

Darby Translation
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.

Easy-to-Read Version
Everyone who heard about these things wondered about them. They thought, "What will this child be?" They could see that the Lord was with him.

Geneva Bible (1587)
And al they that heard them, laid them vp in their hearts, saying, What maner childe shall this be! and the hand of the Lord was with him.

George Lamsa Translation
And all who heard it reasoned in their hearts, saying, What a boy he will be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

Good News Translation
Everyone who heard of it thought about it and asked, "What is this child going to be?" For it was plain that the Lord's power was upon him.

Lexham English Bible
And all those who heard kept these things in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be? For indeed the hand of the Lord was with him!"

Literal Translation
And all who heard laid them up in their hearts, saying, What then will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

American Standard Version
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.

Bible in Basic English
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.

Hebrew Names Version
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.

International Standard Version
All who heard about it debated in their minds what had happened and said, "What will this child become?" For it was obvious that the hand of the Lord was with him.Genesis 39:2; Psalm 80:17; 89:21; Luke 2:19,51; Acts 11:21;">[xr]

Etheridge Translation
And all who heard reasoned in their hearts, and said, What is this child to be ? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

Murdock Translation
And all who heard, pondered them in their heart, and said: What will this child be? And the hand of the Lord was with him.

Bishop's Bible (1568)
And all they that hearde them, layde them vp in their heartes, saying: What maner of chylde shall this be? And the hande of the Lorde was with hym.

English Revised Version
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.

World English Bible
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.

Wesley's New Testament (1755)
And all 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.

Weymouth's New Testament
All who heard the story treasured it in their memories. "What then will this child be?" they said. For the lord's hand was indeed with him.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
And alle men that herden puttiden in her herte, and seiden, What maner child schal this be? For the hoond of the Lord was with hym.

Update Bible Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
And all they that had heard [them], laid [them] up in their hearts, saying, What manner of child will this be! And the hand of the Lord was with him.

New English Translation
All who heard these things kept them in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the Lord's hand was indeed with him.

New King James Version
And all those who heard them kept them in their hearts, saying, "What kind of child will this be?" And the hand of the Lord was with him.

New Living Translation
Everyone who heard about it reflected on these events and asked, "What will this child turn out to be?" For the hand of the Lord was surely upon him in a special way.

New Life Bible
And all who heard those words remembered them and said, "What is this child going to be?" For the hand of the Lord was on him.

New Revised Standard
All who heard them pondered them and said, "What then will this child become?" For, indeed, the hand of the Lord was with him.

J.B. Rotherham Emphasized Bible
and all who heard laid them up in their hearts, saying - What then shall his child be? for, even the hand of the Lord, was with him.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And all they that had heard them laid them up in their heart, saying: What an one, think ye, shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

Revised Standard Version
and all who heard them laid them up in their hearts, saying, "What then will this child be?" For the hand of the Lord was with him.

Tyndale New Testament (1525)
and all they yt herde the layde them vp in their hertes saying: What maner chylde shall this be? And the honde of ye lorde was with him.

Young's Literal Translation
and all who heard did lay them up in their hearts, saying, `What then shall this child be?' and the hand of the Lord was with him.

Miles Coverdale Bible (1535)
And all they yt herde therof, toke it to hert, and sayde: What maner of man wil this childe be? For the hande of the LORDE was with him.

Mace New Testament (1729)
and made an impression upon all that heard of them. what a child will this be? said they, for the divine influence does attend him.

Simplified Cowboy Version
Everyone wondered what this child would become, but there wasn't any doubt that the Lord was with him.

Contextual Overview

⁵⁷When Elizabeth was full-term in her pregnancy, she bore a son. Her neighbors and relatives, seeing that God had overwhelmed her with mercy, celebrated with her. ⁵⁹On the eighth day, they came to circumcise the child and were calling him Zachariah after his father. But his mother intervened: "No. He is to be called John." ⁶¹"But," they said, "no one in your family is named that." They used sign language to ask Zachariah what he wanted him named. ⁶³Asking for a tablet, Zachariah wrote, "His name is to be John." That took everyone by surprise. Surprise followed surprise—Zachariah's mouth was now open, his tongue loose, and he was talking, praising God! ⁶⁵A deep, reverential fear settled over the neighborhood, and in all that Judean hill country people talked about nothing else. Everyone who heard about it took it to heart, wondering, "What will become of this child? Clearly, God has his hand in this."

Bible Verse Review
  from Treasury of Scripure Knowledge

laid: Luke 2:19, Luke 2:51, Luke 9:44, Genesis 37:11, Psalms 119:11

And the: Luke 1:80, Luke 2:40, Genesis 39:2, Judges 13:24, Judges 13:25, 1 Samuel 2:18, 1 Samuel 16:18, 1 Kings 18:46, Psalms 80:17, Psalms 89:21, Acts 11:21

Reciprocal: Proverbs 20:11 - General Luke 1:29 - and cast Luke 2:18 - wondered Luke 2:33 - General James 1:24 - what

Gill's Notes on the Bible

And all they that heard them,.... The above things, laid them up in their hearts; treasured them up in their memories, and often thought of them in their minds, what should be the meaning, and what would be the issue of them:

saying, what manner of child shall this be? what will he be, or come to? and what is it that he shall do? surely he must be designed in providence to be put into some high station, and some eminent work and service; since so many, and such great things, have gone before, and attended his birth:

and the hand of the Lord was with him; which may intend the special care, and peculiar providence of God in preserving his life, giving him health, causing him to grow strong and robust, and in stature of body, and in endowments of mind; and also the communications of grace unto him, and the gracious presence of God with him, so soon as he was capable of enjoying them; as likewise a spirit of prophecy, which is sometimes signified by the hand of the Lord; and the extraordinary gifts of the Spirit, which, in process of time, appeared in him, qualifying him for his high office and work: the hand of the Lord, with the Jews, is the Holy Ghost: thus they interpret 1 Chronicles 28:19 "all in writing", this is the "Masora"; "from the hand of the Lord", vdwqh xwr wz, "this is the Holy Ghost". w

w T. Hieros. Megilla, fol. 70. 1.

Barnes' Notes on the Bible

What manner of child ... - Such were the remarkable circumstances of his birth that they apprehended that he would be distinguished as a prophet, or that great events would result from his life.

The hand of the Lord was with him - The word “hand” is used to denote “aid, protection, favor.” We stretch out the hand to aid those whom we wish to help. The expression here means that God “aided” him, “protected” him, or showed him favor. Some think that these words are a part of the speech of the neighbors - “What manner of child shall this be? God is so evidently with him!”

Clarke's Notes on the Bible

Verse 66. What manner of child shall this be! — As there have been so many extraordinary things in his conception and birth, surely God has designed him for some extraordinary purpose. These things they laid up in their heart, patiently waiting to see what God would work.

The hand of the Lord was with him. — God defended and prospered him in all things, and the prophetic spirit began to rest upon him.