Luke 1:65
 Luke 1:65 
New International Version (©2011)
All the neighbors were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judea people were talking about all these things.

New Living Translation (©2007)
Awe fell upon the whole neighborhood, and the news of what had happened spread throughout the Judean hills.

English Standard Version (©2001)
And fear came on all their neighbors. And all these things were talked about through all the hill country of Judea,

New American Standard Bible (©1995)
Fear came on all those living around them; and all these matters were being talked about in all the hill country of Judea.

King James Bible (Cambridge Ed.)
And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

Holman Christian Standard Bible (©2009)
Fear came on all those who lived around them, and all these things were being talked about throughout the hill country of Judea.

International Standard Version (©2012)
Fear came over all their neighbors, and throughout the hill country of Judea all these things were being discussed.

NET Bible (©2006)
All their neighbors were filled with fear, and throughout the entire hill country of Judea all these things were talked about.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English (©2010)
And there was awe upon all of their neighbors, and in all the mountains of Judea these things were being spoken.

GOD'S WORD® Translation (©1995)
All their neighbors were filled with awe. Throughout the mountain region of Judea, people talked about everything that had happened.

King James 2000 Bible (©2003)
And fear came on all that dwelt round about them: and all these sayings were spread abroad throughout all the hill country of Judea.

American King James Version
And fear came on all that dwelled round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea.

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

Douay-Rheims Bible
And fear came upon all their neighbours; and all these things were noised abroad over all the hill country of Judea.

Darby Bible Translation
And fear came upon all who dwelt round about them; and in the whole hill-country of Judaea all these things were the subject of conversation.

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

Webster's Bible Translation
And fear came on all that dwelt around them; and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill-country of Judea.

Weymouth New Testament
And all who lived round about them were filled with awe, and throughout the hill country of Judaea reports of all these things were spread abroad.

World English Bible
Fear came on all who lived around them, and all these sayings were talked about throughout all the hill country of Judea.

Young's Literal Translation
And fear came upon all those dwelling around them, and in all the hill-country of Judea were all these sayings spoken of,

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary

1:57-66 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.


Pulpit Commentary

Verse 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. The inspired utterance of the old priest, so long dumb, in his beautiful hymn of praise, completed as it were the strange cycle of strange events which had happened in the priestly family.


Gill's Exposition of the Entire Bible

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 in which it was given; and the opening of Zacharias's mouth, and the loosening of his tongue upon this, were reported, and commonly talked of by all people to that part of Judea, where the parents of John dwelt.


Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Bible Commentary

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


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The Birth of John the Baptist
64And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue loosed, and he spoke, and praised God. 65And fear came on all that dwelled round about them: and all these sayings were noised abroad throughout all the hill country of Judaea. 66And 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.

Matthew 2:1 After Jesus was born in Bethlehem in Judea, during the time of King Herod, Magi from the east came to Jerusalem
Luke 1:39 At that time Mary got ready and hurried to a town in the hill country of Judea,
Luke 5:26 Everyone was amazed and gave praise to God. They were filled with awe and said, "We have seen remarkable things today."