Luke 1:66 Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, "What then is this child going to be?" For the Lord's hand was with him.

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Parallel Verses

New International Version
Everyone who heard this wondered about it, asking, "What then is this child going to be?" For the Lord's hand 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 the hand of the Lord was certainly with him.

King James Bible
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.

Holman 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.

International Standard Version
Everyone who heard about it kept thinking what had happened and asked, "What will this child become?" because it was obvious that 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.

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.

Darby Bible 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.

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.

Commentaries

Matthew Henry's 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.

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown

66. hand of the Lord was with him—by special tokens marking him out as one destined to some great work (1Ki 18:46; 2Ki 3:15; Ac 11:21).