Luke 1:40 (DBY)

Passage

and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:38 And Mary said, Behold the bondmaid of [the] Lord; be it to me according to thy word. And the angel departed from her.

Luke 1:39 And Mary, rising up in those days, went into the hill country with haste, to a city of Judah,

Luke 1:40 and entered into the house of Zacharias, and saluted Elizabeth.

Luke 1:41 And it came to pass, as Elizabeth heard the salutation of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb; and Elizabeth was filled with [the] Holy Spirit,

Luke 1:42 and cried out with a loud voice and said, Blessed [art] *thou* amongst women, and blessed the fruit of thy womb.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "entered", "house", "zacharias", "saluted", and "elizabeth". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "entered" and "house", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 39's "And Mary rising up in those days..." into verse 41's "And it came to pass as Elizabeth...", so "entered" and "house" belong inside that flow. In Luke context, the local focus is Christ, faith, and discipleship.

A plain takeaway is to answer the verse's own emphasis on "entered" and "house" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.