Luke 1:44 (DBY)

Passage

For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.

Nearby Context

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

Luke 1:43 And whence [is] this to me, that the mother of my Lord should come to me?

Luke 1:44 For behold, as the voice of thy salutation sounded in my ears, the babe leaped with joy in my womb.

Luke 1:45 And blessed [is] she that has believed, for there shall be a fulfilment of the things spoken to her from [the] Lord.

Luke 1:46 And Mary said, My soul magnifies the Lord,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "behold", "voice", "salutation", "sounded", "ears", "babe", "leaped", and "womb". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "behold" and "voice", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 43's "And whence is this to me that..." into verse 45's "And blessed is she that has believed...", so "behold" and "voice" 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 "behold" and "voice" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.