Luke 1:66 (DBY)

Passage

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.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:64 And his mouth was opened immediately, and his tongue, and he spake, blessing God.

Luke 1:65 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.

Luke 1:66 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.

Luke 1:67 And Zacharias his father was filled with [the] Holy Spirit, and prophesied, saying,

Luke 1:68 Blessed be [the] Lord the God of Israel, because he has visited and wrought redemption for his people,

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "heard", "laid", "heart", "saying", "child", "lord's", and "hand". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "heard" and "laid", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 65's "And fear came upon all who dwelt..." into verse 67's "And Zacharias his father was filled with...", so "heard" and "laid" 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 "heard" and "laid" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.