Luke 1:67 (DBY)

Passage

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

Nearby Context

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,

Luke 1:69 and raised up a horn of deliverance for us in the house of David his servant;

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "Spirit", "zacharias", "father", "filled", "holy", "prophesied", and "saying". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "Spirit" and "zacharias", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 66's "And all who heard them laid them..." into verse 68's "Blessed be the Lord the God of...", so "Spirit" and "zacharias" 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 "Spirit" and "zacharias" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.