Luke 1:58 (DRB)

Passage

And her neighbors and kinsfolks heard that the Lord had shewed his great mercy towards her: and they congratulated with her.

Nearby Context

Luke 1:56 And Mary abode with her about three months. And she returned to her own house.

Luke 1:57 Now Elizabeth's full time of being delivered was come: and she brought forth a son.

Luke 1:58 And her neighbors and kinsfolks heard that the Lord had shewed his great mercy towards her: and they congratulated with her.

Luke 1:59 And it came to pass that on the eighth day they came to circumcise the child: and they called him by his father's name Zachary.

Luke 1:60 And his mother answering, said: Not so. But he shall be called John.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "mercy", "neighbors", "kinsfolks", "heard", "lord", "shewed", "great", and "towards". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "mercy" and "neighbors", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 57's "Now Elizabeth's full time of being delivered..." into verse 59's "And it came to pass that on...", so "mercy" and "neighbors" 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 "mercy" and "neighbors" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.