Luke 1:67 (DRB)

Passage

And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost. And he prophesied, saying:

Nearby Context

Luke 1:65 And fear came upon all their neighbours: and all these things were noised abroad over all the hill country of Judea.

Luke 1:66 And all they that had heard them laid them up in their heart, saying: What an one, think ye, shall this child be? For the hand of the Lord was with him.

Luke 1:67 And Zachary his father was filled with the Holy Ghost. And he prophesied, saying:

Luke 1:68 Blessed be the Lord God of Israel: because he hath visited and wrought the redemption of his people.

Luke 1:69 And hath raised up an horn of salvation to us, in the house of David his servant.

Study Lenses

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

The nearby context moves from verse 66's "And all they that had heard them..." into verse 68's "Blessed be the Lord God of Israel...", so "zachary" and "father" 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 "zachary" and "father" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.