Luke 2:6 (DRB)

Passage

And it came to pass that when they were there, her days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

Nearby Context

Luke 2:4 And Joseph also went up from Galilee, out of the city of Nazareth, into Judea, to the city of David, which is called Bethlehem: because he was of the house and family of David.

Luke 2:5 To be enrolled with Mary his espoused wife, who was with child.

Luke 2:6 And it came to pass that when they were there, her days were accomplished that she should be delivered.

Luke 2:7 And she brought forth her first born son and wrapped him up in swaddling clothes and laid him in a manger: because there was no room for them in the inn.

Luke 2:8 And there were in the same country shepherds watching and keeping the night watches over their flock.

Study Lenses

The verse centers on "came", "pass", "days", "accomplished", "should", and "delivered". It is saying that the verse draws attention to "came" and "pass", so its meaning should be read from those terms before moving to application.

The nearby context moves from verse 5's "To be enrolled with Mary his espoused..." into verse 7's "And she brought forth her first born...", so "came" and "pass" 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 "came" and "pass" with trust shaped by these words, not by a vague optimism outside the passage.